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Kil
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Urban area in Kil Municipality, Värmland County

Kil

1

Facts

MunicipalityKil
CountyVärmland County
Population8,381
Area895 ha
SCB code1715TC102

2

Place profile

60/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
43/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
68/100
Family friendliness
57/100
Senior friendliness
57/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest80 m
  • Distance to water960 m
  • Distance to farmland380 m
  • Distance to shoreline960 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway530 m
  • Distance to industry320 m
  • Distance to power line390 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store900 m
  • Distance to school810 m
  • Distance to train station1.2 km

Median across 2,602 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 3060–4239
  • 3325–9311
  • 36710–14365
  • 34415–19294
  • 21920–24176
  • 23925–29201
  • 32630–34326
  • 39235–39377
  • 33540–44312
  • 33645–49314
  • 31750–54346
  • 33855–59309
  • 33860–64329
  • 30565–69279
  • 26870–74303
  • 29675–79334
  • 40680+504

Men 5,464Women 5,319

Marital status

  • Unmarried5,784 (54 %)
  • Married3,521 (33 %)
  • Divorced949 (9 %)
  • Widowed530 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 6 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kil, 10,783 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 8,381 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 15 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 42 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

  • Nedre Fryken1,235 ha1.2 km
  • Södra Hyn363 ha4 km
  • Norra Hyn58 ha4.4 km
  • Acksjön68 ha5.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land57 in the locality700 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.1 km
  • Natura 200018.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.3 km
  • Water protection area940 m
  • Habitat protection1 km
  • National conservation interest4.2 km
  • National heritage interest710 m

Services & safety

  • School8 in the locality270 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Police station9.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter59 in the locality300 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.1 km
  • Swimming pool10 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality4 km
  • Hiking trail820 m
  • Cycle trail8.8 km
  • Floodlit track11.9 km
  • Birding site28 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6 in the locality830 m
  • Café2 in the locality820 m
  • Petrol station3 in the locality880 m
  • Library1 in the locality930 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality1.6 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality840 m
  • Care home2 in the locality360 m
  • Recycling centre15.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road260 m
  • Railway770 m
  • Power line100 m
  • Wind turbine21.3 km
  • Mobile mast8 km
  • Military area32.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.8 km
  • Mine43.2 km
  • Quarry4.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality960 m
  • Church3 in the locality1.1 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality960 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

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