Root, Switzerland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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Location in Switzerland
Root
Location in Canton of Lucerne
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Lucerne | |
| District | Lucerne | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) | |
| Highest elevation
(Rooterberg)
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891 m (2,923 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation
(Reuss)
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409 m (1,342 ft) | |
| Population
(Dec 2020 )
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| • Total | 5,335 | |
| • Density | 616.8/km2 (1,597.4/sq mi) | |
| Postal code |
6037
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| Surrounded by | Buchrain, Dierikon, Gisikon, Honau, Inwil, Meierskappel, Risch (ZG), Udligenswil | |
Root is a town, also called a municipality, located in the Lucerne district. It is part of the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
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About Root's Land
Root covers an area of about 8.6 square kilometers (3.3 square miles). A big part of this land, about 50.9%, is used for farming. This means it has fields for crops or places where animals graze.
About 27.8% of Root is covered by forests. These are important for nature and offer green spaces. The rest of the land is used for buildings and roads (17%), or it's non-productive areas like rivers (4.3%).
In 1997, more than a quarter of Root's land was forest. For farming, most of the land (47.51%) was for regular crops or pastures. A smaller part (3.58%) was used for growing fruits or grapes.
The areas with buildings include homes, factories, and special developments. About 1.27% of the land is parks or green spaces. Roads and other ways to travel make up about 2.89% of the land. Rivers make up most of the non-productive land.
Who Lives in Root?
As of 2019, Root has a population of 5,125 people. About 26.5% of these people are from other countries. Over the past 10 years, the number of people living in Root has grown by 14.5%.
Most people in Root speak German (85.6%). Serbo-Croatian is the second most common language (4.2%), and Albanian is third (3.8%).
How People Vote
In the 2007 election, the most popular political group was the SVP. They received 36% of the votes. Political parties are groups of people who share similar ideas about how the country or town should be run. The next popular parties were the CVP (33.5%), the FDP (14%), and the SPS (9.1%).
Age Groups in Root
The people in Root are of different ages.
- About 25.1% of the population are young people aged 0–19 years old.
- About 30.4% are young adults aged 20–39 years old.
- About 32.9% are adults aged 40–64 years old.
- Older adults aged 65–79 years old make up 8.4% of the population.
- People aged 80–89 years old are 2.7%.
- A small number, 0.4%, are 90 years old or older.
Education and Homes
About 66% of adults in Root (aged 25–64) have finished either high school or gone on to higher education, like university.
In 2000, there were 1,432 homes in Root. About 29.8% of these homes had only one person living in them. About 9.6% were large homes with five or more people. Most homes were either two or three stories tall.
Jobs in Root
Root has a low unemployment rate of 2.36%. This means most people who want to work can find a job.
Jobs in Root are divided into three main types:
- Primary sector: This includes jobs related to farming, like working on farms. In 2005, 91 people worked in this area.
- Secondary sector: This involves making things, like in factories or construction. There were 1250 people working in this sector.
- Tertiary sector: This includes jobs that provide services, like working in shops, offices, or schools. About 973 people worked in this sector.
In 2000, about 53.8% of the people in Root had jobs. Women made up 41.6% of the people working.
Religions in Root
In 2000, people in Root belonged to different religions:
- 2,435 people (67.2%) were Roman Catholic.
- 335 people (9.2%) were Protestant.
- 85 people (2.34%) followed other Christian faiths.
- 450 people (12.41%) were Muslim.
- Some people belonged to other religions (0.61%) or did not belong to any organized religion (5.24%). A small group (2.98%) did not answer the question about their religion.
See also
In Spanish: Root (Lucerna) para niños
