Schmiedrued

Schmiedrued
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Schmiedrued
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Coordinates: 47°16′N8°7′E / 47.267°N 8.117°E / 47.267; 8.117
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Kulm
Area [1]
• Total	8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Elevation	566 m (1,857 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018) [2]
• Total	1,168
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	5046
SFOS number	4143
ISO 3166 code	CH-AG
Surrounded by	Gontenschwil, Kirchleerau, Moosleerau, Oberkulm, Rickenbach (LU), Schlierbach (LU), Schlossrued, Triengen (LU)
Website	www.schmiedrued-walde.ch SFSO statistics

Schmiedrued is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Geography

Entrance to Schmiedrued

Schmiedrued has an area, as of 2009 ^[update] , of 8.64 square kilometers (3.34 sq mi). Of this area, 5.55 square kilometers (2.14 sq mi) or 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.37 square kilometers (0.92 sq mi) or 27.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.67 square kilometers (0.26 sq mi) or 7.8% is settled (buildings or roads). ^[3]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. 25.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 25.1% is used for growing crops and 33.0% is pastures, while 6.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. ^[3]

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Hammer Sable headed Argent and in chief two Oars of the last in Saltire and in chief a Mullet of the same. This may be an example of canting, where the hammer (German : schmied) representing the first part of Schmiedrued and the second part of the name is illustrated by the oars (German : Ruder). ^[4]

Demographics

Schoolhouse in Schiltwald village, part of Schmiedrued

Schmiedrued has a population (as of December 2020 ^[update] ) of 1,160 ^[5] As of June 2009 ^[update] , 7.8% of the population are foreign nationals. ^[6] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ^[update] ) speaks German (94.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.8%) and Spanish being third ( 0.7%). ^[7]

The age distribution, as of 2008 ^[update] , in Schmiedrued is; 116 children or 9.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 173 teenagers or 14.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 136 people or 11.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 119 people or 9.8% are between 30 and 39, 236 people or 19.5% are between 40 and 49, and 189 people or 15.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 95 people or 7.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 85 people or 7.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 50 people or 4.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 10 people or 0.8% who are 90 and older. ^[8]

As of 2000 ^[update] , there were 25 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 211 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 176 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.77 individuals. ^[9] As of 2000 ^[update] , there were 431 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.8 persons per household. ^[7] In 2008 ^[update] there were 226 single family homes (or 44.2% of the total) out of a total of 511 homes and apartments. ^[10] There were a total of 5 empty apartments for a 1.0% vacancy rate. ^[10] As of 2007 ^[update] , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. ^[7]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 52.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (13%), the SP (8.5%) and the Green Party (6.9%). ^[7]

In Schmiedrued about 67.7% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). ^[7] Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year ^[update] ), there are 104 students attending primary school, there are 54 students attending secondary school in the municipality. ^[9]

The historical population is given in the following table: ^[8]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1975	964	—
1980	911	−5.5%
1990	1,016	+11.5%
2000	1,230	+21.1%

Economy

As of  2007 ^[update] , Schmiedrued had an unemployment rate of 0.96%. As of 2005 ^[update] , there were 114 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 48 businesses involved in this sector. 122 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 106 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 21 businesses in this sector. ^[7]

In 2000 ^[update] there were 585 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 407 or about 69.6% of the residents worked outside Schmiedrued while 103 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 281 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. ^[11] Of the working population, 6.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 56% used a private car. ^[7]

Religion

From the 2000 census ^[update] , 208 or 17.1% were Roman Catholic, while 854 or 70.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. ^[9]

References

1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
4. Flags of the World.com accessed 30-April-2010
5. "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.
6. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
7. Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 30-April-2010
8. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv) (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
9. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
10. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
11. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (in German) accessed 21 January 2010