See-Gaster

See-Gaster

Wahlkreis See-Gaster
See-Gaster Wahlkreis See-Gaster
Constituency
Land	Schweiz
Canton	St. Gallen
Area
• Total	246.16 km2 (95.04 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	61,524
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	14

See-Gaster (Wahlkreis) is a constituency in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Wahlkreis (SFOS number 1726) has been established on June 10, 2001 with an area of Template:Km2 to mi2.

Demographics

See-Gaster Wahlkreis has a population (as of 2008^[update]) of 61,524. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000^[update]), 919 are from Germany, 2,073 are from Italy, 3,867 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 278 are from Austria, 817 are from Turkey, and 2,206 are from another country.^[1] Of the population (as of 2000^[update]), 51,263 speak German, 277 people speak French, 1,420 people speak Italian, and 130 people speak Romansh.^[2]

The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Region See-Gaster is; 7,257 children or 12.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 7,776 teenagers or 13.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 7,432 people or 12.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 9,522 people or 16.4% are between 30 and 39, 8,341 people or 14.4% are between 40 and 49, and 7,130 people or 12.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 5,075 people or 8.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3,530 people or 6.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 1,536 people or 2.7% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 303 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99, and 4 people who are 100 or more.^[2]

In 2000^[update] there were 6,895 persons (or 11.9% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 12,907 (or 22.3%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 32,227 (or 55.7%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 2,952 (or 5.1%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 323 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 252 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 592 who lived household made up of unrelated persons,and 1,758 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.^[2]

Out of the total population in the region, as of 2000^[update], the highest education level completed by 12,282 people (21.2% of the population) was Primary, while 21,312 (36.8%) have completed Secondary, 6,561 (11.3%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 2,529 (4.4%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.^[2]

Economy

As of October 2009^[update] the average unemployment rate was 3.3%.^[3]

Religion

From the 2000 census^[update], 35,391 or 61.1% are Roman Catholic, while 11,831 or 20.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 34 individuals (or about 0.06% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith, there are 1,218 individuals (or about 2.10% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 932 individuals (or about 1.61% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 21 individuals (or about 0.04% of the population) who are Jewish, and 2,421 (or about 4.18% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 583 individuals (or about 1.01% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 3,644 (or about 6.29% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 1,831 individuals (or about 3.16% of the population) did not answer the question.^[2]

Municipalities

Municipality	Inhabitants 2008^[1]	Area in km²	SFOS number
Amden	1,617	43.48	3311
Benken	2,454	16.48	3312
Ernetschwil	1,393	10.26	3331
Eschenbach	5,457	13.25	3332
Goldingen	1,098	22.11	3333
Gommiswald	2,789	11.86	3334
Kaltbrunn	4,045	18.68	3313
Rapperswil-Jona	25,777^a	22.17	3340
Rieden	706	11.42	3314
St. Gallenkappel	1,760	19.46	3337
Schänis	3,504	39.90	3315
Schmerikon	3,508	4.15	3338
Uznach	5,654	7.55	3339
Weesen	1,505	5.39	3316
Total (14)	61,524	246.16	1726