Schleitheim has an area,, of. Of this area, 58.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.2% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, an ox head sable lined white.
Demographics
Schleitheim has a population of 1,663, of which 12.0% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population,, 45.3% are from Germany, 10.3% are from Italy, 2% are from Croatia, 25.6% are from Serbia, 1.5% are from Macedonia, and 15.3% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.4%. Most of the population speaks German, with Albanian being second most common and Italian being third. The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 21.5% of the population, while adults make up 55.6% and seniors make up 22.9%. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.9% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP, and the SP . In Schleitheim about 74.9% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. In Schleitheim,, 1.66% of the population attend kindergarten or another pre-school, 8.26% attend a Primary School, 4.22% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 6.96% attend a higher level Secondary School. , 69.4% of the population belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church and 13.3% belonged to the Roman Catholic Church. The historical population between 1850 and 2008 is given in the following table: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray id:darkgrey value:gray id:back value:rgb id:bars value:rgb ImageSize = width:550 height:400 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:2500 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:back BarData= bar:1850 text:1850 bar:1860 text:1860 bar:1870 text:1870 bar:1880 text:1880 bar:1890 text:1890 bar:1900 text:1900 bar:1910 text:1910 bar:1920 text:1920 bar:1930 text:1930 bar:1940 text:1940 bar:1950 text:1950 bar:1960 text:1960 bar:1970 text:1970 bar:1980 text:1980 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:2000 text:2000 bar:2008 text:2008 PlotData= color:bars width:25 align:left bar:1850 from:0 till:2476 bar:1860 from:0 till:2450 bar:1870 from:0 till:2331 bar:1880 from:0 till:2363 bar:1890 from:0 till:2258 bar:1900 from:0 till:1893 bar:1910 from:0 till:1755 bar:1920 from:0 till:1773 bar:1930 from:0 till:1585 bar:1940 from:0 till:1480 bar:1950 from:0 till:1529 bar:1960 from:0 till:1494 bar:1970 from:0 till:1544 bar:1980 from:0 till:1570 bar:1990 from:0 till:1689 bar:2000 from:0 till:1779 bar:2008 from:0 till:1719 PlotData= bar:1850 at:2476 fontsize:S text:2476 shift: bar:1860 at:2450 fontsize:S text:2450 shift: bar:1870 at:2331 fontsize:S text:2331 shift: bar:1880 at:2363 fontsize:S text:2363 shift: bar:1890 at:2258 fontsize:S text:2258 shift: bar:1900 at:1893 fontsize:S text:1893 shift: bar:1910 at:1755 fontsize:S text:1755 shift: bar:1920 at:1773 fontsize:S text:1773 shift: bar:1930 at:1585 fontsize:S text:1585 shift: bar:1940 at:1480 fontsize:S text:1480 shift: bar:1950 at:1529 fontsize:S text:1529 shift: bar:1960 at:1494 fontsize:S text:1494 shift: bar:1970 at:1544 fontsize:S text:1544 shift: bar:1980 at:1570 fontsize:S text:1570 shift: bar:1990 at:1689 fontsize:S text:1689 shift: bar:2000 at:1779 fontsize:S text:1779 shift: bar:2008 at:1719 fontsize:S text:1719 shift: TextData= fontsize:S pos: text:Development of the population of Schleitheim since 1850. fontsize:S pos: text:Source OFS
Economy
Schleitheim has an unemployment rate,, of 0.88%. , there were 117 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 46 businesses involved in this sector. 221 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 20 businesses in this sector. 373 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 65 businesses in this sector. the mid year average unemployment rate was 1.1%. There were 85 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 44.1% of the population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 55.9% were involved in the third. At the same time, 69.5% of the working population was employed full-time, and 30.5% was employed part-time. There were 630 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.3% of the workforce. there were 395 residents who worked in the municipality, while 394 residents worked outside Schleitheim and 188 people commuted into the municipality for work. , there are 7 restaurants, and 2 hotels with 28 beds. The hospitality industry in Schleitheim employs 23 people.
Schleitheim has an average of 121.6 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Schleitheim receives an average of of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 11 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 11.6, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is September with an average of of precipitation over 11 days.
