Lufingen


Lufingen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

Lufingen is first mentioned in 1157 as Luvingin.

Geography

Lufingen has an area of. Of this area, 50.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.4% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. The municipality is located in the upper Embrachertal. It includes the village of Lufingen and since 1871 the village of Augwil.

Demographics

Lufingen has a population of. , 14.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 47.6%. Most of the population speaks German , with Albanian being second most common and Italian being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Free [Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP], the SPS and the Christian [Social Party |CSP].
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 20.4% of the population, while adults make up 69.3% and seniors make up 10.3%. In Lufingen about 83.8% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Lufingen has an unemployment rate of 2.17%. , there were 32 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 62 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 128 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 32 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
1467c. 15
1634148
1850259
1900332
1950343
20001,172