Dornbirn District

Dornbirn District
Bezirk Dornbirn
Map
CountryAustria
StateVorarlberg
Number of municipalities3
Area
 • Total172.7 km2 (66.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total82,721
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

The Bezirk Dornbirn is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. A rather young district, it was separated from the Feldkirch district in 1969.

The area of the district is 172.7 km2, the population 82,721 (January 1, 2012), which makes a population density of 479 persons per km2. The administrative center of the district is Dornbirn.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869 16,801—    
1880 18,056+7.5%
1890 20,836+15.4%
1900 25,066+20.3%
1910 31,159+24.3%
1923 27,899−10.5%
1934 30,897+10.7%
1939 32,079+3.8%
1951 39,814+24.1%
1961 49,845+25.2%
1971 62,051+24.5%
1981 68,708+10.7%
1991 72,750+5.9%
2001 75,901+4.3%
Source: Statistik Austria