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| Population | 984 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 103 /km2 (268 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 437 m (1,434 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 5063 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 4182 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Densbüren, Gipf-Oberfrick, Herznach, Kienberg (SO), Oberhof, Wittnau | |||||||||
| Website | www.woelflinswil.ch SFSO statistics |
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Wölflinswil
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Map of Wölflinswil
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Wölflinswil is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
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Wölflinswil has an area, as of 2009[update], of 9.51 square kilometers (3.67 sq mi). Of this area, 5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi) or 62.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) or 31.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.[3]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Out of the forested land, 28.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 39.4% is used for growing crops and 18.2% is pastures, while 4.6% 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 Wolf Gules passant regardant. The wolf is an example of canting.[4]"
Wölflinswil has a population (as of December 2010[update]) of 984[1] As of June 2009[update], 5.0% of the population are foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 5.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.2%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%).[6]
The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Wölflinswil is; 115 children or 12.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 110 teenagers or 12.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 109 people or 12.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 123 people or 13.5% are between 30 and 39, 159 people or 17.5% are between 40 and 49, and 111 people or 12.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 108 people or 11.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 36 people or 4.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 33 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 5 people or 0.6% 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 72.2% 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 17 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 119 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 148 homes with 5 or more persons in the household.[10] As of 2000[update], there were 294 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household.[6] In 2008[update] there were 176 single family homes (or 51.8% of the total) out of a total of 340 homes and apartments.[11] There were a total of 3 empty apartments for a 0.9% vacancy rate.[11] As of 2007[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 14.9 new units per 1000 residents.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 44.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (21%), the SP (10.2%) and the FDP (7.1%).[6]
In Wölflinswil about 75.8% 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 81 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 | 739 |
| 1980 | 753 |
| 1990 | 739 |
| 2000 | 810 |
The village of Wölflinswil is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[12]
As of 2007[update], Wölflinswil had an unemployment rate of 1.63%. As of 2005[update], there were 110 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 37 businesses involved in this sector. 57 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 104 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 23 businesses in this sector.[6]
In 2000[update] there were 429 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 291 or about 67.8% of the residents worked outside Wölflinswil while 71 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 209 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[13] Of the working population, 14.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 45% used a private car.[6]
From the 2000 census[update], 529 or 67.5% were Roman Catholic, while 138 or 17.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[10]
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