Staufen

Geschichte

Staufen is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.GeographyStaufen has an area, of 3.57km2. Of this area, 1.43km2 or 40.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.13km2 or 31.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.95km2 or 26.6% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.2% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 32.5% is used for growing crops and 5.6% is pastures, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules three Cups Or.DemographicsStaufen has a population of, 14.7% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 12.7%. Most of the population speaks German (89.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.9%) and Portuguese being third ( 1.2%).The age distribution, in Staufen is; 268 children or 10.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 261 teenagers or 10.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 309 people or 11.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 324 people or 12.5% are between 30 and 39, 443 people or 17.1% are between 40 and 49, and 367 people or 14.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 286 people or 11.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 205 people or 7.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 106 people or 4.1% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 17 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older.