Rifferswil

Rifferswil
Coat of arms
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Location of Rifferswil
Coordinates: 47°14′N 8°28′E / 47.233°N 8.467°E / 47.233; 8.467Coordinates: 47°14′N 8°28′E / 47.233°N 8.467°E / 47.233; 8.467
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Affoltern
Area
• Total	6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Elevation	579 m (1,900 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,056
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Postal code	8911
SFOS number	0012
Surrounded by	Aeugst am Albis, Hausen am Albis, Kappel am Albis, Mettmenstetten
Website	www.rifferswil.ch SFSO statistics

Rifferswil is a village in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Rifferswil has an area of 6.6 km² (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 66.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Rifferswil has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,056. As of 2007^[update], 5.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.5%), with French being second most common ( 0.7%) and Italian being third ( 0.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 32.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (22.8%), the Green Party (14.8%) and the CSP (14%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13%. In Rifferswil about 88.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).