Hüttikon

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Hüttikon

Location of Hüttikon

Coordinates: 47°27′N 8°23′E / 47.450°N 8.383°ECoordinates: 47°27′N 8°23′E / 47.450°N 8.383°E

Country

Area

• Total

1.59 km² (0.61 sq mi)

Elevation

433 m (1,421 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

879

• Density

550/km² (1,400/sq mi)

Postal code

8115

SFOS number

0087

Surrounded by

Dänikon, Oetwil an der Limmat, Otelfingen, Würenlos (AG)

Website

www.huettikon.ch
SFSO statistics

Hüttikon is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Hüttikon is first mentioned in 883 as Huttinchova.

Hüttikon has an area of 1.6 km² (0.62 sq mi). Of this area, 52.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36% is forested. The rest of the land, (11.8%) is settled.

The municipality is located in the Furttal on the border with the Canton of Aargau. It includes the village of Hüttikon and the hamlet of Hüttikerberg.

Hüttikon has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 879. As of 2007^[update], 18.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 24.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (89.3%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 4.5%) and Italian being third ( 0.8%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 63.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (10.6%), the FDP (8.3%) and the CSP (7.1%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 66.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hüttikon about 76.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

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