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| Population | 577 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 86 /km2 (223 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 8452 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0021 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Andelfingen, Dägerlen, Humlikon, Ossingen, Thalheim an der Thur | |||||||||
| Website | www.adlikon.ch SFSO statistics |
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Adlikon bei Andelfingen
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Map of Adlikon bei Andelfingen
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Adlikon bei Andelfingen (or simply Adlikon) is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
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Adlikon is first mentioned in 1255 as Adilinkon.[3]
Adlikon has an area of 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 66% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located south of the Thur river. It includes the hamlets of Dätwil und Niederwil.
Adlikon has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 577.[1] As of 2007[update], 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and English being third ( 0.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (9.9%), the Green Party (9.7%) and the SPS (8.6%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.2%. In Adlikon about 85.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Adlikon has an unemployment rate of 1.62%. As of 2005[update], there were 66 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 20 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 120 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.[4] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1467 | 46 adults |
| 1470 | 27 |
| 1634 | 253 |
| 1850 | 569a |
| 1900 | 432 |
| 1950 | 394 |
| 2000 | 587 |
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