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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water300 m
- Distance to farmland80 m
- Distance to shoreline300 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway170 m
- Distance to industry1.2 km
- Distance to power line800 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store3.3 km
- Distance to school8 km
- Distance to train station3.2 km
Median across 71 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 610–460
- 725–963
- 7010–1487
- 8115–1984
- 5320–2447
- 7225–2960
- 8330–3459
- 10435–3994
- 7340–4476
- 8445–4978
- 9750–5476
- 9755–5987
- 9460–64111
- 10065–6992
- 10770–7481
- 7475–7979
- 9180+111
Men 1,413Women 1,345
Marital status
- Unmarried1,433 (52 %)
- Married903 (33 %)
- Divorced290 (11 %)
- Widowed117 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Karlsfors, 2,758 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 108 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
- Stockholm5 h 9 min
- Gothenburg4 h 38 min
- Malmö4 h 17 min
- Municipal seat17 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
- Norregöl8 ha2.4 km
- Barnebosjön173 ha7.9 km
- Stora Skärsgöl7 ha9.8 km
- Grygöl15 ha10.5 km
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Nearest localities
- Blomstermåla2,249 inhabitants1 km
- Tålebo102 inhabitants3.7 km
- Ålems kyrkby186 inhabitants7.3 km
- Sörby99 inhabitants10.8 km
- Fliseryd710 inhabitants12.9 km
- Ruda556 inhabitants15.2 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone12.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)1.5 km
- Coastal erosion41.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality250 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve510 m
- Natura 200011.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest13.3 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection2.6 km
- National conservation interest660 m
- National heritage interest5.9 km
Services & safety
- School3.6 km
- Fire station7.4 km
- Police station10.3 km
- Civil defence shelter7.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.6 km
- Swimming pool10.1 km
- Campsite9.5 km
- Hiking trail750 m
- Cycle trail1.3 km
- Ski trail36.7 km
- Floodlit track7.8 km
- Birding site45 km
- Geologically notable site40.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3.2 km
- Café3.2 km
- Petrol station8.5 km
- Library8 km
- Sports hall6.6 km
- Hotel4.5 km
- Care home7.8 km
- Recycling centre7.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road240 m
- Railway740 m
- Power line1 km
- Wind turbine2.4 km
- Mobile mast4.3 km
- Military area15.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km
- Quarry6.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark8.8 km
- Church8.4 km
- Community hall10.9 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
- Population13,069
- Median income388,900 kr/yr
- Average age46.1 years
The figures describe Mönsterås Municipality as a whole, not Karlsfors.