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| Population | 861 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 169 /km2 (437 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 399 m (1,309 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 5028 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 4179 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Frick, Gipf-Oberfrick, Herznach, Hornussen, Zeihen | |||||||||
| Website | www.ueken.ch SFSO statistics |
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Ueken
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Map of Ueken
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Ueken is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
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Ueken has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.1 square kilometers (2.0 sq mi). Of this area, 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) or 51.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) or 38.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi) or 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes.[3]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. Out of the forested land, 36.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 37.5% is used for growing crops and 10.4% is pastures, while 3.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[3]
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a St.Catherine's Wheel Sable.[4]
Ueken has a population (as of December 2010[update]) of 861[1] As of June 2009[update], 12.0% of the population are foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 31%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (94.2%), with English being second most common ( 1.2%) and Albanian being third ( 1.0%).[6]
The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Ueken is; 115 children or 13.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 113 teenagers or 13.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 78 people or 9.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 130 people or 15.2% are between 30 and 39, 182 people or 21.3% are between 40 and 49, and 113 people or 13.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 69 people or 8.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 35 people or 4.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 15 people or 1.8% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 3 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.[7]
As of 2000[update] the average number of residents per living room was 0.56 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m2 (43 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics.[8] About 72.8% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).[9]
As of 2000[update], there were 12 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 112 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 133 homes with 5 or more persons in the household.[10] As of 2000[update], there were 266 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household.[6] In 2008[update] there were 171 single family homes (or 51.0% of the total) out of a total of 335 homes and apartments.[11] There were a total of 2 empty apartments for a 0.6% vacancy rate.[11] As of 2007[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 4.8 new units per 1000 residents.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 43.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (17%), the CVP (15.2%) and the Green Party (7.3%).[6]
In Ueken about 81.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[6] Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year[update]), there are 102 students attending primary school in the municipality.[10]
The historical population is given in the following table:[7]
| year | population |
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| 1975 | 369 |
| 1980 | 366 |
| 1990 | 476 |
| 2000 | 693 |
As of 2007[update], Ueken had an unemployment rate of 1.62%. As of 2005[update], there were 60 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 9 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 44 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 16 businesses in this sector.[6]
In 2000[update] there were 391 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 328 or about 83.9% of the residents worked outside Ueken while 23 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 86 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[12] Of the working population, 17.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.1% used a private car.[6]
From the 2000 census[update], 343 or 49.9% were Roman Catholic, while 187 or 27.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 7 individuals (or about 1.02% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[10]
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