Zofingen District
Geography
Bezirk Zofingen has an area, as of 2009, of 141.97 square kilometers (54.81 sq mi). Of this area, 55.93 km (21.59 sq mi) or 39.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 61.82 km (23.87 sq mi) or 43.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 23.43 km (9.05 sq mi) or 16.5% is settled (buildings or roads).
Demographics
Zofingen district has a population (as of December 2020) of 73,843. As of June 2009, 20.4% of the population are foreign nationals.
Economy
In 2000 there were 30,570 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 21,580 or about 70.6% of the residents worked outside the Zofingen district while 16,514 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 25,504 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.
Religion
From the 2000 census, 15,245 or 26.2% were Roman Catholic, while 31,061 or 53.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 130 individuals (or about 0.22% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.
Education
Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 4,351 students attending primary school, there are 1,689 students attending secondary school, there are 1,062 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 9 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.
Municipalities
Coat of arms | Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) |
Area, km |
---|---|---|---|
Aarburg | 8,577 | 4.42 | |
Bottenwil | 823 | 5.1 | |
Brittnau | 3,968 | 13.69 | |
Kirchleerau | 898 | 4.36 | |
Kölliken | 4,559 | 8.89 | |
Moosleerau | 915 | 3.81 | |
Murgenthal | 2,959 | 18.65 | |
Oftringen | 14,455 | 12.85 | |
Reitnau | 1,519 | 5.81 | |
Rothrist | 9,290 | 11.84 | |
Safenwil | 4,107 | 5.99 | |
Staffelbach | 1,309 | 8.94 | |
Strengelbach | 4,859 | 6.01 | |
Uerkheim | 1,342 | 7.1 | |
Vordemwald | 1,992 | 10.13 | |
Wiliberg | 167 | 1.17 | |
Zofingen | 12,104 | 11.09 |
Mergers
The following changes to the district's municipalities have occurred since 2000:
References
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (in German) accessed 21 January 2010
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010