Wislikofen
{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Wislikofen
| municipality_type = former
| image_photo = Wislikofen 272.jpg
| image_caption = Wislikofen village
| imagepath_coa = CHE Wislikofen COA.svg|pixel_coa=
| canton = Aargau
| iso-code-region = CH-AG
| district = Zurzach
|coordinates = {{coord|47|34|N|8|22|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 5463
| municipality_code = 4322
| area = 3.75
| elevation = 394|elevation_description=
| population = 336|populationof = December 2005 | popofyear = 2005
| website = www.wislikofen.ch
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| neighboring_municipalities= Böbikon, Fisibach, Lengnau, Mellikon, Rümikon, Schneisingen, Siglistorf
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Wislikofen is a village and former municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen merged into the new municipality of Zurzach.
Geography
Wislikofen has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{convert|3.75|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}. Of this area, {{convert|2|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 53.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|1.33|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 35.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{convert|0.4|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 10.7% is settled (buildings or roads).[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 6.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 34.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 28.5% is used for growing crops and 24.0% is pastures.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Lion rampant Argent on a Mount Vert.[http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-ag231.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 23-June-2010
Demographics
Wislikofen has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-AG}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-AG|4322}}{{Swiss populations ref|CH-AG}} {{as of|2008}}, 46.6% 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 -11.4%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German(98.5%), with English being second most common ( 0.6%) and Italian being third ( 0.3%).[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 23-June-2010
{{as of|2008}}, the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female. The population was made up of 153 Swiss men (46.6% of the population), and 11 (3.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 150 Swiss women (45.7%), and 14 (4.3%) non-Swiss women. In {{as of|2008|alt=2008}} there were three live births to Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There were three non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and six non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was a decrease of two and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 3 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.3%.
The age distribution, {{as of|2008|lc=on}}, in Wislikofen is; 36 children or 11.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 33 teenagers or 10.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 42 people or 12.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 40 people or 12.3% are between 30 and 39, 44 people or 13.5% are between 40 and 49, and 60 people or 18.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 37 people or 11.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 17 people or 5.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 14 people or 4.3% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 2 people or 0.6% 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 10 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 35 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 66 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. {{as of|2000}}, there were 113 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.9 persons per household. {{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} there were 54 single family homes (or 42.9% of the total) out of a total of 126 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 0.8% 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 33.69% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (30.53%), the Green Party (15.2%) and the SP (10.16%). In the federal election, a total of 161 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 63.4%.[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
| 280
| 1980
| 290
| 1990
| 386
| 2000
| 346
}}
Economy
{{as of|2007|In 2007}}, Wislikofen had an unemployment rate of 1.86%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 54 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 31 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 60 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 12 businesses in this sector.
{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 180 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 124 or about 68.9% of the residents worked outside Wislikofen while 48 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 104 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, 10.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 47.8% used a private car.
Religion
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From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 223 or 64.8% were Roman Catholic, while 69 or 20.1% 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
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In Wislikofen about 70.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the school age population ({{as of|2009|alt=in the 2008/2009 school year}}), there are 39 students attending primary school in the municipality.