Rorschach is a constituency in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Wahlkreis has been established on June 10, 2001, totalling 40,454 inhabitants on an area of 50.37 km². Rorschach is the capital of the Wahlkreis.
Demographics
Rorschach Wahlkreis has a population of . Of the foreign population,, 764 are from Germany, 2,057 are from Italy, 2,910 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 553 are from Austria, 677 are from Turkey, and 1,570 are from another country. Of the Swiss national languages, 33,615 speak German, 132 people speak French, 1,195 people speak Italian, and 52 people speak Romansh. The age distribution,, in Rorschach Wahlkreis is; 4,566 children or 11.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 4,854 teenagers or 12.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 4,415 people or 11.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 6,228 people or 16.2% are between 30 and 39, 5,589 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 4,927 people or 12.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 3,531 people or 9.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 2,697 people or 7.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 1,368 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 205 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99, and 2 people who are 100 or more. there were 5,628 persons who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 9,045 persons who were part of a couple without children, and 20,134 who were part of a couple with children. There were 2,018 people who lived in single parent home, while there are 229 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 191 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 277 who lived household made up of unrelated persons,and 860 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing. Out of the total population in Rorschach Wahlkreis,, the highest education level completed by 8,565 people was Primary, while 14,783 have completed Secondary, 4,367 have attended a Tertiary school, and 1,548 are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.
From the, 19,463 or 50.7% are Roman Catholic, while 10,700 or 27.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 25 individuals who belong to the Christian Catholicfaith, there are 1,054 individuals who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 1,031 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are 13 individuals who are Jewish, and 2,177 who are Islamic. There are 152 individuals who belong to another church, 2,978 belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 789 individuals did not answer the question.
