Björketorp
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest130 m
- Distance to water270 m
- Distance to farmland40 m
- Distance to shoreline270 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway160 m
- Distance to industry7.9 km
- Distance to power line590 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store8.3 km
- Distance to school5.8 km
- Distance to train station330 m
Median across 210 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 990–488
- 1105–989
- 9510–14114
- 10415–1993
- 7520–2469
- 7825–2978
- 11630–34114
- 15135–39115
- 11540–44100
- 9645–4984
- 13250–54122
- 15555–59156
- 16160–64135
- 14565–69127
- 11670–74116
- 12075–79104
- 11480+113
Men 1,982Women 1,817
Marital status
- Unmarried1,861 (49 %)
- Married1,457 (38 %)
- Divorced350 (9 %)
- Widowed143 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Björketorp, 3,799 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 563 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 50 min
- Gothenburg1 h 1 min
- Malmö2 h 59 min
- Municipal seat14 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
- Stora Navsjön16 ha2.2 km
- Västra Öresjön718 ha3.5 km
- Barkasjön8 ha4.1 km
- Mjösjön12 ha4.4 km
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Associations and activities
- Björketorp – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Björketorps BygdegårdbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Björketorps IdrottsföreningFotboll inkl omklSports
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 zone21.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7.1 km
- Coastal erosion40.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality200 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.4 km
- Natura 200013.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.6 km
- Water protection area1.1 km
- Habitat protection4.2 km
- National conservation interestThe locality lies within
- National heritage interest2.6 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality810 m
- Fire station8.4 km
- Police station26.7 km
- Civil defence shelter9.3 km
- Vulnerable area (police)40.2 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.2 km
- Swimming pool14 km
- Campsite11.7 km
- Hiking trail1.6 km
- Cycle trail6.6 km
- Floodlit track19.2 km
- Birding site39.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality280 m
- Café9.2 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality240 m
- Library9 km
- Sports hall6.6 km
- Hotel10.6 km
- Care home5.3 km
- Recycling centre8.6 km
Disturbance
- Major road260 m
- Railway590 m
- Power line940 m
- Wind turbine8.8 km
- Mobile mast1.2 km
- Military area26.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
- Quarry5.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.4 km
- Church1.3 km
- Community hall4.8 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
- Population35,155
- Median income388,500 kr/yr
- Average age43.8 years
The figures describe Mark Municipality as a whole, not Björketorp.