Innerthal is first mentioned in 1259 as Wegental. Until 1888 it was known as Hinterwäggithal.
Geography
Innerthal has an area of. Of this area, 34.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. The municipality is located on Wägitalersee, a reservoir in the upper Wägital.
Demographics
Innerthal has a population of. , 2.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5%. Most of the population speaks German , with Italian being second most common and Rhaeto-romance being third. the gender distribution of the population was 48.5% male and 51.5% female. The age distribution,, in Innerthal is; 46 people or 27.5% of the population is between 0 and 19. 44 people or 26.3% are 20 to 39, and 56 people or 33.5% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 15 people or 9.0% are 65 to 74. There are 6 people or 3.6% who are 70 to 79 and no one is over 80. there are 64 households, of which 13 households contain only a single individual. 5 or about 7.8% are large households, with at least five members. In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 54.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP, the FDP and the SPS. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Innerthal about 44.5% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Innerthal has an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 22 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 41 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector. From the, 156 or 93.4% are Roman Catholic, while 8 or 4.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There are less than 5 individuals who belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and less than 5 individuals did not answer the question. The historical population is given in the following table:
year
population
1850
302
1900
363
1930
(na
1950
210
1990
151
2000
167
Weather
Innerthal has an average of 170.8 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is June during which time Innerthal receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 17.1 days. The driest month of the year is October with an average of of precipitation over 17.1 days.
