Russikon

Geschichte

Russikon is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.HistoryRussikon is first mentioned in 775 as Ruadgisinchova. In 1247 it was mentioned as Rusinchon.GeographyRussikon has an area of 14.3km2. Of this area, 51.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 7.8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (3.2%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.1% of the area. 9.2% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.DemographicsRussikon has a population of., 10.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.2%. Most of the population speaks German (93.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.3%) and Italian being third ( 1.1%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (13.6%), the SPS (12.5%) and the CSP (11.8%).The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.6%. In Russikon about 83.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). There are 1483 households in Russikon.