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2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 11.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.0% of the area Out of the forested land, 42.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 21.9% is used for growing crops and 9.6% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality is located in the Zofingen district, along ''Kölliker creek'' on the western edge of the lower ''Uerkental''. It consists of the
accessed 20 January 2010 Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.1%. Most of the population () speaks
accessed 31-May-2010 The age distribution, , in Kölliken is; 407 children or 10.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 500 teenagers or 12.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 565 people or 13.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 532 people or 13.0% are between 30 and 39, 676 people or 16.6% are between 40 and 49, and 567 people or 13.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 381 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 263 people or 6.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 153 people or 3.8% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 36 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)
accessed 20 January 2010 the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 52% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a
accessed 20 January 2010 There were a total of 21 empty apartments for a 1.2% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 3.9 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 38.82% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (17.11%), the FDP (15.37%) and the
From the , 838 or 21.4% were
accessed 20 January 2010
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municipality
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in the district of Zofingen
Zofingen () is a city in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled city and home to an ancient monastic settlement.
History
In ancient times Zofingen was a settlement of the Celtic ...
in the canton of Aargau
Aargau ( ; ), more formally the Canton of Aargau (; ; ; ), is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capital is Aarau.
Aargau is one of the most nort ...
in Switzerland
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. It was also home to one of the two most toxic hazardous waste
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landfills in all of Switzerland. The other site is in Bonfol, Canton Jura.
History
Kölliken is first mentioned in 924 as ''Cholinchove''.Geography
Kölliken has an area, , of . Of this area, or 32.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 22.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 11.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.0% of the area Out of the forested land, 42.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 21.9% is used for growing crops and 9.6% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality is located in the Zofingen district, along ''Kölliker creek'' on the western edge of the lower ''Uerkental''. It consists of the
linear village
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of Kölliken.
Coat of arms
Theblazon
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of the municipal coat of arms
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is ''Argent a Bear paw Sable armed of the first issuant from sinister holding a Pine tree Vert issuant from Coupeaux of the same.''
Demographics
Kölliken has a population () of . , 15.5% of the population are foreign nationals.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerungaccessed 20 January 2010 Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.1%. Most of the population () speaks
German
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**Germania (Roman era)
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(91.7%), with Italian
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** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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being second most common ( 2.7%) and Albanian
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**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
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being third ( 2.2%).Swiss Federal Statistical Officeaccessed 31-May-2010 The age distribution, , in Kölliken is; 407 children or 10.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 500 teenagers or 12.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 565 people or 13.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 532 people or 13.0% are between 30 and 39, 676 people or 16.6% are between 40 and 49, and 567 people or 13.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 381 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 263 people or 6.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 153 people or 3.8% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 36 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)
accessed 20 January 2010 the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 52% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a
mortgage
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or a rent-to-own
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agreement).
, there were 131 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 746 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 664 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. , there were 1,572 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. there were 806 single family homes (or 44.8% of the total) out of a total of 1,798 homes and apartments.Statistical Department of Canton Aargauaccessed 20 January 2010 There were a total of 21 empty apartments for a 1.2% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 3.9 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 38.82% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (17.11%), the FDP (15.37%) and the
Green Party
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Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...
(10.32%). In the federal election, a total of 1,274 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
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was 44.7%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Heritage sites of national significance
A thatched-roof house at Schönenwerderstrasse 6 and the Thatched-roof house museum at Hauptstrasse 43 are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.Economy
, Kölliken had an unemployment rate of 2.31%. , there were 70 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 23 businesses involved in this sector. 339 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 48 businesses in this sector. 650 people are employed in thetertiary sector
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, with 111 businesses in this sector.
there were 2,080 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 1,578 or about 75.9% of the residents worked outside Kölliken while 595 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 1,097 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 9.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 58.4% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 838 or 21.4% were Roman Catholic
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, while 2,337 or 59.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
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. Of the rest of the population, there were 6 individuals (or about 0.15% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009accessed 20 January 2010
Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Kölliken about 74.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''Fachhochschule
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''). Of the school age population (), there are 291 students attending primary school
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, there are 111 students attending secondary school
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, there are 178 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality. Kölliken is home to the ''Schul-u.Gde.Bibliothek Kölliken'' (school and municipal library of Kölliken).accessed 14 May 2010
References
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