Boxholm
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water450 m
- Distance to farmland580 m
- Distance to shoreline450 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway430 m
- Distance to industry330 m
- Distance to power line1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store660 m
- Distance to school16.9 km
- Distance to train station970 m
Median across 1,013 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1050–468
- 985–988
- 10410–1492
- 10015–1981
- 8820–2465
- 8625–2983
- 10130–3493
- 11335–39104
- 10240–44103
- 10245–4970
- 9750–54105
- 12955–5991
- 11960–64123
- 10265–6997
- 10070–7483
- 9975–7993
- 11380+165
Men 1,758Women 1,604
Marital status
- Unmarried1,736 (52 %)
- Married1,042 (31 %)
- Divorced362 (11 %)
- Widowed199 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Boxholm, 3,362 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,391 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
- Stockholm3 h 17 min
- Gothenburg3 h 11 min
- Malmö4 h 29 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
- Sjögarpesjön90 ha2.7 km
- Kvarngölen9 ha3.3 km
- Sjögarpasjön45 ha3.4 km
- Löningen34 ha4.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Boxholm – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Boxholm DiscgolfParkdiscgolfSports
- Boxholms bruksmuseummuseumCulture
- Boxholms kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO BoxholmpensionärsföreningSocial
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.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone6 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)9 km
- Potentially contaminated land21 in the locality130 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.3 km
- Natura 200013.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.4 km
- Water protection area2.6 km
- Habitat protection6.7 km
- National conservation interest2.7 km
- National heritage interest5.7 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality850 m
- Fire station1 in the locality230 m
- Police station15.5 km
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality390 m
- Vulnerable area (police)38.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.3 km
- Swimming pool8.7 km
- Campsite7.2 km
- Hiking trail100 m
- Cycle trail440 m
- Ski trail43.1 km
- Floodlit track16.9 km
- Birding site21 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality430 m
- Café1 in the locality400 m
- Petrol station2 in the locality990 m
- Library1 in the locality420 m
- Sports hall3.3 km
- Hotel1 in the locality40 m
- Care home15.3 km
- Recycling centre15.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road100 m
- Railway1.3 km
- Power line560 m
- Wind turbine8.4 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality1.4 km
- Military area30.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.8 km
- Mine30 km
- Quarry6.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality220 m
- Church2 in the locality640 m
- Community hall1 in the locality520 m
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
- Population5,517
- Median income397,800 kr/yr
- Average age45.8 years