Sulgen is a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Sulgen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 9.13 square kilometers (3.53 sq mi).
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (88.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 5.6%) and Italian being third ( 1.7%).
[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Sulgen is; 339 children or 9.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 466 teenagers or 13.6% are between 10 and 19.
[12] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.47% of the vote.
In the federal election, a total of 1,094 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.1%.
[13] The historical population is given in the following table:[14] As of 2007[update], Sulgen had an unemployment rate of 2.13%.
[7] From the 2000 census[update], 1,094 or 32.0% were Roman Catholic, while 1,463 or 42.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.
Of the children in kindergarten, 39 or 52.0% are female, 30 or 40.0% are not Swiss citizens and 37 or 49.3% do not speak German natively.
The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years.
At the lower primary level, there are 62 children or 53.9% of the total population who are female, 41 or 35.7% are not Swiss citizens and 45 or 39.1% do not speak German natively.
In the upper primary level, there are 57 or 45.2% who are female, 31 or 24.6% are not Swiss citizens and 41 or 32.5% do not speak German natively.
There are 121 teenagers who are in the advanced school, of which 59 or 48.8% are female, 17 or 14.0% are not Swiss citizens and 21 or 17.4% do not speak German natively.
There are 131 teenagers who are in the standard school, of which 65 or 49.6% are female, 35 or 26.7% are not Swiss citizens and 35 or 26.7% do not speak German natively.
Finally, there are 9 teenagers who are in special or remedial classes, of which 4 or 44.4% are female, 6 or 66.7% are not Swiss citizens and 6 or 66.7% do not speak German natively.