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Tofta
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Urban area in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County

Tofta

1

Facts

MunicipalityGotland
CountyGotland County
Population895
Area605 ha
SCB code0980TB117

2

Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
23/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
35/100
Urbanity
40/100
Family friendliness
15/100
Senior friendliness
20/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water1.1 km
  • Distance to farmland250 m
  • Distance to shoreline510 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway19.5 km
  • Distance to industry11.1 km
  • Distance to power line2.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.3 km
  • Distance to school12.4 km
  • Distance to train station19.5 km

Median across 1,431 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 390–436
  • 515–951
  • 5110–1435
  • 3415–1930
  • 2820–2418
  • 2425–2915
  • 3230–3446
  • 4135–3949
  • 5340–4456
  • 4445–4934
  • 5650–5452
  • 6755–5966
  • 6860–6474
  • 8465–6972
  • 7170–7467
  • 7475–7956
  • 6980+61

Men 886Women 818

Marital status

  • Unmarried781 (46 %)
  • Married683 (40 %)
  • Divorced160 (9 %)
  • Widowed76 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Tofta, 1,704 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 895 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat25 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

  • Paviken15 ha3.8 km
  • Fridträsk7 ha25 km
  • Rammträsk10 ha25.1 km
  • Landträskdammen18 ha35 km

6

Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • ToftabygdegårdLocal heritage
  • Tofta BangolfklubbBangolfSports
  • Tofta kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • SPF Eskelhem-ToftaPensionärverksamhetSocial

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

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)25.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality1 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve330 m
  • Natura 20003.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest13.3 km
  • Water protection area2.5 km
  • Habitat protection1.7 km
  • National conservation interest2.1 km
  • National heritage interest1.3 km

Services & safety

  • School4.7 km
  • Fire station12.3 km
  • Police station19 km
  • Civil defence shelter12.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site790 m
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality690 m
  • Campsite4 in the locality550 m
  • Hiking trail14.5 km
  • Cycle trail1.7 km
  • Birding site25.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 in the locality570 m
  • Café1 in the locality530 m
  • Petrol station11.9 km
  • Library12.3 km
  • Sports hall14.9 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality410 m
  • Care home16.8 km
  • Recycling centre13 km

Disturbance

  • Major road490 m
  • Power line2 km
  • Wind turbine12.1 km
  • Mobile mast10.8 km
  • Military area2.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.8 km
  • Quarry15 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality960 m
  • Church3.8 km
  • Community hall6.7 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

  • Population60,971
  • Median income373,600 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
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The figures describe Gotland Municipality as a whole, not Tofta.