Schenkon

Schenkon
Coat of arms
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Location of Schenkon
Coordinates: 47°10′N 8°8′E / 47.167°N 8.133°E / 47.167; 8.133Coordinates: 47°10′N 8°8′E / 47.167°N 8.133°E / 47.167; 8.133
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Lucerne
District	Sursee
Area
• Total	6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Elevation	522 m (1,713 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,747
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Postal code	6214
SFOS number	1099
Surrounded by	Eich, Geuensee, Gunzwil, Oberkirch, Sursee
Twin towns	Schenkenzell (Germany)
Website	www.schenkon.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics

Schenkon is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Schenkon has an area of 6.8 km² (2.6 sq mi). Of this area, 67.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey^[update], 17.01% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 61.39% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.51% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 7.84% is covered with buildings, 0.74% is industrial, 0.59% is classed as special developments, 0.44% is parks or greenbelts and 5.18% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.15% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.15% is other unproductive land.

Schenkon has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,747. As of 2007^[update], 4.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 26.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (96.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 30.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (29.2%), the FDP (26.5%) and the Green Party (6.6%).

The age distribution in Schenkon is; 603 people or 23.6% of the population is 0–19 years old. 743 people or 29.1% are 20–39 years old, and 973 people or 38.1% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 203 people or 8% are 65–79 years old, 26 or 1% are 80–89 years old and 4 people or 0.2% of the population are 90+ years old.