Steinen, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°3′N 8°36′E / 47.050°N 8.600°ECoordinates: 47°3′N 8°36′E / 47.050°N 8.600°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Schwyz | |
| District | Schwyz | |
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| • Total | 11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 474 m (1,555 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,312 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6422 | |
| SFOS number | 1373 | |
| Surrounded by | Arth, Lauerz, Sattel, Steinerberg, Schwyz | |
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Steinen is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Steinen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi). Of this area, 52.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (14.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
It is located between Rossberg and Lake Lauerz.
Steinen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,312. As of 2007[update], 7.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (94.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.7%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.1%).
As of 2000[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female. The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Steinen is; 801 people or 28.9% of the population is between 0 and 19. 914 people or 32.9% are 20 to 39, and 746 people or 26.9% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 188 people or 6.8% are 65 to 74. There are 87 people or 3.1% who are 70 to 79 and 39 people or 1.41% of the population who are over 80.
As of 2000[update] there are 1,033 households, of which 269 households (or about 26.0%) contain only a single individual. 95 or about 9.2% are large households, with at least five members.
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