1290
SWITZERLAND
Area '.
Population
Pop.
Canton
per square
aq. miles
Dec. 1, 1900 1 Dec. 1,1910
mile, 1910
Zurich (Zurich) (1351)
G66
431,036
500,679
751-7
BerD (Berne) (1353) .
2,657
589,433
642,744
241-9
Luzern (Lucerne) (1332) .
579
146.159
166,782
288-0
Uri(1291) ....
415
19,700
22.055
53-1
Schwyz (1291) ....
351
55,385
58,347
166-2
Obwalden (Unterwalden-le-
Haut)(1291)
183
15,260
17,118
93-5
Nidwalden (Unterwalden-le-
Bas) (1291) ....
112
13,070
13,796
123-1
Glarus (Glaris) (1352)
267
32,349
33,211
124-3
Zug (Zoug) (1352) .
92
25,093
28,013
304-5
Fribourg (Freiburg) (1481)
644
127,951
139,200
216-1
Solothurn (Soleure) (1481)
302
100,762
116,728
386-5
Basel-Stadt (Bale-V.) (1501) .
14
112,227
135,546
9,681-9
Basel-Land (Bale-C.) (1501)
163
68,497
76,241
467-7
SchaflFhausen (Schaffliouse) (1501)
114
41,514
45,943
403-0
Appenzell A.-Rh. (Ext.) (1513)
101
55,281
57,723
572-0.
AppenzellL-Rh. (Int.) (1513) .
61
13,499
14,631
239-8
St. Gallen (St. Gall) (1803)
779
250,285
301,141
385-0
Graubiinden (Grisons) (1803) .
2,773
104,520
118,262
42-6
Aargau (Argovie) (1803) .
542
206,498
229,850
424-0
Thurgau (Thurgovie) (1803) .
381
113,221
134,055
351-8
Ticino (Tessin) (1803)
1 1,088
138,638
158,556
145-7
Vaud (Waadt) (1803)
1,244
281,379
315,428
253-5
Valais (Wallis) (1815)
2,027
114,438
129,579
63-9
Neuchatel (Neuenburg) (1815) .
312
1
126,279
132,184
423-6
Geneve (Genf) (1815)
108
132,609 3,315,443
154,159 3,741,971
1,427-3
Total
15,976
!
234-8
The German language is spoken by the majority of inhabitants in 15 of the 22 cantons, the French in five, the Italian in one (Ticino), and the Roumansch and Italian together in one (Graubiinden). In 1910, 2,599,154 spoke German, 796,244 French, 301,325 Italian, and 39,834 Roumansch. The number of foreigners resident in Switzerland in 1910 was 565,296.
The following statistics show the preliminary results of the Swiss Federal census of 1911 regarding Swiss factory enterprises : —
Employees
Trades Factories
326
Male
Female
Total
Cotton trades
11,617
17,932
29,549
Silk industry .
215
7,735
23,802
31,537
Woollen industry ,
67
2,190
3,135
5,325
Linen industry
24
440
567
1,007
Embroidery
866
11,787
16,822
28,609
Other textile trades
112
1,517
2,633
4,15»
Clothing and outfitting .
660
8,789
16,061
24,850
Provisions and alimentary tra
des ,
694
13,440
12,604
26,044
