Steinhof is a former municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

[2] Steinhof had an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.64 square kilometers (0.63 sq mi).

The village is an exclave of Solothurn and is surrounded by the Canton of Bern.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or an Ibex rampant Sable on a Mount of 3 Coupeaux Vert.

[5] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Steinhof is; 11 children or 7.7% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 38 teenagers or 26.6% are between 7 and 19.

[10] About 74.4% 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).

The greatest number of single family homes (8) were built between 1981 and 1990.

[6] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 26.29% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 63 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 56.8%.

[6] There were 66 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.4% of the workforce.

In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 20.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 15, of which 7 were in agriculture and 8 were in forestry or lumber production.

[6] From the 2000 census[update], 86 or 60.1% were Roman Catholic, while 43 or 30.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[7] As of 2000[update], there were 34 students from Steinhof who attended schools outside the municipality.