Forkarby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest210 m
- Distance to water750 m
- Distance to farmland30 m
- Distance to shoreline750 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway5.2 km
- Distance to industry3.1 km
- Distance to power line2.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.6 km
- Distance to school2.8 km
- Distance to train station8.6 km
Median across 39 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1010–4103
- 1335–9108
- 8410–1495
- 6515–1960
- 6820–2466
- 7925–2969
- 12130–34136
- 11535–39126
- 8340–4480
- 7445–4953
- 6650–5463
- 6555–5948
- 4260–6445
- 4165–6930
- 3170–7432
- 3275–7922
- 2380+14
Men 1,223Women 1,150
Marital status
- Unmarried1,431 (60 %)
- Married756 (32 %)
- Divorced163 (7 %)
- Widowed35 (1 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Forkarby, 2,373 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 123 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 17 min
- Municipal seat20 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
- Långsjön248 ha10.3 km
- Ramsjön15 ha17.2 km
- Velången167 ha19.3 km
- Mossaren7 ha20.1 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone1.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)12.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality210 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.9 km
- Natura 20008.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest9.6 km
- Water protection area1.9 km
- Habitat protection6.6 km
- National conservation interest1.3 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School2.6 km
- Fire station5.6 km
- Police station8 km
- Civil defence shelter5.5 km
- Vulnerable area (police)12.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.9 km
- Swimming pool2.5 km
- Campsite7.1 km
- Hiking trail1.7 km
- Cycle trail4.4 km
- Ski trail7.7 km
- Floodlit track1.6 km
- Birding site31.6 km
- Geologically notable site1.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.9 km
- Café1.8 km
- Petrol station5.5 km
- Library2.9 km
- Sports hall2.3 km
- Hotel7.3 km
- Care home1.8 km
- Recycling centre5.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road2 km
- Railway6.8 km
- Power line2.7 km
- Wind turbine5.2 km
- Mobile mast3.6 km
- Military area2.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality240 m
- Mine12.6 km
- Quarry1.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.7 km
- Church2.6 km
- Community hall2.8 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
- Population248,016
- Median income382,900 kr/yr
- Average age39.4 years
The figures describe Uppsala Municipality as a whole, not Forkarby.