Siglistorf

{{Infobox Swiss town

| subject_name = Siglistorf

| municipality_type = municipality

| image_photo = Siglistorf 140.jpg

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| canton = Aargau

| iso-code-region = CH-AG

| district = Zurzach

|coordinates = {{coord|47|33|N|8|23|E|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code = 5462

| municipality_code = 4319

| area = 5.51

| elevation = 444|elevation_description=

| population = 557|populationof = December 2005 | popofyear = 2005

| website = www.siglistorf.ch

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| neighboring_municipalities= Bachs (ZH), Fisibach, Niederweningen (ZH), Oberweningen (ZH), Schleinikon (ZH), Schneisingen, Wislikofen

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Siglistorf is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Geography

Siglistorf has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{convert|5.51|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}. Of this area, {{convert|2.29|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 41.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|2.89|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 52.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{convert|0.33|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 6.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and {{convert|0.02|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.4% is unproductive land.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{in lang|de}} accessed 25 March 2010

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 51.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 23.6% is used for growing crops and 16.7% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the unproductive areas, and .

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Deer salient to sinister Or on Coupeaux Vert.[http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-ag228.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 22-June-2010

Demographics

Siglistorf has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-AG}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-AG|4319}}{{Swiss populations ref|CH-AG}} {{as of|2008}}, 43.4% of the population are foreign nationals.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/onlinedb/superweb/login.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008] {{in lang|de}} accessed 19 June 2010 Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.5%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German(92.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 4.8%) and English being third ( 0.8%).[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 22-June-2010

{{as of|2008}}, the gender distribution of the population was 51.0% male and 49.0% female. The population was made up of 253 Swiss men (40.4% of the population), and 67 (10.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 259 Swiss women (41.3%), and 48 (7.7%) non-Swiss women. In {{as of|2008|alt=2008}} there were 5 live births to Swiss citizens and 4 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 1 while the foreign population increased by 4. There were 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 13 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 12 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 16 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 20 people. This represents a population growth rate of 6.1%.

The age distribution, {{as of|2008|lc=on}}, in Siglistorf is; 69 children or 11.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 78 teenagers or 13.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 56 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 86 people or 14.3% are between 30 and 39, 117 people or 19.4% are between 40 and 49, and 96 people or 15.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 62 people or 10.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 13 people or 2.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 21 people or 3.5% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 4 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older.[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)] {{in lang|de}} accessed 20 January 2010

{{as of|2000}}, there were 25 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 81 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 87 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. {{as of|2000}}, there were 206 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. {{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} there were 91 single family homes (or 36.4% of the total) out of a total of 250 homes and apartments.[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau] {{in lang|de}} accessed 20 January 2010 There were a total of 1 empty apartments for a 0.4% vacancy rate. {{as of|2007}}, the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.89% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (22.68%), the SP (8.2%) and the FDP (7.84%). In the federal election, a total of 157 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 41.8%.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/04/03.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton] {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 May 2010

The historical population is given in the following table:

{{Historical populations

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| 1975

| 307

| 1980

| 355

| 1990

| 536

| 2000

| 537

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Economy

{{as of|2007|In 2007}}, Siglistorf had an unemployment rate of 3.46%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 22 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 10 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 89 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 28 businesses in this sector.

{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 302 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 235 or about 77.8% of the residents worked outside Siglistorf while 39 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 106 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen] {{in lang|de}} accessed 21 January 2010 Of the working population, 10.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.5% used a private car.

Religion

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From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 287 or 55.3% were Roman Catholic, while 134 or 25.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009] {{in lang|de}} accessed 20 January 2010

Education

In Siglistorf about 77.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the school age population ({{as of|2009|alt=in the 2008/2009 school year}}), there are 51 students attending primary school in the municipality.

References

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{{Commons category|Siglistorf}}

{{Municipalities of the district of Zurzach}}

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Category:Municipalities of Aargau