Oberhof () is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

History

thumb|Aerial view (1953)

Oberhof is first mentioned in 1630 as Oberhoff.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 39.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.7% is used for growing crops and 30.2% is pastures, while 4.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.

Demographics

Oberhof has a population () of . , 4.1% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 11.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.2%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and French being third ( 0.6%).

The age distribution, , in Oberhof is; 73 children or 13.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 77 teenagers or 13.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 57 people or 10.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 83 people or 14.8% are between 30 and 39, 94 people or 16.8% are between 40 and 49, and 63 people or 11.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 51 people or 9.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 40 people or 7.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 19 people or 3.4% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 3 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.

the average number of residents per living room was 0.56 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 69.3% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

, there were 14 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 70 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 92 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. There were a total of 1 empty apartments for a 0.5% vacancy rate.

Economy

, Oberhof had an unemployment rate of 2.14%. , there were 89 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 34 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 24 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector. Of the working population, 10.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 53.9% used a private car.

References

  • Oberhof