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Business Distribution by Industry in Gersfeld

Gersfeld Facts

Area1.1 km²
Population1,661
Male Population824 (49.6%)
Female Population837 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-15.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-9.8%
Median Age43.8 years (Male: 42.7, Female: 44.9)
Area Codes6654, 6656, 6658
NeighborhoodsHettenhausen, Schachen, Sandberg, Brembach, Mosbach
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng50.45138, 9.91422
Postal Codes36129

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Gersfeld Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population1,9611,8271,8421,7191,661
Population Density1,743.1 / km²1,624 / km²1,637.3 / km²1,528 / km²1,476.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gersfeld Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 6.7% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Gersfeld-12.3%-5.9%-6.7%
Hesse+9%+5.7%+0.4%
Germany+2.6%+2.2%-1.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gersfeld Median Age

Median Age: 43.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Gersfeld43.8 yrs44.9 yrs42.7 yrs
Hesse44.2 yrs45.1 yrs43.3 yrs
Germany44.8 yrs46 yrs43.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Gersfeld Population Density

Population Density: 1,476 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Gersfeld1,6611.125 km²1,476 / km²
Hesse6 million21,118.3 km²286 / km²
Germany80.7 million358,179.8 km²225 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gersfeld 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.

Neighborhoods in Gersfeld

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Gersfeld

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Gersfeld

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Gersfeld

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

Gersfeld CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Gersfeld16,418 tn9.88 tn14,593.8 tons/km²
Hesse61,074,998 tn10.11 tn2,892 tons/km²
Germany755,339,039 tn9.36 tn2,108.8 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
Gersfeld CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)16,418 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita9.88 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)14,593.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (9)
EarthquakeLow (2)

* 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
9/22/054:00 AM3.237.6 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
5/4/047:25 PM3.295.8 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
3/5/042:47 PM399.5 km18,800 mGermanyusgs.gov
7/2/011:19 PM3.426.1 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
12/11/983:45 AM347 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
11/10/974:13 PM3.332.6 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
5/6/9112:30 AM3.298.7 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
5/4/917:33 AM348.6 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
3/13/891:02 PM5.428.9 km1,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
4/28/8311:54 AM342.6 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov

Gersfeld

Gersfeld is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the Fulda River, in the Rhön Mountains, 20 km (12.43 mi) southeast of Fulda. It belonged to the abbey-principality of Fulda before secularisation in 1803. It then belon..

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