Sarganserland
Sarganserland
Wahlkreis Sarganserland | |
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Constituency | |
Country | Switzerland |
UTC+2 (CEST ) | |
Municipalities | 8 |
The Sarganserland is a
The constituency corresponds to the historical
Demographics
Sarganserland Wahlkreis has a population of 41,490 (as of 31 December 2020).[1] Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 373 are from Germany, 854 are from Italy, 3,171 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 220 are from Austria, 350 are from Turkey, and 1,090 are from another country.[2] Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 31,401 speak German, 112 people speak French, 651 people speak Italian, and 157 people speak Romansh.[3]
The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in the Sarganserland is; 4,500 children or 12.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 4,985 teenagers or 14.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 4,329 people or 12.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 5,722 people or 16.2% are between 30 and 39, 5,002 people or 14.2% are between 40 and 49, and 4,281 people or 12.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 3,011 people or 8.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 2,203 people or 6.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 1,122 people or 3.2% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 184 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99.[3]
In 2000[update] there were 4,066 persons (or 11.5% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 7,011 (or 19.8%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 20,538 (or 58.1%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 1,799 (or 5.1%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 273 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 177 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 187 who lived household made up of unrelated persons, and 1,288 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.[3]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. Out of the total population in the Sarganserland, as of 2000[update], the highest education level completed by 8,304 people (23.5% of the population) was Primary, while 12,775 (36.1%) have completed Secondary, 3,059 (8.7%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 1,656 (4.7%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.[3]
Economy
As of October 2009[update] the average unemployment rate was 3.0%.[4]
Religion
From the 2000 census[update], 24,579 or 69.6% are
Municipalities
Coat of arms | Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[1] | Area in km2 |
SFOS number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bad Ragaz | 6,467 | 25.37 | 3291 | |
Flums | 4,964 | 75.03 | 3292 | |
Mels | 8,716 | 139.16 | 3293 | |
Pfäfers | 1,528 | 128.53 | 3294 | |
Quarten | 2,988 | 61.90 | 3295 | |
Sargans | 6,213 | 9.48 | 3296 | |
Vilters-Wangs | 4,886 | 32.70 | 3297 | |
Walenstadt | 5,728 | 45.75 | 3298 | |
Total (8) | 41,490 | 517.92 | 1722 |
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen – Ausgabe 2009 (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
- ^ a b c d e Canton St. Gallen Statistics-Hauptergebnisse der Volkszählung 2000: Regionen- und Gemeindevergleich-Personen Archived 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
- ^ St Gallen Canton statistics-Unemployment (in German) accessed 30 December 2009