Stansstad
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| Coordinates: 46°58.602′N 8°20.403′E / 46.976700°N 8.340050°ECoordinates: 46°58.602′N 8°20.403′E / 46.976700°N 8.340050°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Nidwalden | |
| District | n.a. | |
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| • Total | 9.11 km2 (3.52 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 4,396 | |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6362 | |
| SFOS number | 1510 | |
| Surrounded by | Alpnach (OW), Ennetbürgen, Ennetmoos, Hergiswil, Horw (LU), Meggen (LU), Stans, Weggis (LU) | |
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Stansstad is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Stansstad has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 9.11 km2 (3.52 sq mi). Of this area, about 32.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 2.4% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of 80 ha (200 acres) or about 8.8% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 15 ha (37 acres) over the 1981/82 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by 1 ha (2.5 acres) and is now about 0.99% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, 10 ha (25 acres) is used for orchards and vineyards and 307 ha (760 acres) is fields and grasslands. Since 1981/82 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 24 ha (59 acres). Rivers and lakes cover 9 ha (22 acres) in the municipality.
Stansstad has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 4,396. As of 2014[update], 15.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals.In 2015 a small minority (234 or 5.3% of the population) was born in Germany. Over the last 4 years (2010-2014) the population has changed at a rate of -1.44%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2014, was 9.1, while the death rate was 8.0 per thousand residents.
As of 2014[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 14.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 63.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 22.6%. In 2015 there were 1,800 single residents, 1,950 people who were married or in a civil partnership, 222 widows or widowers and 424 divorced residents.
In 2014 there were 2,131 private households in Stansstad with an average household size of 2.03 persons. Of the 629 inhabited buildings in the municipality, in 2000, about 34.5% were single family homes and 39.6% were multiple family buildings. Additionally, about 13.7% of the buildings were built before 1919, while 14.8% were built between 1991 and 2000. In 2013 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 1.36. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2015[update], was 2.7%.
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