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| Population | 110 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 25 /km2 (65 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,264 m (4,147 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7427 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3670 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Flerden, Lohn, Masein, Thusis, Tschappina | |||||||||
| Website | Urmein.ch SFSO statistics |
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Urmein (Romansh: Urmagn) is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
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Urmein is first mentioned in 1156 as Hof de Ormen.[3]
Urmein has an area, as of 2006[update], of 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 46.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) village of Urmein in the inner Heinzenberg mountains at an elevation of 1,264 m (4,147 ft).
Urmein has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 110.[1] As of 2008[update], 3.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 19.8%.[4]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 45.9% male and 54.1% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Urmein is; 1 child or 1.2% of the population is between 0 to 9 years old. 2 children or 2.5% are 10 to 14, and 3 children or 3.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 14 people or 17.3% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 6 people or 7.4% are 30 to 39, 9 people or 11.1% are 40 to 49, and 18 people or 22.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 14 people or 17.3% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 10 people or 12.3% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 4.9% who are 80 to 89.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 66.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (13.2%), the SPS (12.9%) and the local, small right-wing parties (4.2%).[4]
In Urmein about 72.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]
Urmein has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005[update], there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. No one is employed in the secondary sector. 7 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1803 | 158 |
| 1850 | 133 |
| 1900 | 89 |
| 1950 | 90 |
| 2000 | 81 |
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.8%), with the rest speaking Polish ( 1.2%).[4]
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| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German | 73 | 96.05 % | 79 | 97.53 % | 80 | 98.77 % |
| Romanish | 2 | 2.63 % | 2 | 2.47 % | 0 | 0.00 % |
| Population | 76 | 100 % | 81 | 100 % | 81 | 100 % |
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