Rickenbach is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

Then, in 1471, the Abbey acquired the pledged bailiwick of Rickenbach from Balthasar von Hohenlandenberg.

Between 1483 and 1798, the village was the center of the court of Rickenbach, which also included Wilen, and after 1506, Busswil.

After the end of the three-field system in the 19th century, livestock and dairy farming became the major sources of income.

After the construction of the A1 motorway and the growth of Wil between 1960 and 1990, the population doubled in Rickenbach.

[3] Rickenbach has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.56 square kilometers (0.60 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi) or 38.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 1.9% is either rivers or lakes.

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Rickenbach is; 237 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 269 teenagers or 10.7% are between 10 and 19.

[12] The historical population is given in the following table:[3] As of  2007[update], Rickenbach had an unemployment rate of 2.45%.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 1,238 or 51.0% were Roman Catholic, while 539 or 22.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

Of the children in kindergarten, 26 or 57.8% were female, 23 or 51.1% were not Swiss citizens and 21 or 46.7% did not speak German natively.

The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years.

At the lower primary level, there were 31 children or 41.3% of the total population who were female, 40 or 53.3% were not Swiss citizens and 37 or 49.3% did not speak German natively.

In the upper primary level, there were 40 or 46.0% who were female, 44 or 50.6% were not Swiss citizens and 48 or 55.2% did not speak German natively.

There were 104 teenagers who were in the advanced school, of which 53 or 51.0% were female, 13 or 12.5% were not Swiss citizens and 13 or 12.5% did not speak German natively.

There were 79 teenagers who were in the standard school, of which 34 or 43.0% were female, 21 or 26.6% were not Swiss citizens and 18 or 22.8% did not speak German natively.

Finally, there were 14 teenagers who were in special or remedial classes, of which 5 or 35.7% were female, 9 or 64.3% were not Swiss citizens and 10 or 71.4% did not speak German natively.