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Buochs
Buochs
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Buochs
	Buochs Buochs
	Coordinates: 46°58′N 8°25′E / 46.967°N 8.417°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Nidwalden
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi)
Elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (31 December 2018)
• Total	5,312
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6374
SFOS number	1502
ISO 3166 code	CH-NW
Surrounded by	Beckenried, Ennetbürgen, Gersau (SZ), Oberdorf, Stans
Twin towns	Deidesheim (Germany)
Website	www.buochs.ch ; SFSO statistics

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Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.

History

Buochs is first mentioned in 1124 as Boches. In 1184, it was mentioned as Buoches, then in 1210 as Buches, and in 1229 as Buchs.^[3]

Geography

Buochs has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 9.96 km² (3.85 sq mi).^[4] Of this area, about 46.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 1.7% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of 96 ha (240 acres) or about 9.7% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 32 ha (79 acres) over the 1981 amount. Of the agricultural land, 19 ha (47 acres) is used for orchards and vineyards, 448 ha (1,110 acres) is fields and grasslands and 1 ha (2.5 acres) consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1981 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 28 ha (69 acres). Over the same time period the amount of forested land has decreased by 2 ha (4.9 acres). Rivers and lakes cover 16 ha (40 acres) in the municipality.^[5]^[6]

The municipality is located along the roads between Ennetbürgen, Beckenried and Stans. It is on the western side of Lake Lucerne between the Engelberger Aa and the Buochserhorn mountain. It consists of the former linear village of Buochs.

Demographics

Buochs has a population (as of December 2020^[update]) of 5,313.^[7] As of 2015^[update], 15.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 5 years (2010-2015) the population has changed at a rate of 2.16%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2015, was 11.6, while the death rate was 6.1 per thousand residents.^[6]

As of 2015^[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 19.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 63.4% of the population and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.0%.^[6] In 2015 there were 2,405 single residents, 2,465 people who were married or in a civil partnership, 217 widows or widowers and 346 divorced residents.^[8]

In 2015 there were 2,244 private households in Buochs with an average household size of 2.39 persons. In 2015 about 28.6% of all buildings in the municipality were single family homes, which is less than the percentage in the canton (35.5%) and much less than the percentage nationally (57.4%).^[9] Of the 742 inhabited buildings in the municipality, in 2000, about 29.5% were single family homes and 50.3% were multiple family buildings. Additionally, about 18.2% of the buildings were built before 1919, while 14.7% were built between 1991 and 2000.^[10] In 2014 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 16.67. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2016^[update], was 1.21%.^[6]

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (90.9%), with Italian being second most common (1.8%) and Croatian being third (1.7%).^[11] As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

The historical population is given in the following chart:^[12]^[3]

Sights

The main sights of Buochs are the church St. Martin, the Loreto chapel in Ennerberg, a monument of Johann Melchior Wyrsch, and the quay.

The urban village of Buochs is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.^[13]

Politics

In the 2015 federal election the only major party which ran a candidate was the SVP which received 83.8% of the vote. In the federal election, a total of 2,242 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 57.3%. In the 2011 election the SVP received 43.8%, followed by the FDP with 38.0% and the GPS with 18.2%.^[14]^[15]

In the 2007 federal election, the most popular party was the FDP which received 89.9% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to local small right-wing parties (9.4%).^[11]

Education

In Buochs about 73% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).^[11]

Economy

Buochs is classified as a suburban community.^[16]

As of 2014^[update], there were a total of 1,971 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 130 people worked in 44 businesses in the primary economic sector. The secondary sector employed 599 workers in 81 separate businesses, of which there were 12 small businesses with a total of 336 employees and larger business with a total of 60 employees. Finally, the tertiary sector provided 1,242 jobs in 240 businesses, of which three mid sized businesses employed a total of 246 employees.^[17]

In 2015 a total of 16.7% of the population received social assistance.^[6] In 2011 the unemployment rate in the municipality was 1%.^[18]

In 2015 local hotels had a total of 35,351 overnight stays, of which 90.8% were international visitors.^[19]

In 2015 the average cantonal, municipal and church tax rate in the municipality for a couple with two children making SFr 80,000 was 3.3% while the rate for a single person making SFr 150,000 was 11.6%, both of which are close to the average for the canton. The canton has a slightly lower than average tax rate for those making SFr 80,000 and one of the lowest for those making SFr 150,000. In 2013 the average income in the municipality per tax payer was SFr 76,843 and the per person average was SFr 35,038, which is less than the cantonal average of SFr 98,342 and SFr 46,206 respectively It is also less than the national per tax payer average of SFr 82,682 and the per person average of SFr 35,825.^[20]

Sports

The village is home to the football club SC Buochs, who play in the 2. Liga Interregional.

From 15 to 19 July 2009, the ICF Junior Wildwater Worldchampionships took place. It was mainly organized by members of the canoeclub of Nidwalden and the canoeclub of Obwalden. The races were on the Engelberger Aa.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b Buochs in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
^ "Arealstatistik Land Use - Gemeinden nach 10 Klassen". www.landuse-stat.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Regionalporträts 2017: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 18 May 2017
^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geschlecht, Zivilstand und Geburtsort (in German) accessed 8 September 2016
^ Statistical Atlas of Switzerland - Anteil Einfamilienhäuser am gesamten Gebäudebestand, 2015 accessed 18 May 2017
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Thema 09 - Bau- und Wohnungswesen (in German) accessed 5 May 2016
^ ^a ^b ^c Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed 04-Sep-2009
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
^ "Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance". A-Objects. Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS). 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Nationalratswahlen 2011: Parteistärken, Wahlbeteiligung, fiktive Wählende Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 2 May 2016
^ "Nationalratswahlen 2015: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung nach Gemeinden" [National council elections 2015: strength of the parties and voter turnout by municipality] (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
^ "Die Raumgliederungen der Schweiz 2016" (in German, French, Italian, and English). Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^ Federal Statistical Office -Arbeitsstätten und Beschäftigte nach Gemeinde, Wirtschaftssektor und Grössenklasse accessed 31 October 2016
^ "Arbeitslosenquote 2011". Statistical Atlas of Switzerland. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
^ Federal Statistical Office - Hotellerie: Ankünfte und Logiernächte der geöffneten Betriebe accessed 31 October 2016
^ "18 - Öffentliche Finanzen > Steuern". Swiss Atlas. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[wikidata-34465df301612b4c187d3751abe3e95527f60501-v18-1] "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[wikidata-08bd17aa84cda5e3983f082e36c9004a86cf08fc-v18-2] "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[HDS-3] Buochs in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[Arealstatistik-4] Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen

[5] "Arealstatistik Land Use - Gemeinden nach 10 Klassen". www.landuse-stat.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[SFOS2017-6] Regionalporträts 2017: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 18 May 2017

[Stat2020_NW-7] "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[8] Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geschlecht, Zivilstand und Geburtsort (in German) accessed 8 September 2016

[9] Statistical Atlas of Switzerland - Anteil Einfamilienhäuser am gesamten Gebäudebestand, 2015 accessed 18 May 2017

[Housing-10] Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Thema 09 - Bau- und Wohnungswesen (in German) accessed 5 May 2016

[SFSO-11] Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed 04-Sep-2009

[12] Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016

[13] "Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance". A-Objects. Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS). 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

[14] Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Nationalratswahlen 2011: Parteistärken, Wahlbeteiligung, fiktive Wählende Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 2 May 2016

[15] "Nationalratswahlen 2015: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung nach Gemeinden" [National council elections 2015: strength of the parties and voter turnout by municipality] (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[16] "Die Raumgliederungen der Schweiz 2016" (in German, French, Italian, and English). Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

[17] Federal Statistical Office -Arbeitsstätten und Beschäftigte nach Gemeinde, Wirtschaftssektor und Grössenklasse accessed 31 October 2016

[18] "Arbeitslosenquote 2011". Statistical Atlas of Switzerland. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 4 May 2017.

[19] Federal Statistical Office - Hotellerie: Ankünfte und Logiernächte der geöffneten Betriebe accessed 31 October 2016

[20] "18 - Öffentliche Finanzen > Steuern". Swiss Atlas. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

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 ==History==
-Buochs is first mentioned in 1124 as ''Boches''.  In 1184 it was mentioned as ''Buoches'' in 1210 as ''Buches'', and in 1229 as ''Buchs''.<ref name=HDS/>
+Buochs is first mentioned in 1124 as ''Boches''.  In 1184, it was mentioned as ''Buoches'', then in 1210 as ''Buches'', and in 1229 as ''Buchs''.<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|748|Buochs}}</ref>
 ==Geography==
 [[File:Gulf of Buochs Lake Lucerne.jpg|thumb|left|Gulf of Buochs on Lake Lucerne]]
+[[File:ETH-BIB-Buochs v. S. S. W. aus 400 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-004926-AL.tif|thumb|Aerial view from 400&nbsp;m by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1925)]]
-Buochs has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|9.9|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}.  Of this area, 48% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 16% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>
+Buochs has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of {{Swiss area|1502|mi=on}}.{{Swiss area data|1502|QUELLE}}  Of this area, about 46.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.5% is forested.   Of the rest of the land, 18.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 1.7% is unproductive land.  In the 2004/09 survey a total of {{convert|96|ha|acre|abbr=on}} or about 9.7% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of {{convert|32|ha|acre|abbr=on}} over the 1981 amount.  Of the agricultural land, {{convert|19|ha|acre|abbr=on}} is used for orchards and vineyards, {{convert|448|ha|acre|abbr=on}} is fields and grasslands and {{convert|1|ha|acre|abbr=on}} consists of alpine grazing areas.  Since 1981 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by {{convert|28|ha|acre|abbr=on}}.  Over the same time period the amount of forested land has decreased by {{convert|2|ha|acre|abbr=on}}.  Rivers and lakes cover {{convert|16|ha|acre|abbr=on}} in the municipality.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/raum-umwelt/bodennutzung-bedeckung.gnpdetail.2016-0436.html |title=Arealstatistik Land Use - Gemeinden nach 10 Klassen |date=24 November 2016 |website=www.landuse-stat.admin.ch |publisher=Swiss Federal Statistical Office |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=SFOS2017>[https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/regionalstatistik/regionale-portraets-kennzahlen/gemeinden/daten-erlaeuterungen.assetdetail.2422865.html Regionalporträts 2017: Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{in lang|de}} accessed 18 May 2017</ref>
 The municipality is located along the roads between [[Ennetbürgen]], [[Beckenried]] and [[Stans]].  It is on the western side of [[Lake Lucerne]] between the [[Engelberger Aa]] and the Buochserhorn mountain.  It consists of the former [[linear village]] of Buochs.
 ==Demographics==
-Buochs has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-NW}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-NW|1502}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-NW}}  {{as of|2007}}, 11.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.<ref name=NW_pop>[http://www.nw.ch/de/verwaltung/departemente/welcome.php?departement_id=12&page=5&action=download&id=2575 Nidwalden Statistical Office-Population] {{de icon}} accessed 4 September 2009</ref>  Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.7%.  Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German  (90.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.7%).<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 04-Sep-2009</ref>  {{as of|2008}} the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.
+Buochs has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-NW}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-NW|1502}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-NW}}  {{as of|2015}}, 15.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals.  Over the last 5 years (2010-2015) the population has changed at a rate of 2.16%.  The [[birth rate]] in the municipality, in 2015, was 11.6, while the [[death rate]] was 6.1 per thousand residents.<ref name=SFOS2017/>
+{{as of|2015}}, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 19.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 63.4% of the population and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.0%.<ref name=SFOS2017/>  In 2015 there were 2,405 single residents, 2,465 people who were married or in a civil partnership, 217 widows or widowers and 346 divorced residents.<ref>[https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Default.aspx?px_language=de Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geschlecht, Zivilstand und Geburtsort] {{in lang|de}} accessed 8 September 2016</ref>
-{{as of|2000}} there are 1,893 households, of which 1,150 households (or about 60.8%) contain only one or two individuals.  189 or about 10.0% are large households, with at least five members.<ref name=NW_Gemeinde>[http://www.nw.ch/de/onlinemain/publikationen/welcome.php?action=download&amt_id=&id=2200 Nidwalden Statistical Office-Municipalities] {{de_icon}} accessed 4 September 2009</ref>
+In 2015 there were 2,244 private households in Buochs with an average household size of 2.39 persons. In 2015 about 28.6% of all buildings in the municipality were single family homes, which is less than the percentage in the canton (35.5%) and much less than the percentage nationally (57.4%).<ref>[https://www.atlas.bfs.admin.ch/maps/13/de/12396_11973_175_169/20440.html Statistical Atlas of Switzerland - Anteil Einfamilienhäuser am gesamten Gebäudebestand, 2015] accessed 18 May 2017</ref>  Of the 742 inhabited buildings in the municipality, in 2000, about 29.5% were single family homes and 50.3% were multiple family buildings.  Additionally, about 18.2% of the buildings were built before 1919, while 14.7% were built between 1991 and 2000.<ref name=Housing>[https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Thema 09 - Bau- und Wohnungswesen ] {{in lang|de}} accessed 5 May 2016</ref>  In 2014 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 16.67.  The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2016|alt=in 2016}}, was 1.21%.<ref name=SFOS2017/>
-In the 2007 [[Swiss federal election, 2007|federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] which received 89.9% of the vote.  Most of the rest of the votes went to local small right-wing parties (9.4%).<ref name=SFSO/>
+Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (90.9%), with Italian being second most common (1.8%) and Croatian being third (1.7%).<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 04-Sep-2009</ref>  {{as of|2008}} the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.
-The entire Swiss population is generally well educated.  In Buochs about 73% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either university or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/>
+The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref>[https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/default.aspx?px_language=de Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 ] {{in lang|de}} accessed 27 April 2016</ref><ref name=HDS/>
-Buochs has an unemployment rate of 1.32%.  {{as of|2005}}, there were 143 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 54 businesses involved in this sector.  484 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 53 businesses in this sector.  856 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 151 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>
+<timeline>
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+  bar:1850 from:start till:1284 text:"1,284"
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+  bar:1860 from:start till:1432 text:"1,432"
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+  bar:1870 from:start till:1515 text:"1,515"
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+  bar:1880 from:start till:1424 text:"1,424"
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+  bar:1910 from:start till:1591 text:"1,591"
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+  bar:1941 from:start till:2026 text:"2,026"
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+  bar:1950 from:start till:2355 text:"2,355"
+  bar:1960 from:start till:2733 text:"2,733"
+  bar:1970 from:start till:3232 text:"3,232"
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+  bar:2010 from:start till:5316 text:"5,316"
+  bar:2015 from:start till:5433 text:"5,433"
+</timeline>
 ==Sights==
 The main sights of Buochs are the church ''St. Martin'', the ''Loreto'' chapel in ''Ennerberg'', a monument of [[Johann Melchior Wyrsch]], and the quay.
+The urban village of Buochs is part of the [[Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.babs.admin.ch/de/aufgabenbabs/kgs/inventar/a-objekte.html |title=Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance |date=1 January 2017 |website=A-Objects |publisher=Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS) |access-date=6 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902033944/http://www.babs.admin.ch/de/aufgabenbabs/kgs/inventar/a-objekte.html |archive-date=2 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+==Politics==
+In the [[2015 Swiss federal election|2015 federal election]] the only major party which ran a candidate was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 83.8% of the vote.  In the federal election, a total of 2,242 votes were cast, and the [[voter turnout]] was 57.3%.  In the [[2011 Swiss federal election|2011 election]] the SVP received 43.8%, followed by the [[FDP.The Liberals|FDP]] with 38.0% and the [[Green Party of Switzerland|GPS]] with 18.2%.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/05/03.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Nationalratswahlen 2011: Parteistärken, Wahlbeteiligung, fiktive Wählende] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114214422/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/05/03.html |date=2013-11-14 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 2 May 2016</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/07/03.html| publisher= Swiss Federal Statistical Office| title= Nationalratswahlen 2015: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung nach Gemeinden| language= German| trans-title= National council elections 2015: strength of the parties and voter turnout by municipality| accessdate= 18 July 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160802003536/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/07/03.html| archive-date= 2 August 2016| url-status= dead}}</ref>
+In the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 federal election]], the most popular party was the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] which received 89.9% of the vote.  Most of the rest of the votes went to local small right-wing parties (9.4%).<ref name=SFSO/>
+==Education==
+In Buochs about 73% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either university or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/>
+==Economy==
+Buochs is classified as a suburban community.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/querschnittsthemen/raeumliche-analysen/raeumliche-gliederungen/analyseregionen.assetdetail.335600.html|title=Die Raumgliederungen der Schweiz 2016 |publisher= Swiss Federal Statistical Office |location=Neuchâtel, Switzerland |language=de, fr, it, en |date=17 February 2016 |accessdate= 14 December 2016}}</ref>
+{{as of|2014|In 2014}}, there were a total of 1,971 people employed in the municipality.  Of these, a total of 130 people worked in 44 businesses in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]].  The [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] employed 599 workers in 81 separate businesses, of which there were 12 small businesses with a total of 336 employees and larger business with a total of 60 employees.  Finally, the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]] provided 1,242 jobs in 240 businesses, of which three mid sized businesses employed a total of 246 employees.<ref>[https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/kataloge-datenbanken/daten.assetdetail.331681.html Federal Statistical Office -Arbeitsstätten und Beschäftigte nach Gemeinde, Wirtschaftssektor und Grössenklasse] accessed 31 October 2016</ref>
+In 2015 a total of 16.7% of the population received social assistance.<ref name=SFOS2017/>  In 2011 the unemployment rate in the municipality was 1%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlas.bfs.admin.ch/maps/13/map/mapIdOnly/0_de.html |title=Arbeitslosenquote 2011 |website= Statistical Atlas of Switzerland |publisher= Swiss Federal Statistical Office |accessdate=4 May 2017}}</ref>
+In 2015 local hotels had a total of 35,351 overnight stays, of which 90.8% were international visitors.<ref>[https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/kataloge-datenbanken/daten.assetdetail.252702.html Federal Statistical Office - Hotellerie: Ankünfte und Logiernächte der geöffneten Betriebe] accessed 31 October 2016</ref>
+In 2015 the average cantonal, municipal and church tax rate in the municipality for a couple with two children making {{CHF|link=yes|80,000}} was 3.3% while the rate for a single person making {{CHF|150,000}} was 11.6%, both of which are close to the average for the canton.  The canton has a slightly lower than average tax rate for those making {{CHF|80,000}} and one of the lowest for those making {{CHF|150,000}}. In 2013 the average income in the municipality per tax payer was {{CHF|76,843}} and the per person average was {{CHF|35,038}}, which is less than the cantonal average of {{CHF|98,342}} and {{CHF|46,206}} respectively   It is also less than the national per tax payer average of {{CHF|82,682}} and the per person average of {{CHF|35,825}}.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.atlas.bfs.admin.ch/maps/13/de/12307_3080_104_70/20321.html |title= 18 - Öffentliche Finanzen > Steuern |date= |website= Swiss Atlas|publisher=Swiss Federal Statistical Office |access-date= 26 April 2017}}</ref>
 ==Sports==
-The most popular sports club in the village is the football club [[SC Buochs]], who play in the [[2. Liga Interregional]].
+The village is home to the football club [[SC Buochs]], who play in the [[2. Liga Interregional]].
-From 15 to 19 July 2009 the ''[[International Canoe Federation|ICF]] Junior Wildwater Worldchampionships'' took place. It was mainly organized by members of the [[Kanu Club Nidwalden|canoeclub of Nidwalden]] and the canoeclub of Obwalden. The races were on the [[Engelberger Aa]].
+From 15 to 19 July 2009, the ''[[International Canoe Federation|ICF]] Junior Wildwater Worldchampionships'' took place. It was mainly organized by members of the [[Kanu Club Nidwalden|canoeclub of Nidwalden]] and the canoeclub of Obwalden. The races were on the [[Engelberger Aa]].{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
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