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Blackstad
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water410 m
- Distance to farmland50 m
- Distance to shoreline410 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway12.2 km
- Distance to industry2.6 km
- Distance to power line1.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store11 km
- Distance to school410 m
- Distance to train station12.2 km
Median across 77 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 320–430
- 305–918
- 3710–1427
- 2815–1931
- 1720–2415
- 2625–2924
- 2530–3430
- 3235–3928
- 3240–4433
- 3645–4924
- 4050–5437
- 5155–5948
- 4960–6443
- 6765–6953
- 6470–7449
- 4575–7938
- 5080+51
Men 661Women 579
Marital status
- Unmarried626 (51 %)
- Married422 (34 %)
- Divorced109 (9 %)
- Widowed72 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Blackstad, 1,240 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 130 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 48 min
- Gothenburg3 h 59 min
- Malmö5 h 4 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.
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Lakes nearby
- Håndsvalen43 ha1.6 km
- Bysjön20 ha2.3 km
- Kvicksjön23 ha3.6 km
- Kogaren208 ha3.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Blackstad hembygdsgårdhembygdsgardLocal heritage
- Blackstad poolbadhusSports
- Blackstad hembygdsgårdmuseumCulture
- Blackstads 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.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone19.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7 km
- Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality290 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.6 km
- Natura 20005.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest20.2 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection3 km
- National conservation interest130 m
- National heritage interest8 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality80 m
- Fire station13.4 km
- Police station24.2 km
- Civil defence shelter5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.4 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality130 m
- Campsite5 km
- Hiking trail3.2 km
- Cycle trail2.4 km
- Ski trail25.6 km
- Floodlit track17.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant13.2 km
- Café3.5 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality680 m
- Library23.8 km
- Sports hall3.6 km
- Hotel11 km
- Care home16.2 km
- Recycling centre12.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road90 m
- Railway15.3 km
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine9.4 km
- Mobile mast1.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.2 km
- Mine15.6 km
- Quarry2.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality340 m
- Church1 in the locality250 m
- Community hall790 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
- Population36,447
- Median income380,900 kr/yr
- Average age47.3 years
The figures describe Västervik Municipality as a whole, not Blackstad.