Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following table:
| Year | Population | Swiss | % German speaking | % Italian speaking | % Romansh speaking | % Protestant | % Roman Catholic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th century | 1,000-1,500 | ||||||
| End of 15th century | ca. 1,500 | ||||||
| 1780 | 2,331 | ||||||
| 1860 | 6,990 | 6,373 | 60.8% | 39.1% | |||
| 1880a | 8,753 | 7,866 | 86.6% | 3.2% | 11.3% | 73.6% | 27.8% |
| 1888 | 9,259 | 8,094 | 84.2% | 2.7% | 12.5% | 70.4% | 29.5% |
| 1900 | 11,532 | 9,687 | 80.5% | 5.9% | 12.7% | 65.6% | 34.4% |
| 1910 | 14,639 | 12,042 | 79.4% | 8.0% | 11.6% | 62.8% | 36.8% |
| 1930 | 15,574 | 13,685 | 83.0% | 5.3% | 10.8% | 62.8% | 36.7% |
| 1950 | 19,382 | 17,852 | 83.2% | 5.2% | 10.2% | 60.4% | 38.5% |
| 1970 | 31,193 | 26,332 | 75.6% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 49.1% | 49.6% |
| 1990 | 32,868 | 27,259 | 78.2% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 42.7% | 48.5% |
| 2000 | 32,989 | 27,061 | 81.0% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 38.5% | 44.6% |
| 2010 | 36,690 | 29,695 | 33.3% | 42.0% |
- ^a Language adds up to over 100% due to counting all languages, not just first language.
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