Of the rest of the land, 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

[4] The municipality is located in the Toggenburg Wahlkreis on a rocky ridge above the confluence of the Thur and Neckar rivers.

It consists of the village of Lütisburg on the ridge above the rivers, the hamlet of Tufertschwil below a large molasse cliff and in the hill country around the rivers, the hamlets of Ober- and Unterrindal, Winzenberg, Rimensberg, Grünhügel, Gonzenbach, Schauenberg, Haslen, Dottenwil, Altegg, Wildenhof, Herrensberg and Chrummentürli.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Castle Sable with a Guard standing in front of the entrance.

Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 13 are from Germany, 9 are from Italy, 72 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 3 are from Austria, 7 are from Turkey, and 32 are from another country.

[8] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Lütisburg is; 225 children or 16.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 273 teenagers or 19.6% are between 10 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following table:[3] From the 2000 census[update], 670 or 48.0% are Roman Catholic, while 496 or 35.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The village of Lütisburg is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.