Skämsta
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water270 m
- Distance to farmland40 m
- Distance to shoreline270 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway420 m
- Distance to industry1.2 km
- Distance to power line670 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.9 km
- Distance to school2.1 km
- Distance to train station2 km
Median across 32 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1110–4100
- 1695–9125
- 14810–14149
- 13515–19139
- 11920–2496
- 14925–29114
- 18630–34150
- 16835–39147
- 15540–44138
- 11045–49130
- 14250–54142
- 13155–59136
- 15260–64143
- 15165–69143
- 11970–74138
- 10775–79136
- 15680+260
Men 2,408Women 2,386
Marital status
- Unmarried2,597 (54 %)
- Married1,323 (28 %)
- Divorced589 (12 %)
- Widowed273 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Skämsta, 4,794 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 62 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
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Driving time
- Stockholm1 h 43 min
- Municipal seat7 min
Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.
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Lakes nearby
- Strömaren360 ha7.4 km
- Marsjön27 ha11.4 km
- Kyrksjön18 ha12.8 km
- Fälaren205 ha13.2 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone330 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality350 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.9 km
- Natura 20007.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest12.4 km
- Water protection area400 m
- Habitat protection2.7 km
- National conservation interest340 m
- National heritage interest1.6 km
Services & safety
- School2.1 km
- Fire station3 km
- Police station1.8 km
- Civil defence shelter1.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6.1 km
- Swimming pool3.8 km
- Campsite7.4 km
- Hiking trail13.4 km
- Cycle trail7.3 km
- Ski trail37.6 km
- Floodlit track14 km
- Birding site21.5 km
- Geologically notable site14.5 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.1 km
- Café2.1 km
- Petrol station1.4 km
- Library2.1 km
- Sports hall1.9 km
- Hotel16.3 km
- Care home2.2 km
- Recycling centre4.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road540 m
- Railway1.1 km
- Power line530 m
- Wind turbine7.4 km
- Mobile mast1.4 km
- Military area11.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.9 km
- Mine17.1 km
- Quarry3.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.5 km
- Church1.5 km
- Community hall8 km
Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.
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Applies to the whole municipality
- Population21,104
- Median income371,000 kr/yr
- Average age44.5 years
The figures describe Tierp Municipality as a whole, not Skämsta.