View source for Hundwil

{{Infobox Swiss town
 | subject_name		= Hundwil
 | municipality_type	= municipality
 | image_photo          = Hundwil.JPG
 | imagepath_coa	= Hundwil-Blazono.png|pixel_coa=
 | canton		= Appenzell Ausserrhoden
 | iso-code-region 	= CH-AR
 | district		= n.a.
 |coordinates = {{coord|47|22|N|9|19|E|display=inline,title}}
 | postal_code		= 9064
 | municipality_code	= 3002
 | area			= 23.94
 | elevation		= 791|elevation_description= 
 | population		= 994 |populationof = December 2008 | popofyear = 2008
 | website		= www.hundwil.ch
 | neighboring_municipalities= [[Gonten]] (AI), [[Herisau]], [[Nesslau-Krummenau]] (SG), [[Schlatt-Haslen]] (AI), [[Schwende District|Schwende]] (AI), [[Stein, Appenzell|Stein]], [[Urnäsch]], [[Waldstatt]], [[Wildhaus]] (SG)
 | twintowns		= 
|}}
'''Hundwil''' is a [[municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Appenzell Ausserrhoden]] in [[Switzerland]]. 
[[File:2011-08-21-Hundwil (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 362.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Hundwil]]

==History==
Hundwil is first mentioned in 921 as ''Huntwilare''.<ref name=HDS/>

==Geography==
[[File:ETH-BIB-Hundwil aus 300 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-003856.tif|thumb|Aerial view from 300&nbsp;m by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1923)]]
Hundwil has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|24.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.  Of this area, 58.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.2% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>

Hundwil was a capital of the former district Hinterland. It lies on the road between [[Herisau]] and [[Appenzell (town)|Appenzell]]. The [[Landsgemeinde]] square and the ''Kronenplatz'', as well as the Protestant church are listed as [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage sites of national significance]].<ref>[[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance]] (1995), p. 55.</ref>  It consists of the village of Hundwil, a number of [[hamlet (place)|hamlets]], numerous individual farm houses and alpine herding camps.  Until 1749, the municipality of [[Stein, Appenzell|Stein]] was part of Hundwil.{{cn|date=July 2025}}

The [[Hundwiler Höhi]] is a recreational destination at {{convert|1305|m|ft|sp=us}}. The most well-known and highest mountain in the area is [[Säntis]] ({{convert|2502|m|ft|abbr=on}}), which is shared with neighbouring municipalities. The [[Schwägalp]] valley station also belongs to the extended municipality.

==Demographics==
Hundwil has a population ({{as of|2008|lc=on}}) of 994, of which about 4.9% are foreign nationals.<ref name=Kurzstats>[http://www.ar.ch/appenzell-ausserrhoden/klein-aber-anschaulich/gemeindestatistik/?redirect_url=%2Fdepartemente%2Fdepartement-sicherheit-und-justiz%2Fmilitaer-und-bevoelkerungsschutz%2Fsonderstab-pandemieplanung%2Fsonderstab-pandem Brief Statistics for the half-canton] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612112140/http://www.ar.ch/appenzell-ausserrhoden/klein-aber-anschaulich/gemeindestatistik/?redirect_url=%2Fdepartemente%2Fdepartement-sicherheit-und-justiz%2Fmilitaer-und-bevoelkerungsschutz%2Fsonderstab-pandemieplanung%2Fsonderstab-pandem |date=June 12, 2011 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 15 September 2009</ref>  Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -5.6%.  Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German  (97.2%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.3%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.5%).<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=2016-01-05 }} accessed 16-Sep-2009</ref>

{{as of|2000}}, the gender distribution of the population was 52.2% male and 47.8% female.<ref name=AR/>  The age distribution, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, in Hundwil is; 114 people or 11.0% of the population are between 0–6 years old.  156 people or 15.0% are 6-15, and 68 people or 6.6% are 16-19.  Of the adult population, 57 people or 5.5% of the population are between 20 and 24 years old.  275 people or 26.5% are 25-44, and 212 people or 20.4% are 45-64.  The senior population distribution is 99 people or 9.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old, and  57 people or 5.5% are over 80.<ref name=AR>[http://www.ar.ch/gemeinden/ Appenzell Outer Rhodes website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913070215/http://www.ar.ch/gemeinden/ |date=September 13, 2009 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 15 September 2009</ref>

In the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 federal election]] the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] received 60.9% of the vote.<ref name=SFSO/>

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated.  In Hundwil about 60% 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]]'').<ref name=SFSO/>

Hundwil has an unemployment rate of 0.55%.  {{as of|2005}}, there were 168 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 69 businesses involved in this sector.  64 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 10 businesses in this sector.  196 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 40 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>

The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|1294|Hundwil}}</ref><ref name="AR"/>
{{Historical populations
|align=left
| 1667
| 1845
| 1734
|  3360
| 1794
|  1910
| 1850
|  1500
| 1900
|  1523
| 1950
|  1290
| 1980
| 943
| 1990
| 1035
| 2000
| 1030
| 2005
| 997
| 2007
| 983
}}

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
{{commons category|Hundwil}}

{{Municipalities of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of Appenzell Ausserrhoden]]
[[Category:Cultural property of national significance in Appenzell Ausserrhoden]]