Mellikon
Mellikon | |
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Zurzach | |
Area | |
• Total | 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 224 |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 5465 |
SFOS number | 4314 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-AG |
Surrounded by | Böbikon, Hohentengen am Hochrhein (DE-BW), Küssaberg (DE-BW), Rekingen, Rümikon, Wislikofen |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Mellikon is a village and
.History
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Mellikon is first mentioned in 1113 as Meliken.
Geography
Mellikon has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.71 square kilometers (1.05 sq mi). Of this area, 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) or 27.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi) or 50.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 17.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.11 km2 (27 acres) or 4.1% is either rivers or lakes.[4]
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 8.5% of the area Out of the forested land, 49.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.7% is used for growing crops and 8.9% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.[4]
The village is located in the Zurzach district, in a small valley east of the Nurren river in the Rhine valley. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Mellikon.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Ploughshare Argent.[5]
Demographics
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Mellikon has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 228[6] As of 2008[update], 44.4% of the population are foreign nationals.[7] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -6.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German(93.0%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 3.1%) and Dutch being third ( 1.2%).[8]
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. The population was made up of 108 Swiss men (43.7% of the population), and 14 (5.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 112 Swiss women (45.3%), and 13 (5.3%) non-Swiss women.[7] In 2008[update] there were 2 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 1 Swiss man who immigrated from another country back to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 was a decrease of 6 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 4 people. This represents a population growth rate of -0.8%.[7]
The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Mellikon is; 22 children or 8.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 39 teenagers or 15.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 21 people or 8.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 18 people or 7.2% are between 30 and 39, 46 people or 18.3% are between 40 and 49, and 49 people or 19.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 28 people or 11.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 12 people or 4.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 15 people or 6.0% who are between 80 and 89,and there is 1 person who is between 90 and older.[9]
As of 2000[update] the average number of residents per living room was 0.54 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.
As of 2000[update], there were 3 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 26 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 61 homes with 5 or more persons in the household.[12] As of 2000[update], there were 96 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household.[8] In 2008[update] there were 65 single family homes (or 67.0% of the total) out of a total of 97 homes and apartments.[13] There were a total of 5 empty apartments for a 5.2% vacancy rate.[13] As of 2007[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents.[8]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 32.55% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party (19.44%), the SP (16.88%) and the CVP (16.5%). In the federal election, a total of 94 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 50.8%.[14]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3][9]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1850 | 199 | — |
1900 | 143 | −28.1% |
1950 | 220 | +53.8% |
1980 | 197 | −10.5% |
1990 | 240 | +21.8% |
2000 | 257 | +7.1% |
Economy
As of 2007[update], Mellikon had an unemployment rate of 2.08%. As of 2005[update], there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 105 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 34 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 10 businesses in this sector.[8]
In 2000[update] there were 113 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 79 or about 69.9% of the residents worked outside Mellikon while 80 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 114 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[15] Of the working population, 19% used public transportation to get to work, and 45.7% used a private car.[8]
Religion
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From the 2000 census[update], 121 or 47.1% were
Education
In Mellikon about 75.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[8] Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year[update]) in the municipality.[12]
Transport
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Mellikon in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ Flags of the World.com accessed 22-June-2010
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008 Archived 2010-06-28 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 19 June 2010
- ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 22-June-2010
- ^ a b Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv) (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ Eurostat. "Housing (SA1)". Urban Audit Glossary (PDF). 2007. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ Urban Audit Glossary pg 17
- ^ a b c Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ a b Statistical Department of Canton Aargau (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton Archived 2015-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 28 May 2010
- ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (in German) accessed 21 January 2010
- ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
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