Uezwil
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| Population | 428 (Dec 2012)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 175 /km2 (452 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 532 m (1,745 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 5619 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 4078 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Peter Koch | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Büttikon, Waltenschwil, Kallern, Sarmenstorf | |||||||||
| Website | www.uezwil.ch SFSO statistics | |||||||||
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Uezwil is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History
In 1936, a 4,500 year old megalith dating from the Neolithic Age was discovered. Roman finds point to human habitation in the area during the classical period. Around 500, a settlement of Alamanni developed in the area. A village of this name was first documented in 1306 in a Habsburg land deed.[3]
Geography
Uezwil has an area, as of 2006, of 2.4 square kilometers (0.93 sq mi). Of this area, 65.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.4% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.8%) is settled.[4]
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Or three Arrows Gules in pale fesswise issuant and Azure.[5]
Demographics
Uezwil has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 428.[1] As of 2008, 8.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 13.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.5%), with English being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.6%).[4]
The age distribution, as of 2008, in Uezwil is; 51 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 48 teenagers or 11.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 41 people or 10.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 58 people or 14.1% are between 30 and 39, 85 people or 20.6% are between 40 and 49, and 56 people or 13.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 45 people or 10.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 21 people or 5.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 6 people or 1.5% who are between 80 and 89,and there is 1 person who is 90 and older.[7]
As of 2000, there were 7 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 39 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 78 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.72 individuals.[8] In 2008 there were 105 single family homes (or 64.8% of the total) out of a total of 162 homes and apartments.[9] There were a total of 0 empty apartments for a 0.0% vacancy rate.[9] As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 7.9 new units per 1000 residents.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (13.1%), the CVP (13%) and the FDP (9%).[4]
In Uezwil about 78% 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] Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 28 students attending primary school in the municipality.[8]
The historical population is given in the following table:[7]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1975 | 300 | — |
| 1980 | 293 | −2.3% |
| 1990 | 335 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 364 | +8.7% |
Economy
As of 2007, Uezwil had an unemployment rate of 1.13%. As of 2005, there were 58 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector.[4]
As of 2000 there was a total of 199 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 156 or about 78.4% of the residents worked outside Uezwil while 13 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 56 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[10] Of the working population, 3.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 60.7% used a private car.[4]
Religion
From the 2000 census, 233 or 64.5% were Roman Catholic, while 77 or 21.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Canton of Aargau Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bevölkerungsbestand 2012 nach Gemeinde, Geschlecht u. Nationalität (per 31. Dezember 2012)] (German) accessed 23 July 2013
- ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ↑ Municipality of Uezwil website-History (German) accessed 2 March 2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 March 2010
- ↑ Flags of the World.com accessed 2 March 2010
- ↑ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung (German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv) (German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 (German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Statistical Department of Canton Aargau (German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ↑ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (German) accessed 21 January 2010
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