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Morkarla
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Small locality in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County

Morkarla

1

Facts

MunicipalityÖsthammar
CountyUppsala County
Population70
Area32 ha
SCB code0382SB125

2

Place profile

7/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
70/100
Rurality
34/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water570 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline570 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway2.5 km
  • Distance to industry7.1 km
  • Distance to power line2.9 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.2 km
  • Distance to school7.3 km
  • Distance to train station17.4 km

Median across 34 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 250–424
  • 245–928
  • 3210–1436
  • 3215–1932
  • 1820–2415
  • 2225–2911
  • 2230–3429
  • 3435–3932
  • 2640–4428
  • 3145–4929
  • 3850–5438
  • 5055–5947
  • 5660–6444
  • 4965–6941
  • 4670–7439
  • 3675–7920
  • 4380+33

Men 584Women 526

Marital status

  • Unmarried560 (51 %)
  • Married395 (36 %)
  • Divorced116 (10 %)
  • Widowed34 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Morkarla, 1,110 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 70 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm1 h 42 min
  • Municipal seat39 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Hammardammen131 ha3.2 km
  • Rastsjön56 ha4.5 km
  • Lillsjön13 ha5.4 km
  • Harvikadammen86 ha5.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • MorkarlabygdegårdLocal heritage
  • Morkarla kyrkakyrkaReligion

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone18.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality410 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve7.3 km
  • Natura 200014.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest14.3 km
  • Water protection area7.6 km
  • Habitat protection12.5 km
  • National conservation interest2.2 km
  • National heritage interest2.6 km

Services & safety

  • School7.1 km
  • Fire station7.6 km
  • Police station25.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.6 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)40.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.7 km
  • Swimming pool7.9 km
  • Campsite6.8 km
  • Hiking trail5.7 km
  • Cycle trail150 m
  • Ski trail27.7 km
  • Floodlit track7.8 km
  • Birding site41.8 km
  • Geologically notable site32.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.9 km
  • Café10.7 km
  • Petrol station7.9 km
  • Library7.1 km
  • Sports hall7.1 km
  • Hotel12.3 km
  • Care home7.6 km
  • Recycling centre7.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.7 km
  • Railway7.5 km
  • Power line3.3 km
  • Wind turbine29 km
  • Mobile mast7.6 km
  • Military area32.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.7 km
  • Mine3.3 km
  • Quarry9.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6.8 km
  • Church1 in the locality590 m
  • Community hall7.1 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

  • Population22,138
  • Median income406,300 kr/yr
  • Average age46.3 years
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The figures describe Östhammar Municipality as a whole, not Morkarla.