Mägenwil

Mägenwil
Coat of arms
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Location of Mägenwil
Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°14′E / 47.417°N 8.233°E / 47.417; 8.233Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°14′E / 47.417°N 8.233°E / 47.417; 8.233
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Baden
Area
• Total	3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Elevation	423 m (1,388 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,083
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Postal code	5506
SFOS number	4032
Surrounded by	Birrhard, Brunegg, Hägglingen, Othmarsingen, Wohlenschwil
Website	www.maegenwil.ch SFSO statistics

Mägenwil is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Mägenwil is first mentioned in 924 as Maganwilare. In 1273 it was mentioned as Echwile.

Mägenwil has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 3.5 km² (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (24%) is settled.

The municipality is located in the Baden district, on the southern edge of the Birrfeld region. It consists of the linear village of Mägenwil and the hamlets of Eckwil with which it was grown together. Before 1905 Eckwil was an independent municipality.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Poppy Seedpod Or slipped and leaved.

Mägenwil has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,083. As of 2008^[update], 17.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 25.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (88.7%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.9%) and Albanian being third ( 1.8%).

The age distribution, as of 2008^[update], in Mägenwil is; 223 children or 12.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 266 teenagers or 14.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 217 people or 11.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 285 people or 15.5% are between 30 and 39, 349 people or 19.0% are between 40 and 49, and 212 people or 11.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 151 people or 8.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 104 people or 5.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 29 people or 1.6% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 5 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.