Boswil - Demographics

Demographics

Boswil has a population (as of December 2011) of 2,590 As of June 2009, 12.9% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (92.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.2%) and Albanian being third ( 1.4%).

The age distribution, as of 2008, in Boswil is; 213 children or 9.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 284 teenagers or 12.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 361 people or 15.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 310 people or 13.1% are between 30 and 39, 416 people or 17.5% are between 40 and 49, and 333 people or 14.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 223 people or 9.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 147 people or 6.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 70 people or 3.0% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 14 people or 0.6% who are 90 and older.

As of 2000 the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m2 (43 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 53.6% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

As of 2000, there were 76 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 364 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 413 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. As of 2000, there were 882 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. In 2008 there were 395 single family homes (or 38.5% of the total) out of a total of 1,027 homes and apartments. There were a total of 70 empty apartments for a 6.8% vacancy rate. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 8.1 new units per 1000 residents.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 44.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (24.3%), the SP (10.6%) and the Green Party (7%).

The historical population is given in the following table:

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1765 709
1850 1,249 +76.2%
1900 1,246 −0.2%
1950 1,463 +17.4%
2000 2,308 +57.8%

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