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Rorschach is a
constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
(''Wahlkreis'') in the
canton of St. Gallen The canton of St. Gallen, also canton of St Gall (german: link=no, Kanton St. Gallen ; rm, Chantun Son Gagl; french: Canton de Saint-Gall; it, Canton San Gallo), is a canton of Switzerland. The capital is St. Gallen. Located in northeaste ...
in Switzerland. Wahlkreis ( SFOS number 1722) has been established on June 10, 2001, totalling 40,454 inhabitants on an area of 50.37 km².
Rorschach Rorschach may refer to: * Hermann Rorschach, a Swiss psychiatrist ** Rorschach test, his psychological evaluation method involving inkblots * Rorschach (character), a character from the comics ''Watchmen'' * Rorschach (comic book), a 2020 comic * R ...
is the capital of the Wahlkreis.


Demographics

Rorschach ''Wahlkreis'' has a population of (as of ). Of the foreign population, (), 764 are from Germany, 2,057 are from Italy, 2,910 are from ex- Yugoslavia, 553 are from
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous c ...
, 677 are from Turkey, and 1,570 are from another country.Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen - Ausgabe 2009
accessed 30 December 2009
Of the Swiss national languages (), 33,615 speak
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...
, 132 people speak French, 1,195 people speak
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional It ...
, and 52 people speak Romansh. The age distribution, , in Rorschach ''Wahlkreis'' is; 4,566 children or 11.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 4,854 teenagers or 12.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 4,415 people or 11.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 6,228 people or 16.2% are between 30 and 39, 5,589 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 4,927 people or 12.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 3,531 people or 9.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 2,697 people or 7.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 1,368 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 205 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99, and 2 people who are 100 or more.Canton St. Gallen Statistics-Hauptergebnisse der Volkszählung 2000: Regionen- und Gemeindevergleich-Personen
accessed 30 December 2009
there were 5,628 persons (or 14.7% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 9,045 (or 23.6%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 20,134 (or 52.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 2,018 (or 5.3%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 229 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 191 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 277 who lived household made up of unrelated persons, and 860 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing. Out of the total population in Rorschach ''Wahlkreis'', , the highest education level completed by 8,565 people (22.3% of the population) was Primary, while 14,783 (38.5%) have completed
Secondary Secondary may refer to: Science and nature * Secondary emission, of particles ** Secondary electrons, electrons generated as ionization products * The secondary winding, or the electrical or electronic circuit connected to the secondary winding i ...
, 4,367 (11.4%) have attended a
Tertiary Tertiary ( ) is a widely used but obsolete term for the geologic period from 66 million to 2.6 million years ago. The period began with the demise of the non-avian dinosaurs in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, at the start ...
school, and 1,548 (4.0%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.


Economy

the average unemployment rate was 4.1%.St Gallen Canton statistics-Unemployment
accessed 30 December 2009


Religion

From the , 19,463 or 50.7% are Roman Catholic, while 10,700 or 27.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 25 individuals (or about 0.07% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith, there are 1,054 individuals (or about 2.75% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 1,031 individuals (or about 2.69% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 13 individuals (or about 0.03% of the population) who are Jewish, and 2,177 (or about 5.67% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 152 individuals (or about 0.40% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 2,978 (or about 7.76% of the population) belong to no church, are
agnostic Agnosticism is the view or belief that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. (page 56 in 1967 edition) Another definition provided is the view that "human reason is incapable of providing sufficient ...
or
atheist Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no d ...
, and 789 individuals (or about 2.06% of the population) did not answer the question.


Municipalities

has a population of (as of ).


See also

* Municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen


References


External links

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