Schleinikon
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Schleinikon
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Coordinates: 47°30′N 8°24′E / 47.500°N 8.400°E / 47.500; 8.400
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Dielsdorf
Area [1]
• Total	5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Elevation	472 m (1,549 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	728
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8165
SFOS number	0098
ISO 3166 code	CH-ZH
Surrounded by	Boppelsen, Niederweningen, Oberweningen, Otelfingen, Regensberg, Siglistorf (AG)
Website	http://www.schleinikon.ch SFSO statistics

Schleinikon is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Situated in the Wehntal, Schleinikon has an area of 5.7 km² (2.2 sq mi). Of this area, 49.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[3]

Schleinikon has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 858.^[4] As of 2007^[update], 5.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.8%), with English being second most common ( 0.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (18.3%), the CSP (12.9%) and the Green Party (11.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10%. In Schleinikon about 84% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Schleinikon has an unemployment rate of 0.92%. As of 2005^[update], there were 45 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 24 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 34 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.^[3]

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