Wiliberg Explained

Subject Name:Wiliberg
Municipality Type:municipality
Canton:Aargau
Iso-Code-Region:CH-AG
Coordinates:47.2667°N 9°W
Postal Code:5058
Municipality Code:4288
Area:1.17
Elevation:651
Population:157
Populationof:December 2006
Popofyear:2006
Website:www.wiliberg.ch
Neighboring Municipalities:Attelwil, Bottenwil, Reiden (LU), Reitnau, Staffelbach, Wikon (LU)

Wiliberg is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Geography

Wiliberg has an area,, of 1.17km2. Of this area, 0.85km2 or 72.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.21km2 or 17.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14km2 or 12.0% is settled (buildings or roads).[1]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 16.2% is used for growing crops and 52.1% is pastures, while 4.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.[1]

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent a Vine branch Vert leaved of two of the same and fructed Azure and Azure a base-semi Mill-Wheel Or.[2]

Demographics

Wiliberg has a population of, 2.5% of the population are foreign nationals.[3] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 2.6%. All of the population speaks German.[4]

The age distribution,, in Wiliberg is; 20 children or 12.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 20 teenagers or 12.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 15 people or 9.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 18 people or 11.3% are between 30 and 39, 32 people or 20.0% are between 40 and 49, and 28 people or 17.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 11 people or 6.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 10 people or 6.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 4 people or 2.5% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 2 people or 1.3% who are 90 and older.[5]

, there were no homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 18 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 30 homes with 5 or more persons in the household., there were 50 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 3. persons per household.[4] there were 30 single family homes (or 47.6% of the total) out of a total of 63 homes and apartments.[6] There were a total of 1 empty apartments for a 1.6% vacancy rate.[6], the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents.[4]

In the 2007 federal election the SVP received 61.04% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SP with 9.13% of the vote. In the federal election, a total of 70 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 57.4%.[7]

The historical population is given in the following table:[5]

Economy

, Wiliberg had an unemployment rate of 0.66%., there were 21 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 10 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.[4]

there were 86 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 51 or about 59.3% of the residents worked outside Wiliberg while 4 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 39 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[8] Of the working population, 0% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.6% used a private car.[4]

Religion

From the, 21 or 13.9% were Roman Catholic, while 121 or 80.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.[9]

Education

In Wiliberg about 81.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4] Of the school age population, there are 14 students attending primary school in the municipality.[9]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
  2. http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-ag208.html Flags of the World.com
  3. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung
  4. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office
  5. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)
  6. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau
  7. 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
  8. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen
  9. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009