Facts

MunicipalityKil

CountyVärmland County

Population277

Area73 ha

SCB code1715TB103

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Place profile

31/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

37/100

Quiet surroundings

72/100

Rurality

37/100

Urbanity

37/100

Family friendliness

30/100

Senior friendliness

11/100

Nature

Distance to forest50 m
Distance to water590 m
Distance to farmland60 m
Distance to shoreline590 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road30 m
Distance to railway280 m
Distance to industry12.9 km
Distance to power line2.1 km

Services

Distance to grocery store400 m
Distance to school15.4 km
Distance to train station390 m

Median across 134 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

480–432
625–953
5710–1455
4515–1935
3320–2426
3325–2924
4930–3451
5835–3965
4540–4439
3545–4946
5250–5440
7855–5964
5860–6467
7365–6965
6570–7447
6175–7948
4580+39

Men 897Women 796

Marital status

Unmarried897 (53 %)
Married577 (34 %)
Divorced149 (9 %)
Widowed63 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Högboda, 1,693 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 277 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 28 min
Gothenburg3 h 46 min
Municipal seat19 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

Emsen451 ha1.6 km
Stenstjärnet7 ha1.6 km
Bråtsjön108 ha2 km
Säveln277 ha2.6 km

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Nearest localities

Högboda gård56 inhabitants1.7 km
Fagerås449 inhabitants10.1 km
Pålstad71 inhabitants10.3 km
Edane672 inhabitants13.7 km
Säbytorp87 inhabitants13.8 km
Kil8,381 inhabitants14 km

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Associations and activities

Högboda bibliotekbibliotekCulture
PRO HögbodapensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone11.5 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)6.4 km
Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve4.1 km
Natura 200023.2 km
National outdoor-recreation interest23.7 km
Water protection areaThe locality lies within
Habitat protection1.3 km
National conservation interest13.4 km
National heritage interest10.9 km

Services & safety

School1 in the locality150 m
Fire station15.2 km
Police station23.4 km
Civil defence shelter15.1 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site2.6 km
Swimming pool21.3 km
Campsite16.3 km
Hiking trail15.8 km
Cycle trail12.2 km
Floodlit track25.5 km
Birding site40.4 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant14.2 km
Café13.1 km
Petrol station10.7 km
Library1 in the locality260 m
Sports hall10.4 km
Hotel13.1 km
Care home15.7 km
Recycling centre1 in the locality330 m

Disturbance

Major road990 m
Railway990 m
Power line2.1 km
Wind turbine13.8 km
Mobile mast16.1 km
Military area42.2 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.1 km
Mine28.5 km
Quarry9.9 km

Culture

Museum or landmark4.1 km
Church1 km
Community hall6.3 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

Population12,061
Median income400,200 kr/yr
Average age44.2 years

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The figures describe Kil Municipality as a whole, not Högboda.