Adlikon bei Andelfingen


Adlikon bei Andelfingen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

Adlikon is first mentioned in 1255 as Adilinkon.

Geography

Adlikon has an area of. Of this area, 66% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.
The municipality is located south of the Thur river. It includes the hamlets of Dätwil und Niederwil.

Demographics

Adlikon has a population of. , 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.2%. Most of the population speaks German , with Albanian being second most common and English being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP, the Green Party and the SPS.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 29.5% of the population, while adults make up 59.3% and seniors make up 11.2%. In Adlikon about 85.6% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Adlikon has an unemployment rate of 1.62%. , there were 66 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 20 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 120 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
146746 adults
147027
1634253
1850569
1900432
1950394
2000587