Udligenswil 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

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 ...

in the canton of

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

Udligenswil has an area of . Of this area, 66.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 22.72% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 60.96% is used for farming or pastures, while 5.76% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.76% is covered with buildings, 0.48% is industrial, 0.64% is classed as special developments, and 3.04% is transportation infrastructure.

Demographics

Udligenswil has a population (as of ) of . , 8.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (94.8%), with Albanian being second most common (1.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (1.0%). The following chart presents historical population of the municipality: Colors= id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:auto height:320 barincrement:45 PlotArea = top:20 left:40 bottom:20 right:35 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:2500 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:500 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width: 25 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1798 from:start till:400 text:"400" bar:1816 from:start till:452 text:"452" bar:1837 from:start till:502 text:"502" bar:1850 from:start till:522 text:"522" bar:1860 from:start till:516 text:"516" bar:1870 from:start till:509 text:"509" bar:1880 from:start till:565 text:"565" bar:1888 from:start till:606 text:"606" bar:1900 from:start till:561 text:"561" bar:1910 from:start till:525 text:"525" bar:1920 from:start till:549 text:"549" bar:1930 from:start till:587 text:"587" bar:1941 from:start till:571 text:"571" bar:1950 from:start till:601 text:"601" bar:1960 from:start till:541 text:"541" bar:1970 from:start till:675 text:"675" bar:1980 from:start till:1226 text:"1226" bar:1990 from:start till:1662 text:"1662" bar:2000 from:start till:1851 text:"1851" bar:2010 from:start till:2186 text:"2186" bar:2011 from:start till:2189 text:"2189" bar:2012 from:start till:2196 text:"2196" bar:2013 from:start till:2174 text:"2174" bar:2014 from:start till:2262 text:"2262" bar:2015 from:start till:2278 text:"2278" bar:2016 from:start till:2285 text:"2285" bar:2017 from:start till:2279 text:"2279" In the 2007 election the most popular party was the FDP which received 27.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (26%), the CVP (23.3%) 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 ...

(11.3%). The age distribution in Udligenswil is; 542 people or 25.6% of the population is 0–19 years old. 494 people or 23.3% are 20–39 years old, and 812 people or 38.3% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 225 people or 10.6% are 65–79 years old, 40 or 1.9% are 80–89 years old and 5 people or 0.2% of the population are 90+ years old.LUSTAT Lucerne Cantonal Statistics
accessed 12 August 2009 In Udligenswil about 79.1% 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 663 households, of which 135 households (or about 20.4%) contain only a single individual. 76 or about 11.5% are large households, with at least five members. there were 426 inhabited buildings in the municipality, of which 364 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 285 single family homes, 45 double family homes, and 34 multi-family homes in the municipality. Most homes were either two (210) or three (102) story structures. There were only 36 single story buildings and 16 four or more story buildings. Udligenswil has an unemployment rate of 1.19%. , there were 92 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 33 businesses involved in this sector. 65 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 16 businesses in this sector. 126 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 46 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 20-Aug-2009 54.8% of the population of the municipality were employed in some capacity. At the same time, females made up 41.4% of the workforce. the religious membership of Udligenswil was; 1,306 (70.6%) were Roman Catholic, and 276 (14.9%) were Protestant, with an additional 36 (1.94%) that were of some other Christian faith. There are 1 individuals (0.05% of the population) who are Jewish. There are 34 individuals (1.84% of the population) who are Muslim. Of the rest; there were 5 (0.27%) individuals who belong to another religion, 136 (7.35%) who do not belong to any organized religion, 57 (3.08%) who did not answer the question.

References

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