Schenkon is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the district of

Sursee Sursee is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Sursee is located at the northern end of Lake Sempach, not far from where the ''Sure'' (or ''Suhre'') river exits the lake ("See"), hence the name "Sursee". ...

in the canton of

Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Geography

Schenkon has an area of . Of this area, 67.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 17.01% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 61.39% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.51% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 7.84% is covered with buildings, 0.74% is industrial, 0.59% is classed as special developments, 0.44% is parks or greenbelts and 5.18% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.15% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.15% is other unproductive land.

Demographics

Schenkon-Panorama rigardo de bushaltejo al Lago de Sempach kaj distrikto Sursee 403

Schenkon has a population (as of ) of . , 4.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 26.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (96.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.4%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 30.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (29.2%), the FDP (26.5%) and the

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...

(6.6%). The age distribution in Schenkon is; 603 people or 23.6% of the population is 0–19 years old. 743 people or 29.1% are 20–39 years old, and 973 people or 38.1% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 203 people or 8% are 65–79 years old, 26 or 1% are 80–89 years old and 4 people or 0.2% of the population are 90+ years old.LUSTAT Lucerne Cantonal Statistics
accessed 12 August 2009 In Schenkon about 81.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''

Fachhochschule A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...

''). there are 766 households, of which 160 households (or about 20.9%) contain only a single individual. 84 or about 11.0% are large households, with at least five members. there were 423 inhabited buildings in the municipality, of which 361 were built only as housing, and 62 were

mixed use Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...

buildings. There were 280 single family homes, 33 double family homes, and 48 multi-family homes in the municipality. Most homes were either two (183) or three (112) story structures. There were only 40 single story buildings and 26 four or more story buildings. Schenkon has an unemployment rate of 1.16%. , there were 103 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 37 businesses involved in this sector. 198 people are employed in the

secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. ...

and there are 24 businesses in this sector. 348 people are employed in the

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...

, with 55 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 24-Aug-2009 58.9% of the population of the municipality were employed in some capacity. At the same time, females made up 42.5% of the workforce. the religious membership of Schenkon was; 1,703 (80.9%) were Roman Catholic, and 230 (10.9%) were Protestant, with an additional 10 (0.48%) that were of some other Christian faith. There are 8 individuals (0.38% of the population) who are Muslim. Of the rest; there were 5 (0.24%) individuals who belong to another religion (not listed), 97 (4.61%) who do not belong to any organized religion, 51 (2.42%) who did not answer the question.

References

External links

Official Website of Schenkon
{{Authority control Municipalities of the canton of Lucerne