of trees. Of the agricultural land, 50.7% is used for growing crops, while 17.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality is located in the Arbon district, south of Romanshorn. It consists of the village of Salmsach and the hamlets of Buerüüti, Fälwis and Hungerbüel. Demographics Salmsach has a population () of . , 22.1% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (86.2%), with Turkish being second most common ( 3.2%) and Albanian being third ( 3.1%). , the gender distribution of the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. The population was made up of 486 Swiss men (38.0% of the population), and 140 (10.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 511 Swiss women (39.9%), and 143 (11.2%) non-Swiss women. In there were 10 live births to Swiss citizens and 5 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 11 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 1 while the foreign population increased by 5. There were 2 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 1 non-Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was a decrease of 17 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of -1.2%. The age distribution, , in Salmsach is; 117 children or 9.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 163 teenagers or 12.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 185 people or 14.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 162 people or 12.5% are between 30 and 39, 223 people or 17.2% are between 40 and 49, and 196 people or 15.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 134 people or 10.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 78 people or 6.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 33 people or 2.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older. , there were 507 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household.