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Wil
Wil
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Wil
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Bülach
Area
• Total	8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Elevation	406 m (1,332 ft)
Population (31 December 2018)
• Total	1,425
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8196
SFOS number	0071
ISO 3166 code	CH-ZH
Surrounded by	Dettighofen (DE-BW), Eglisau, Hüntwangen, Klettgau (DE-BW), Rafz, Wasterkingen
Website	www.wil-zh.ch ; SFSO statistics

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Wil is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Geography

Wil has an area of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, 54.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[3]

There are border crossings into Germany at near Wil town (to Bühl in Baden-Wurttemberg) and Buchenloo (to Dettighofen in Baden-Wurttemberg).

Demographics

Wil has a population (as of 2007^[update]) of 1,276, of which 7.3% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.5%), with Spanish being second most common ( 0.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.7%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (12.2%), the SPS (11.5%) and the FDP (11.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 28.1% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 60.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Wil about 82% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Wil has an unemployment rate of 1.57%. As of 2005^[update], there were 76 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 26 businesses involved in this sector. 161 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 21 businesses in this sector. 147 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 39 businesses in this sector.^[3]

Transport

Hüntwangen-Wil is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the line S5. Its train station is a 33 minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.

External links

Official website Template:De icon

References

^ ^a ^b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 30-Jul-2009

[wikidata-34465df301612b4c187d3751abe3e95527f60501-v13-1] "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[wikidata-08bd17aa84cda5e3983f082e36c9004a86cf08fc-v13-2] "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[SFSO-3] Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 30-Jul-2009

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+[[File:Karte Gemeinde Wil ZH 2007.png|thumb|Wil]]
 {{other|Wil (disambiguation)}}
-'''Wil''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Bülach (district)|Bülach]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Zurich (canton)|Zürich]] in [[Switzerland]]. There are border crossings into Germany at near Wil town (to Bühl in Baden-Wurttemberg) and Buchenloo (to [[Dettighofen]] in Baden-Wurttemberg).
+'''Wil''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Bülach (district)|Bülach]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Zurich (canton)|Zürich]] in [[Switzerland]].
+==Geography==
+Wil has an area of {{km2 to mi2|9|abbr=on}}.  Of this area, 54.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.4% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 14.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>
+There are border crossings into Germany at near Wil town (to Bühl in Baden-Wurttemberg) and Buchenloo (to [[Dettighofen]] in Baden-Wurttemberg).
+==Demographics==
+Wil has a population ({{as of|2007|lc=on}}) of 1,276, of which 7.3% are foreign nationals.  Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.6%.  Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German  (95.5%), with Spanish being second most common ( 0.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.7%).
+In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 48.5% of the vote.  The next three most popular parties were the [[Christian Social Party (Switzerland)|CSP]] (12.2%), the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS]] (11.5%) and the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (11.4%).
+The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 28.1% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 60.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.7%.  The entire Swiss population is generally well educated.  In Wil about 82% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either University or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').
+Wil has an unemployment rate of 1.57%.  {{as of|2005}}, there were 76 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 26 businesses involved in this sector.  161 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 21 businesses in this sector.  147 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 39 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 30-Jul-2009</ref>
 == Transport ==
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 * [http://www.wil-zh.ch Official website] {{de icon}}
 {{commonscat|Wil ZH}}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 {{Municipalities of the district of Bülach}}
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 [[Category:Municipalities of the canton of Zurich]]
 [[Category:Germany-Switzerland border crossings]]
-{{Zürich-geo-stub}}
 [[de:Wil ZH]]