Aarau District

Aarau District Bezirk Aarau
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
Capital	Aarau
Area
• Total	104.47 km2 (40.34 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	80,309
• Density	768.73/km2 (1,991.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	12

Aarau District is a district in the Swiss canton of Aargau. Its administrative capital is located in Aarau. It encompasses the agglomeration of Aarau south of the Jura mountains.

Geography

In 2009, the Aargau District had a total area of 104.48 square kilometers (40.34 sq mi). Of that area, 32.06 km² (12.38 sq mi), or about 30.7%, was cultivated land, 50.38 km² (19.45 sq mi), or about 48.2%, was forested and 21.02 km² (8.12 sq mi), or about 20.1%, has some type of construction on it. ^[1]

Demographics

In December 2018, Aarau District had a population of 80,309. ^[2]

In 2000, there were 3,277 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 14,181 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 9,295 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.24 individuals. ^[3] In 2008, there were 10,614 single family homes (or 32.3% of the total) out of a total of 32,851 homes and apartments. ^[4]

Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year ^[update] ), there were 4,891 students attending primary school, 1,755 students attending secondary school, 1,175 students attending tertiary or university level schooling and 35 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality. ^[3]

Economy

In 2000, there were 32,987 residents who worked in the district, while 23,730 residents worked outside the Aarau District and 29,444 people commuted into the district for work. ^[5]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 17,246 or 27.3% were Roman Catholic, while 31,124 or 49.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 179 individuals (or about 0.28% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith. ^[3]

Municipalities

Crest	Name of municipality	Population (31 December 2020) [2]	Area in km2
	Aarau	21,726	12.34 a
	Biberstein	1,588	4.10
	Buchs (AG)	8,121	5.36
	Densbüren	728	12.52
	Erlinsbach	4,400	9.87
	Gränichen	8,147	17.21
	Hirschthal	1,645	3.53
	Küttigen	6,295	11.89
	Muhen	3,985	7.03
	Oberentfelden	8,568	7.16
	Suhr	10,724	10.59
	Unterentfelden	4,382	2.87
	Total	80,309	104.47

^a In 2010, Rohr merged into Aarau, Aarau area includes Rohr

Mergers

The following changes to the district's municipalities have occurred since 2000:

• 2010: Rohr merged into Aarau

References

1. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Aargauer Zahlen 2009 – Arealstatistik Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 22 January 2010
2. "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.
3. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
4. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
5. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 January 2010

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