Iron Age graves near Hausen indicate that the area has a long history.

The current village is built over a Roman era town, of which the remains of buildings, roads and water lines (including one that is still in operation) are still visible.

Religiously it was part of the parish of Windisch until 1978 when the village built its own Reformed Church.

During the Middle Ages limestone was quarried and in the 2nd half of the 19th Century clay was mined.

At the end of the 20th Century, transportation was a major source of conflict between the municipality and the canton.

[3] Hausen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.21 square kilometers (1.24 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.95 square kilometers (0.37 sq mi) or 29.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure on a Base Vert a House Argent roofed Gules.

[8] The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Hausen is; 257 children or 8.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 343 teenagers or 11.9% are between 10 and 19.

[10] About 55.2% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 954 or 36.7% were Roman Catholic, while 1,107 or 42.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.