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mountains). In the 1997 land survey, 36.66% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 56.84% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.42% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 1.72% is covered with buildings, 0.06% is industrial, 0.19% is classed as special developments, 0.1% is parks or greenbelts and 1.47% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.19% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.35% is other unproductive land.
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Hergiswil bei
Willisau has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,908. As of 2007, 54 or about 3.0% are not Swiss citizens. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (98.0%), with Albanian being second most common
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Hergiswil bei Willisau is; 499 people or 27.7% of the population is 0–19 years old. 470 people or 26.1% are 20–39 years old, and 547 people or 30.4% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 184 people or 10.2% are 65–79 years old, 84 or 4.7%
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In the 2000 census, the religious membership of
Hergiswil bei Willisau was; 1,557 (86.1%) were Roman Catholic, and 136 (7.5%) were Protestant, with an additional 12 (0.66%) that were of some other Christian faith. There are 10 individuals (0.55% of the population) who are Muslim. Of the rest;
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Hergiswil bei
Willisau has an area, as of 2006, of 31.3 km (12.1 sq mi). Of this area, 59.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or
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