Langenbruck is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.
[3] Langenbruck has an area, as of 2009[update], of 15.69 square kilometers (6.06 sq mi).
Of the rest of the land, 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) or 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.
[4] The municipality is located in the Waldenburg district, on the south side of the Oberen Hauenstein.
It consists of the linear village of Langenbruck, the hamlet of Bärenwil and numerous individual farm houses.
[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (843 or 90.7%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (16 or 1.7%) and Italian language being third (15 or 1.6%).
[7] The age distribution, as of 2010[update], in Langenbruck is; 52 children or 5.2% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 160 teenagers or 16.0% are between 7 and 19.
[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The medieval mine at Dürsteltal is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
The entire Schöntal area is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
[8] There were 484 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.6% of the workforce.
In the tertiary sector; 10 or 7.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 16 or 12.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 15 or 11.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 20 or 15.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 11 or 8.7% were in education and 37 or 29.1% were in health care.
[8] At the 2000 census[update], 461 or 49.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 176 or 18.9% were Roman Catholic.
The wettest month is June during which time Langenbruck 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 14.1, but with only 122 mm (4.8 in) of rain or snow.
The driest month of the year is October with an average of 87 mm (3.4 in) of precipitation over 9.2 days.