Hüttikon is a

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in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of

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History

Hüttikon is first mentioned in 883 as ''Huttinchova''.

Geography

Hüttikon has an area of . Of this area, 52.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36% is forested. The rest of the land, (11.8%) is settled. The municipality is located in the '' Furttal'' on the border with the Canton of Aargau. It includes the village of Hüttikon and the

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of Hüttikerberg.

Demographics

Hüttikon has a population (as of ) of . , 18.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 24.4%. Most of the population () speaks German (89.3%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 4.5%) and Italian being third ( 0.8%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 63.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (10.6%), the FDP (8.3%) and the CSP (7.1%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 66.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hüttikon about 76.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). Hüttikon has an unemployment rate of 1.42%. , there were 33 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 270 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 10 businesses in this sector. 45 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 03-Aug-2009 The historical population is given in the following table:

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Huttikon Municipalities of the canton of Zürich