{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Dänikon | municipality_type = municipality | image_photo =Dänikon_-_Haupt-Oberdorfstrasse_2012-05-13_16-11-28_(P7000).jpg | image_caption = Main street in Dänikon | imagepath_coa = CHE Dänikon COA.svg|pixel_coa= | imagepath_flag = CHE Dänikon Flag.svg | canton = Zurich | iso-code-region = CH-ZH | district = Dielsdorf |coordinates = {{coord|47|27|N|8|24|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 8114 | municipality_code = 0085 | area = 2.77 | elevation = 437|elevation_description= | population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-ZH|0085}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-ZH}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-ZH}} | website = www.daenikon.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Buchs, Dällikon, Hüttikon, Oetwil an der Limmat, Otelfingen | twintowns = |}}
'''Dänikon''' is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
==History== Dänikon is first mentioned in 1130 as ''Täninchoven''.<ref name=HDS/>
Until 1843 it was part of the municipality of Dällikon.
==Geography== thumb|left|Buchs, Lägern and Dänikon villages thumb|left|Aerial view (1950) Dänikon has an area of {{convert|2.8|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 53.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>
The municipality is located on the left side of the ''Furttal''.
==Demographics== thumb|Municipal administration building of Dänikon Dänikon has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-ZH}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-ZH|0085}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-ZH}} {{as of|2007}}, 23.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.9%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (87.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.6%) and Turkish being third ( 2.2%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (14.7%), the FDP (9.6%) and the CSP (9.3%).
The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 6.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Dänikon about 75.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a ''Fachhochschule'').
Dänikon has an unemployment rate of 3.08%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 68 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 235 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 26 businesses in this sector. 121 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 35 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=January 5, 2016 }} accessed 03-Aug-2009</ref>
The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|65|Dänikon}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! year ! population |- | 1467 | 7 Households |- | 1634 | 88 |- | 1799 | 173 |- | 1850 | 238 |- | 1900 | 192 |- | 1950 | 175 |- | 1970 | 373 |- | 2000 | 1,749 |- |}
==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * [http://www.daenikon.ch Official website] {{in lang|de}} * {{HDS|65|Dänikon}}
{{Municipalities of the district of Dielsdorf}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Danikon}} Category:Municipalities of the canton of Zurich