Categories in Herisau

Body repairCar & Light Vehicle DealershipsCar repairCar Repair and MaintenanceCar WashGas StationNew car dealersTire ShopUsed car dealersBeverage DistributorBuilding Materials SupplierFood Products SupplierHandicraftHeating Equipment SupplierLumber StoreMachine WorkshopMetalworking Services & WorkshopsOffice Furniture StorePharmaceutical CompanySolar Energy Equipment SupplierWholesale of Textiles & Raw MaterialsWholesalersCleanersClothing storesFabric StoreFashion Accessories StoreShoe storesWomen's clothingInternet Service ProviderAssociation or OrganizationChurchesClubCounselorGovernment OfficeMailing ServiceMunicipal Administration OfficePolitical PartyRecycling CenterSanitation ServiceShipping CompanyShipping ServiceSocial Services OrganizationWaste Management ServiceWater Treatment PlantComputer ConsultantComputer ServiceComputer Support and ServicesElectronics StoreInformation servicesSoftware Company
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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Herisau

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Corporate management26238 years
Shopping12764 years
Health and medical123
Restaurants111
Real estate9046 years
Construction of buildings8552 years
Dentists74
Electronics stores7036 years
Alternative medicine56
Hotels and motels44

Herisau Facts

Area8.6 km²
Population13,753
Male Population6,879 (50.0%)
Female Population6,874 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-17.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+0.6%
Median Age41.6 years (Male: 40.2, Female: 43.2)
NeighborhoodsHöngg, Oberstrass
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng47.38615, 9.27916
Postal Codes910091019102

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Herisau Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population16,69814,41513,67213,18813,753
Population Density1,950.1 / km²1,683.5 / km²1,596.7 / km²1,540.2 / km²1,606.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Herisau Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 3.5% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Herisau-21%-8.5%-3.5%
Appenzell Ausserrhoden-8.6%-1.5%+0.4%
Switzerland+30.6%+24.4%+15.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Herisau Median Age

Median Age: 41.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Herisau41.6 yrs43.2 yrs40.2 yrs
Appenzell Ausserrhoden42.7 yrs43.9 yrs41.5 yrs
Switzerland41.4 yrs42.3 yrs40.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Herisau Population Density

Population Density: 1,606 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Herisau13,7538.6 km²1,606 / km²
Appenzell Ausserrhoden52,321242.8 km²216 / km²
Switzerland8.3 million41,281.4 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Herisau Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Herisau

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Herisau CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Herisau157,709 tn11.47 tn18,418.5 tons/km²
Appenzell Ausserrhoden603,162 tn11.53 tn2,484 tons/km²
Switzerland96,432,235 tn11.67 tn2,336 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Herisau CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)157,709 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.47 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)18,418.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (9)
EarthquakeMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
2/1/181:47 AM3.853.3 km5,000 m4km N of Innerbraz, Austriausgs.gov
3/6/178:12 PM4.163.5 km10,000 m8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerlandusgs.gov
12/12/1312:59 AM3.640.2 km2,600 m1km SSW of Balzers, Liechtensteinusgs.gov
7/20/133:30 AM3.65 km4,200 m3km ESE of Andwil, Switzerlandusgs.gov
1/4/093:30 PM4.524.3 km2,900 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
12/16/0812:34 AM3.19.3 km7,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
11/9/087:22 AM3.766.2 km3,600 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/21/084:40 PM4.270.4 km8,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
8/5/0711:15 AM3.143.6 km0 mAustriausgs.gov
7/12/0712:09 AM3.162 km1,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov

Herisau

Herisau is a municipality of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is the seat of the canton's government and parliament; the judicial authorities are situated in Trogen. central hamlet and the houses around the central square, the..

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