
Storfors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest80 m
- Distance to water380 m
- Distance to farmland810 m
- Distance to shoreline380 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway450 m
- Distance to industry270 m
- Distance to power line1.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store610 m
- Distance to school450 m
- Distance to train station660 m
Median across 888 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 450–438
- 555–932
- 4210–1450
- 5215–1951
- 4020–2434
- 3725–2927
- 5530–3452
- 5735–3949
- 5040–4441
- 4545–4950
- 7050–5445
- 6855–5982
- 6060–6464
- 8765–6967
- 7170–7461
- 7175–7971
- 8780+117
Men 992Women 931
Marital status
- Unmarried933 (48 %)
- Married618 (32 %)
- Divorced241 (12 %)
- Widowed142 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Storfors, 1,923 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,904 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
- Stockholm3 h 39 min
- Gothenburg4 h 10 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
- Mögsjön205 ha630 m
- Baggtjärnen29 ha940 m
- Öjevettern521 ha1.7 km
- Lill-Lungen151 ha3.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Lungsund59 inhabitants4.8 km
- Nykroppa648 inhabitants8.9 km
- Kyrksten234 inhabitants12.2 km
- Filipstad5,970 inhabitants18.1 km
- Prästgården126 inhabitants20.1 km
- 1782SB10758 inhabitants20.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Storfors – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Storfors SporthallsporthallSports
- Storfors motorstadiumsporthallSports
- Storfors kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO StorforspensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone760 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)9.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land21 in the locality190 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve9.3 km
- Natura 200013.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest12.2 km
- Water protection area360 m
- Habitat protection4.5 km
- National conservation interest6.4 km
- National heritage interest7.4 km
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality420 m
- Fire station1 in the locality200 m
- Police station20.6 km
- Civil defence shelter19 in the locality90 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.3 km
- Swimming pool10.6 km
- Campsite1.6 km
- Hiking trail1.8 km
- Cycle trail16.6 km
- Ski trail42 km
- Floodlit track10.6 km
- Birding site48 km
- Geologically notable site26.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality360 m
- Café7.3 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality680 m
- Library7.6 km
- Sports hall3 in the locality880 m
- Hotel1 in the locality440 m
- Care home2 in the locality890 m
- Recycling centre1.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road400 m
- Railway320 m
- Power line1.3 km
- Wind turbine16.7 km
- Mobile mast8.2 km
- Military area28.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)14.1 km
- Mine11.1 km
- Quarry4.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4 in the locality300 m
- Church2 in the locality340 m
- Community hall20.6 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
- Population3,788
- Median income379,500 kr/yr
- Average age49.1 years