Of the rest of the land, 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The Landsgemeinde square and the Kronenplatz, as well as the Protestant church are listed as heritage sites of national significance.

[5] It consists of the village of Hundwil, a number of hamlets, numerous individual farm houses and alpine herding camps.

The most well-known and highest mountain in the area is Säntis (2,502 m (8,209 ft)), which is shared with neighbouring municipalities.

The valley station Schwägalp also belongs to the extended Hundwil municipality.

[7] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Hundwil is; 114 people or 11.0% of the population are between 0–6 years old.