Trin is first mentioned in the 12th Century as Turunnio.
Geography
Trin is perched on the mountain-side above the Rhine valleyon the road between Domat/Ems and Flims. The village of Mulin is at the foot of the slope on the edge of the valley. Trin has an area,, of. Of this area, 33.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.7% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Trins sub-district of the Imboden district, after 2017 it was part of the Imboden Region. It consists of the villages of Trin, Digg and Mulin. Until 1943 Trin was known as Trins.
Demographics
Trin has a population of. , 11.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.1%. , the gender distribution of the population was 50.4% male and 49.6% female. The age distribution,, in Trin is; 134 people or 12.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 74 people or 6.7% are 10 to 14, and 71 people or 6.4% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 97 people or 8.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 179 people or 16.2% are 30 to 39, 187 people or 16.9% are 40 to 49, and 160 people or 14.4% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 97 people or 8.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 63 people or 5.7% are 70 to 79, there are 38 people or 3.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 8 people or 0.7% who are 90 to 99. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 36.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP, the SPS and the CVP. In Trin about 71.3% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Trin has an unemployment rate of 1.62%. , there were 47 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 120 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 13 businesses in this sector. 87 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 32 businesses in this sector. From the, 251 or 22.7% are Roman Catholic, while 624 or 56.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 12 individuals who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 23 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are 9 who are Islamic. There are 6 individuals who belong to another church, 84 belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 99 individuals did not answer the question. The historical population is given in the following table:
Year
Population
1803
686
1850
919
1900
755
1930
655
1950
695
1990
922
2000
1,108
Languages
Most of the population speaks German, with Romansh being second most common and Italian being third.
