Schleinikon
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| subject_name = Schleinikon
| municipality_type = municipality
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| canton = Zurich
| iso-code-region = CH-ZH
| district = Dielsdorf
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| postal_code = 8165
| municipality_code = 0098
| area = 5.65
| elevation = 472|elevation_description=
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| neighboring_municipalities= Boppelsen, Niederweningen, Oberweningen, Otelfingen, Regensberg, Siglistorf (AG)
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Schleinikon is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Geography
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Situated in the Wehntal, Schleinikon has an area of {{convert|5.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 49.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Demographics
Schleinikon has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-ZH}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-ZH|0098}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-ZH}} {{as of|2007}}, 5.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.4%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (95.8%), with English being second most common ( 0.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (18.3%), the CSP (12.9%) and the Green Party (11.4%).
The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10%. In Schleinikon about 84% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Schleinikon has an unemployment rate of 0.92%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 45 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 24 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 34 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 04-Aug-2009
References
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