Wald, Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Geschichte

Wald is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.GeographyWald has an area, of 6.8km2. Of this area, 66% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).DemographicsWald has a population of. In 2008 about 10.1% were foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.3%. Most of the population speaks German (93.6%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (2.3%) and French being third (0.8%)., the gender distribution of the population was 51.3% male and 48.7% female. The age distribution, in Wald is; 94 people or 10.7% of the population are between 0–6 years old. 129 people or 14.6% are 6-15, and 50 people or 5.7% are 16-19. Of the adult population, 46 people or 5.2% of the population are between 20–24 years old. 231 people or 26.2% are 25-44, and 200 people or 22.7% are 45-64. The senior population distribution is 89 people or 10.1% of the population are between 65–79 years old, and 42 people or 4.8% are over 80.In the 2007 federal election the FDP received 65.3% of the vote.In Wald about 77.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).