Hilfikon, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Hilfikon, Aargau, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
The former municipality of Hilfikon is in the Bremgarten district and the Aargau canton. It is located on the northern slope of the Lindenberg along the old Villmergen-Sarmenstorf road.

Hilfikon (as of 2006) has an area of 1.7 km² (0.66 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 63.6% - agricultural purposes
 * 25.4% - forested
 * 10.4% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.6% - non-productive

History
In 924, Hilfikon was first mentioned by the name of Hilfiniswilare. In 1250 as Hilfinchon. Hilfikon is in the Bremgarten district and the Aargau canton.

In January 2010, Hilfikon merged into Villmergen.

The population history of Hilfikon is: 1743 - 125 households 1798 - 119 inhabitants 1850 - 159 inhabitants 1870 - 205 inhabitants 1900 - 179 inhabitants 1950 - 172 inhabitants 2000 - 224 inhabitants 2020 - 259 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 63.8% were Roman Catholic
 * 27.7% were Swiss Reformed Church

Hilfikon is part of the Villmergen parish. In 1510, the castle chapel was built.

Church Records
Hilfikon belongs to the parish of Villmergen. See Villmergen for more information.

Census
(See here for information regarding Aargau census records.)

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Hilfikon:
 * 1837 (images 735-739)
 * 1850: Form A (images 472-475)
 * 1850: Form B (image 476)

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Hilfikon prior to 1875:

Related sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Central Swiss Society for Family History (ZGF)