:Volken
{{For|the German-Canadian businessman and philanthropist|John Volken}}
{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Volken
| municipality_type = municipality
| image_photo = Volken bushaltejo 266.jpg
| imagepath_coa = Volken-blazon.svg|pixel_coa=
| canton = Zurich
| iso-code-region = CH-ZH
| district = Andelfingen
|coordinates = {{coord|47|35|N|8|38|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 8459
| municipality_code = 0043
| area = 3.21
| elevation = 406|elevation_description=
| population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-ZH|0043}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-ZH}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-ZH}}
| website = www.volken.ch
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| neighboring_municipalities= Andelfingen, Berg am Irchel, Buch am Irchel, Dorf, Flaach
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Volken is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Geography
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Volken has an area of {{convert|3.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.1% is forested. The rest of the land, (6.7%) is settled.
Demographics
Volken has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-ZH}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-ZH|0043}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-ZH}} {{as of|2007}}, 6.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 15%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (93.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.7%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.7%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 60.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (12.4%), the CSP (11.2%) and the SPS (9.1%).
The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.9%. In Volken about 90.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Volken has an unemployment rate of 0.21%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 46 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 1 businesses in this sector. 22 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 28-Jul-2009
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.volken.ch Official website] {{in lang|de}}
{{Municipalities of the district of Andelfingen}}
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