Strengelbach

Geschichte

Strengelbach is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.GeographyStrengelbach has an area, of 6.01km2. Of this area, 1.91km2 or 31.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.68km2 or 44.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.38km2 or 23.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.05km2 or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.8%. Out of the forested land, 43.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 21.5% is used for growing crops and 9.2% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Bend wavy sinister Azure.DemographicsStrengelbach has a population of, 24.8% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 7.6%. Most of the population speaks German(85.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.8%) and Portuguese being third ( 2.2%).The age distribution, in Strengelbach is; 457 children or 10.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 508 teenagers or 11.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 608 people or 13.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 620 people or 13.8% are between 30 and 39, 767 people or 17.1% are between 40 and 49, and 608 people or 13.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 485 people or 10.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 265 people or 5.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 154 people or 3.4% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 25 people or 0.6% who are 90 and older.