Illgau
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Illgau | ||
Location of Illgau | ||
Coordinates: 46°59′N 8°43′E / 46.983°N 8.717°ECoordinates: 46°59′N 8°43′E / 46.983°N 8.717°E | ||
Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Schwyz | |
District | Schwyz | |
Area[1] | ||
• Total | 10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 807 m (2,648 ft) | |
Population (Dec 2014[2]) | ||
• Total | 790 | |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 6434 | |
SFOS number | 1363 | |
Surrounded by | Muotathal, Oberiberg, Schwyz | |
Website |
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Illgau is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
History
Illgau is first mentioned in 1370 as Ilgoe.[3]
Geography
Illgau has an area, as of 2006, of 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi). Of this area, 62% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
It consists of the village sections of Illgau, Vorder Oberberg and Hinter Oberberg as well as scattered farm houses. All of the farm houses, up to about the 1,300 m (4,300 ft) level are occupied throughout the year.
Demographics
Illgau has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 790.[2] As of 2007, 1.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (99.2%), with Albanian being second most common ( 0.3%) and Russian being third ( 0.3%).[4]
As of 2000 the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female. The age distribution, as of 2008, in Illgau is; 242 people or 33.6% of the population is between 0 and 19. 241 people or 33.4% are 20 to 39, and 166 people or 23.0% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 45 people or 6.2% are 65 to 74. There are 19 people or 2.6% who are 70 to 79 and 8 people or 1.11% of the population who are over 80.[5]
As of 2000 there are 248 households, of which 71 households (or about 28.6%) contain only a single individual. 31 or about 12.5% are large households, with at least five members.[5]
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (36.4%), the SPS (5.5%) and the FDP (1.7%).[4]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Illgau about 55.2% 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]
Illgau has an unemployment rate of 0.96%. As of 2005, there were 70 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 28 businesses involved in this sector. 63 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 71 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[4]
From the 2000 census, 698 or 96.8% are Roman Catholic, while less than 5 people belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There are 6 (or about 0.83% of the population) who are Islamic. 9 (or about 1.25% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 6 individuals (or about 0.83% of the population) did not answer the question.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
year | population |
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1850 | 246 |
1900 | 270 |
1950 | 390 |
1990 | 633 |
2000 | 721 |
2005 | 776 |
2007 | 792 |
References
- ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
- 1 2 Illgau in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 28-Aug-2009
- 1 2 3 4 Canton Schwyz Statistics (German) accessed 27 August 2009
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External links
- Illgau in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.