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{{distinguish|Mells (disambiguation){{!}}Mells|Mel (disambiguation){{!}}Mel|Mel's (disambiguation){{!}}Mel's}}
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{{Infobox Swiss town
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| population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-SG|3293}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-SG}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-SG}}
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| mayor = Guido Fischer
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==Demographics==
Mels has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-SG}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-SG|3293}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-SG}} {{as of|2007}}, about 14.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}), 30 are from [[Germany]], 228 are from [[Italy]], 563 are from ex-[[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], 21 are from [[Austria]], 90 are from [[Turkey]],
The age distribution, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, in Mels is; 1,073 children or 13.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 1,137 teenagers or 14.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 1,038 people or 13.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 1,300 people or 16.6% are between 30 and 39, 1,028 people or 13.1% are between 40 and 49, and 889 people or 11.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 641 people or 8.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 415 people or 5.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 262 people or 3.3% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 54 people or 0.7% who are between 90 and 99.<ref name=SG_personen>[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/portraet/Regionen-Gemeinden/reggem-quer.html Canton St. Gallen Statistics-Hauptergebnisse der Volkszählung 2000: Regionen- und Gemeindevergleich-Personen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003122151/http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/portraet/Regionen-Gemeinden/reggem-quer.html |date=3 October 2009 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 30 December 2009</ref>
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In the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 43.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] (26.5%), the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (10.4%) and the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]] (10.2%).<ref name=SFSO/>
In Mels about 65.5% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either university or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/>
The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|1354|Mels}}</ref>
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==Economy==
{{as of|2007|In 2007}}, Mels had an unemployment rate of 0.82%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 330 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 122 businesses involved in this sector. 722 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 90 businesses in this sector. 1,932 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 240 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/> {{as of|2009 | October}} the average unemployment rate was 3.0%.<ref>[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/themen/b03/arblos.html St Gallen Canton statistics-Unemployment] {{in lang|de}} accessed 30 December 2009</ref>
==Religion==
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