| Subject Name: | Schleinikon |
| Municipality Type: | municipality |
| Canton: | Zurich |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-ZH |
| Coordinates: | 47.5°N 32°W |
| Postal Code: | 8165 |
| Municipality Code: | 0098 |
| Area: | 5.65 |
| Elevation: | 472 |
| Neighboring Municipalities: | Boppelsen, Niederweningen, Oberweningen, Otelfingen, Regensberg, Siglistorf (AG) |
Schleinikon is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Situated in the Wehntal, Schleinikon has an area of 5.7km2. 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).
Schleinikon has a population (as of) of ., 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 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 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%., 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.[1]