Kyrkhult
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water280 m
- Distance to farmland220 m
- Distance to shoreline280 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway5.9 km
- Distance to industry2.2 km
- Distance to power line1.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store610 m
- Distance to school480 m
- Distance to train station35.4 km
Median across 558 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 240–420
- 345–933
- 3510–1422
- 2615–1926
- 2020–2417
- 1625–2916
- 2430–3429
- 3135–3936
- 3440–4433
- 2745–4923
- 2750–5422
- 2555–5939
- 3560–6428
- 3865–6925
- 2670–7435
- 4275–7937
- 5080+57
Men 514Women 498
Marital status
- Unmarried491 (48 %)
- Married363 (36 %)
- Divorced100 (10 %)
- Widowed59 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kyrkhult, 1,012 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 976 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
- Gothenburg3 h 51 min
- Malmö2 h 9 min
- Municipal seat13 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
- Fornebodasjön12 ha310 m
- Södersjön30 ha380 m
- Hörnsjön46 ha1.3 km
- Ivelången12 ha1.4 km
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Associations and activities
- Växtverket Filial KyrkhultOther
- Kyrkhults ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Kyrkhults bordtennisklubbBordtennisOutdoor life
- KYRKHULTS HEMBYGDSMUSEUMhembygdsgardLocal heritage
- KYRKHULTS HEMBYGDSMUSEUMmuseumCulture
- Kyrkhults bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Kyrkhults kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO KyrkhultpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone7.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7.6 km
- Coastal erosion22.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land20 in the locality110 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.7 km
- Natura 200014.7 km
- Extended shoreline protection12.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.8 km
- Water protection area5.8 km
- Habitat protection1.7 km
- National conservation interest5.8 km
- National heritage interest9.6 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality440 m
- Fire station1 in the locality790 m
- Police station9.4 km
- Civil defence shelter10 in the locality220 m
- Vulnerable area (police)41.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site500 m
- Swimming pool19.3 km
- Campsite1 in the locality350 m
- Hiking trail120 m
- Cycle trail120 m
- Floodlit track27.6 km
- Birding site44.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality260 m
- Café6.7 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality680 m
- Library1 in the locality120 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality510 m
- Hotel1 in the locality310 m
- Care home1 in the locality310 m
- Recycling centre8.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road610 m
- Railway7.1 km
- Power line1.6 km
- Wind turbine11.2 km
- Mobile mast10.3 km
- Military area28.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.3 km
- Mine19.4 km
- Quarry14 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality280 m
- Church2 in the locality70 m
- Community hall1 in the locality160 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
- Population13,000
- Median income384,500 kr/yr
- Average age46.5 years
The figures describe Olofström Municipality as a whole, not Kyrkhult.