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Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Bülach
Area
• Total	4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population  (Dec 2020 )
• Total	1,067
• Density	217.3/km2 (562.8/sq mi)
Postal code	8194
Surrounded by	Eglisau, Glattfelden, Hohentengen am Hochrhein (DE-BW), Wasterkingen, Wil

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

History

Hüntwangen is first mentioned in 1254 as Hiuntwangin.

Aerial view (1968)

Geography

Hüntwangen has an area of 4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 50.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located on the western edge of the Rafzerfeld, the region in the district which is north of the Rhine.

Demographics

Hüntwangen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,067. As of 2007^[update], 7.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 22.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (96.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17%), the FDP (11.2%) and the Green Party (8.9%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.5%. In Hüntwangen about 85.5% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Hüntwangen has an unemployment rate of 1.61%. As of 2005^[update], there were 34 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 65 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 92 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 26 businesses in this sector.

The historical population is given in the following table:

Transport

Hüntwangen-Wil railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the line S9. It is a 33-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.