Wil (Wahlkreis)

Constituency in Switzerland

Wil

Wahlkreis Wil

Constituency

Country|  Switzerland
Canton|  St. Gallen
Area

• Total

| 145.29 km2 (56.10 sq mi)
Population

(December 2020)

• Total

| 76,439
• Density| 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities| 10

Wil is a district of the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is named after the regional centre Wil, which is the largest city of the district. The district capital is Wil.

## Demographics

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The Wil District had a population of 76,439 as of 31 December 2020.[1] Of the foreign population as of 2000[update], 947 were from Germany, 2,336 were from Italy, 6,127 were from ex-Yugoslavia, 439 were from Austria, 820 were from Turkey, and 2,029 were from other countries.[2] Also as of 2000[update], 58,596 people spoke German, 196 people spoke French, 1,494 people spoke Italian, and 81 people spoke Romansh.[3]

The age distribution as of 2000[update] in the Wil district was: 8,617 (13.0%) were 0–9 years old; 9,137 (13.8%) were 10-19; 8,318 people (12.5%) were 20–29 years old; 10,883 people (16.4%) were 30-39; 9,599 people (14.5%) were 40-49; and 8,018 people (12.1%) were 50-59. The population distribution above 60 years of age was: 5,433 (8.2%) were 60-69; 3,908 people (5.9%) were 70-79; 2,102 people (3.2% ) were 80-89; 330 people (0.5%) were aged 90–99; and 5 people were aged 100 or over.[3]

In 2000[update] there were 8,002 people (12.1% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 14,333 (21.6%) people who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 37,617 (56.7%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 3,380 (5.1%) people who lived in single parent home, while there were 399 people who were adult children living with one or both parents. 269 people lived in a household made up of relatives, 444 lived in households made up of unrelated people, and 1,906 were either institutionalized or lived in another type of collective housing.[3]

Out of the total population in Region Wil, as of 2000[update], the highest education level completed by 13,989 people (21.1% of the population) was Primary, while 24,675 people (37.2%) completed Secondary. 7,191 people (10.8%) attended a Tertiary school, and 2,931 people (4.4%) did not attend school. The remainder did not answer this question.[3]

## Economy

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As of October 2009[update], the average unemployment rate was 4.1%.[4]

## Religion

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From the 2000 census[update], 34,670 people (about 52.3% of the population) are Roman Catholic, while 17,313 people (26.1%) belong to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, 1,946 people (2.93%) belong to the Orthodox Church, 1,617 people (2.44%) belong to another Christian church, and 15 people (0.02%) belong to the Christian Catholic faith. In addition, there are 4,195 people (6.32%) who are Islamic, 460 people (0.69%) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), and 17 people (0.03%) who are Jewish. 4,050 people (6.10%) do not belong to any church and are agnostic or atheist, and 2,067 individuals (about 3.12% of the population) did not answer the question.[3]

## Municipalities

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Coat of arms  | Municipality  | Population  (31 December 2020)[1] | Area
in km²  | SFOS number

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| Degersheim | 4,099  | 14.49  | 3401
| Flawil | 10,510  | 11.51  | 3402
| Jonschwil | 3,873  | 10.99  | 3405
| Niederbüren | 1,507  | 15.92  | 3422
| Niederhelfenschwil | 3,181  | 16.23  | 3423
| Oberbüren | 4,576  | 17.71  | 3424
| Oberuzwil | 6,491  | 14.11  | 3407
| Uzwil | 13,284  | 14.49  | 3408
| Wil | 22,974  | 7.62  | 3425
| Zuzwil | 4,786  | 8.96  | 3426
| Total (10) | 76,439  | 145.29  | 1728

## Mergers and name changes

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The municipality of Bronschhofen merged into Wil on 1 January 2013.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
2. ^ Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen - Ausgabe 2009 (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
3. ^ a b c d e Canton St. Gallen Statistics-Hauptergebnisse der Volkszählung 2000: Regionen- und Gemeindevergleich-Personen (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
4. ^ St Gallen Canton statistics-Unemployment (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
5. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013

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Subdivisions of the canton of St. Gallen

* Rheintal
* Rorschach
* Sarganserland
* See-Gaster
* St. Gallen
* Toggenburg
* Werdenberg
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