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Hökerum
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Urban area in Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Hökerum

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Facts

MunicipalityUlricehamn
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population726
Area98 ha
SCB code1491TB105

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Place profile

27/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
34/100
Quiet surroundings
72/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
17/100
Family friendliness
33/100
Senior friendliness
18/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water400 m
  • Distance to farmland120 m
  • Distance to shoreline400 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway16.1 km
  • Distance to industry7.9 km
  • Distance to power line2.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store510 m
  • Distance to school580 m
  • Distance to train station16.4 km

Median across 294 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 750–470
  • 855–980
  • 9110–1462
  • 7715–1966
  • 4820–2443
  • 4725–2947
  • 7630–3484
  • 9135–3996
  • 7340–4493
  • 8245–4959
  • 7950–5483
  • 8555–5990
  • 10460–6470
  • 6665–6966
  • 7170–7477
  • 6775–7955
  • 7880+91

Men 1,295Women 1,232

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,324 (52 %)
  • Married906 (36 %)
  • Divorced201 (8 %)
  • Widowed102 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hökerum, 2,527 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 726 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

  • Stockholm4 h 50 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 16 min
  • Malmö4 h
  • Municipal seat15 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

  • Mogden148 ha800 m
  • Tolken1,186 ha3.1 km
  • Agnsjö17 ha3.2 km
  • Röstesjön42 ha4.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone8.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve7.8 km
  • Natura 200016.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7 km
  • Water protection area340 m
  • Habitat protection1.7 km
  • National conservation interest730 m
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality380 m
  • Fire station9.2 km
  • Police station9.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter8 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)20.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.2 km
  • Swimming pool7.8 km
  • Campsite8.5 km
  • Hiking trail6.6 km
  • Cycle trail120 m
  • Floodlit track11.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8 km
  • Café5.2 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality100 m
  • Library9.4 km
  • Sports hall6 km
  • Hotel9.1 km
  • Care home10 km
  • Recycling centre11.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.3 km
  • Railway16 km
  • Power line2.8 km
  • Wind turbine7.1 km
  • Mobile mast5.8 km
  • Military area26.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.6 km
  • Quarry5.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.5 km
  • Church1 in the locality310 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality390 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

  • Population24,985
  • Median income390,800 kr/yr
  • Average age44.2 years
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The figures describe Ulricehamn Municipality as a whole, not Hökerum.