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| Population | 55 (December 2007[update]) | |||||||||
| - Density | 4 /km2 (9 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 15.13 km2 (5.84 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 865 m (2,838 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7433 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Casti-Wergenstein, Donat, Lohn, Safien, Tschappina | |||||||||
| Website | www.mathon.ch | |||||||||
Mathon (Romansh: Maton) is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
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History
Mathon is first mentioned about 840 as in Mentaune.[1]
Geography
Mathon has an area, as of 2006[update], of 15.1 square kilometers (5.8 sq mi). Of this area, 66.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (22.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]
The municipality is located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. The village is a haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) at an elevation of 1,521 m (4,990 ft) in the center of the upper Schamserberg region.
Demographics
Mathon has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 55, all Swiss nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -14.1%.[2]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 56.4% male and 43.6% female.[3] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Mathon is; 12 people or 23.1% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 6 people or 11.5% are 10 to 14, and 1 person or 1.9% is 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 3 people or 5.8% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 8 people or 15.4% are 30 to 39, 6 people or 11.5% are 40 to 49, and 2 people or 3.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 6 people or 11.5% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 6 people or 11.5% are 70 to 79, there is 1 person or 1.9% who is 80 to 89, and 1 person who is 90 to 99.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 66.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.2%), the FDP (12.3%) and the CVP (1.5%).[2]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Mathon about 78.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[2]
Mathon has an unemployment rate of 0.83%. As of 2005[update], there were 17 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. people are employed in the secondary sector and there are businesses in this sector. 8 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
| year | population |
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| 1780 | 123 |
| 1850 | 111 |
| 1900 | 74 |
| 1950 | 65 |
| 2000 | 52 |
Languages
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Romansh (53.8%), with the rest speaking German (46.2%).[2] The municipality is about evenly divided between German-speaking and Romansh-speaking population. Although 87% of the population understands Romansch, German is now the sole official language.
References
- ^ a b Mathon in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 07-Oct-2009
- ^ Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
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