Inhabitants
approximately 53.8 00 inhabitants In the age groups between 0-6 years 3.250 7-14 years 4.723 15-20 years 4.196 21-29 years 5.421 30-65 years 25.539 66-105 years 10.315
 

Development of the figures of inhabitants

1996 49.000 inhabitants
 

1997 51.500 inhabitants
 

1998 51.809 inhabitants
 

2000 51.855 inhabitants

2001 51.974 inhabitants

2002 52.479 inhabitants

2003 52.615 inhabitants

2004 53.105 inhabitants

2005 53.247 inhabitants

2006 53.387 inhabitants

2007 53.444 inhabitants

2008 53.822 inhabitants


Density of population

357 inhabitants per square kilometer


Denomination

Reformed church 28 %
Lutheran Protestant 20 %
Roman-Catholic 29 %
Other religions 23 %


Inhabitants County of Bentheim

135.270 inhabitants (figure from 31.12.2007)


Tax levy Property tax A 270 %. Property tax B 348 %. Trade tax 356 %.


Trade centrality

158,1 per inhabitant (State 31.12.2007)

Purchasing Power

90,8 (figure from 31.12.2007)

Unemployment rate

4,2 % (federal state of Lower Saxony 7,0 %, total Germany 8,4 %)

Businesses in Nordhorn

3.504 registered business enterprises in total (figure from 30.12.2007) In the industry sectors (multiple mentioning possible) 1. Industry 65 2. Craft 764 3. Trade 1.274 4. Others 1.686


Employees with social insurance in Nordhorn

17.142 (figure from 30.12.2007)

Manufacturing industries 4.354 (further processing 2.811)

Gastronomy, trade and traffic 4.488

Other services 8.178 (public administration 1.411)

Agriculture and forestry 112

Banks
Commerzbank
Deutsche Bank
Dresdner Bank
Postbank
Kreissparkasse with 8 branches
Oldenburgische Landesbank with 2 branches
Grafschafter Volksbank eG with 7 branches

Road network

Road network of 587,7 km length 27,8 km of federal roads 10,8 km of highways 30,8 km streets 518,3 km city streets Parking lots: 2.625

Twinning

Coevorden (Netherlands) since 1963
 

Malbork (Poland) since 1995
 

Montivilliers (France) since 1963
 

Reichenbach (Germany) since 1989