Wiliberg

Wiliberg
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Wiliberg
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Coordinates: 47°16′N8°1′E / 47.267°N 8.017°E / 47.267; 8.017
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Zofingen
Area [1]
• Total	1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Elevation	651 m (2,136 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018) [2]
• Total	166
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	5058
SFOS number	4288
Surrounded by	Attelwil, Bottenwil, Reiden (LU), Reitnau, Staffelbach, Wikon (LU)
Website	www.wiliberg.ch SFSO statistics

Wiliberg is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Geography

Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (between 1919 and 1937)

Wiliberg has an area, as of 2009 ^[update] , of 1.17 square kilometers (0.45 sq mi). Of this area, 0.85 km² (0.33 sq mi) or 72.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.21 km² (0.081 sq mi) or 17.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14 km² (35 acres) or 12.0% is settled (buildings or roads). ^[3]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 16.2% is used for growing crops and 52.1% is pastures, while 4.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. ^[3]

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent a Vine branch Vert leaved of two of the same and fructed Azure and Azure a base-semi Mill-Wheel Or. ^[4]

Demographics

Wiliberg has a population (as of December 2020 ^[update] ) of 167 ^[5] As of June 2009 ^[update] , 2.5% of the population are foreign nationals. ^[6] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 2.6%. All of the population (as of 2000 ^[update] ) speaks German. ^[7]

The age distribution, as of 2008 ^[update] , in Wiliberg is; 20 children or 12.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 20 teenagers or 12.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 15 people or 9.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 18 people or 11.3% are between 30 and 39, 32 people or 20.0% are between 40 and 49, and 28 people or 17.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 11 people or 6.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 10 people or 6.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 4 people or 2.5% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 2 people or 1.3% who are 90 and older. ^[8]

As of 2000 ^[update] , there were no homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 18 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 30 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. ^[9] As of 2000 ^[update] , there were 50 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 3. persons per household. ^[7] In 2008 ^[update] there were 30 single family homes (or 47.6% of the total) out of a total of 63 homes and apartments. ^[10] There were a total of 1 empty apartments for a 1.6% 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 SVP received 61.04% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SP with 9.13% of the vote. In the federal election, a total of 70 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 57.4%. ^[11]

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1975	120	—
1980	132	+10.0%
1990	148	+12.1%
2000	157	+6.1%

Economy

As of  2007 ^[update] , Wiliberg had an unemployment rate of 0.66%. As of 2005 ^[update] , there were 21 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 10 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector. ^[7]

In 2000 ^[update] there were 86 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 51 or about 59.3% of the residents worked outside Wiliberg while 4 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 39 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. ^[12] Of the working population, 0% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.6% used a private car. ^[7]

Religion

From the 2000 census ^[update] , 21 or 13.9% were Roman Catholic, while 121 or 80.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. ^[9]

Education

In Wiliberg about 81.4% 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 14 students attending primary school in the municipality. ^[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 15-June-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 15-June-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. Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton (in German) accessed 28 May 2010
12. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (in German) accessed 21 January 2010