[3] During the Middle Ages, most of Eschlikon (except for the farms of a few free peasants) belonged to the monastery of Magdenau and Heiliggeistspital in St. Gallen.

From the Late Middle Ages until 1798 it was the home of the Swiss Confederation Governor in Thurgau or his appointed Vogt.

Through the 18th to 20th century various branches of the textile industry grew into the village economy.

Between 1864 and 1973 the regional newspaper Volksblatt vom Hörnli was published in Eschlikon.

Since the mid-20th century a number of new industrial and commercial enterprises (such as metal goods factory Spring, with 200 employees) have settled in the formerly small rural village and changed its character.

[3] Eschlikon has an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.21 square kilometers (2.40 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 17.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.

[4] The municipality is located in the Münchwilen district, on the south-east foot of the Tuttwilerberg along the Aadorf-Wil road.

It consists of the linear village of Eschlikon and the hamlets of Wallenwil and Hurnen.

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Eschlikon is; 408 children or 10.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 495 teenagers or 13.0% are between 10 and 19.

[12] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 38.27% of the vote.

[13] The historical population is given in the following table:[3] Its Catholic church from 1963 contains two stained glass windows by Yoki Aebischer (1964).

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 1,209 or 38.6% were Roman Catholic, while 1,282 or 40.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is June during which time Eschlikon receives an average of 135 mm (5.3 in) of rain or snow.

The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.5, but with only 127 mm (5.0 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is October with an average of 82 mm (3.2 in) of precipitation over 13.1 days.