Grüsch is first mentioned about 1340 as Grusch. In 1375 it was mentioned as Crüsch.
Geography
Grüsch has an area,, of. Of this area, 39.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.2% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Schiers sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district on a scree slope above the Taschinasbach. It consists of the Haufendorf village of Grüsch and the hamlets of Überlandquart und Cavadura.
Demographics
Grüsch has a population of., 7.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.8%. Most of the population speaks German, with Serbo-Croatian being second most common and Romansh being third. , the gender distribution of the population was 48.5% male and 51.5% female. The age distribution,, in Grüsch is; 160 children or 13.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 193 teenagers or 16.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 126 people or 10.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 177 people or 14.6% are between 30 and 39, 207 people or 17.1% are between 40 and 49, and 121 people or 10.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 97 people or 8.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 79 people or 6.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 48 people or 4.0% who are between 80 and 89 there are 2 people or 0.2% who are between 90 and 99. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 38.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP, the SP and the CVP. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Grüsch about 70.9% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Grüsch has an unemployment rate of 0.78%., there were 63 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 25 businesses involved in this sector. 556 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 18 businesses in this sector. 160 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 44 businesses in this sector. From the, 172 or 14.2% are Roman Catholic, while 878 or 72.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 21 individuals who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 25 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are 21 who are Islamic. There are 6 individuals who belong to another church, 61 belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 26 individuals did not answer the question. The historical population is given in the following table:
year
population
1850
614
1880
577
1888
681
1900
629
1950
726
1970
709
Weather
Grüsch has an average of 138.9 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Grüsch receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 13.8 days. The driest month of the year is October with an average of of precipitation over 13.8 days.
