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| Population | 864 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 125 /km2 (324 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 625 m (2,051 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 6416 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 1374 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Arth, Lauerz, Sattel, Steinen, Unterägeri (ZG), Zug (ZG) | |||||||||
| Website | Steinerberg.ch SFSO statistics |
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Map of Steinerberg
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Steinerberg is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Steinerberg has an area, as of 2006[update], of 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 62.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
Steinerberg has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 864.[1] As of 2007[update], 6.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.1%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.3%) and Albanian being third ( 0.9%).[3]
As of 2000[update] the gender distribution of the population was 51.3% male and 48.7% female. The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Steinerberg is; 267 people or 29.8% of the population is between 0 and 19. 265 people or 29.6% are 20 to 39, and 228 people or 25.4% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 51 people or 5.7% are 65 to 74. There are 53 people or 5.9% who are 70 to 79 and 32 people or 3.57% of the population who are over 80.[4]
As of 2000[update] there are 272 households, of which 52 households (or about 19.1%) contain only a single individual. 27 or about 9.9% are large households, with at least five members.[4]
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 52.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (25.2%), the FDP (11.5%) and the SPS (7.9%).[3]
In Steinerberg about 61.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[3]
Steinerberg has an unemployment rate of 0.73%. As of 2005[update], there were 122 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 45 businesses involved in this sector. 59 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 13 businesses in this sector. 115 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[3]
From the 2000 census[update], 719 or 80.2% are Roman Catholic, while 54 or 6.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 14 individuals (or about 1.56% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are less than 5 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are 23 (or about 2.57% of the population) who are Islamic. There are less than 5 individuals who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 44 (or about 4.91% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 40 individuals (or about 4.46% of the population) did not answer the question.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[5]
| year | population |
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| 1950 | 445 |
| 1960 | 446 |
| 1970 | 518 |
| 1980 | 526 |
| 1985 | 588 |
| 1990 | 690 |
| 2000 | 860 |
| 2005 | 890 |
| 2007 | 875 |
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