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Munkfors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water390 m
- Distance to farmland220 m
- Distance to shoreline390 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway27 km
- Distance to industry310 m
- Distance to power line620 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.3 km
- Distance to school1 km
- Distance to train station28 km
Median across 1,524 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1030–484
- 1015–9105
- 10910–1488
- 10915–19107
- 8620–2453
- 9725–2985
- 13930–34108
- 14535–39130
- 12540–44110
- 9945–4991
- 13250–54125
- 18055–59145
- 18360–64184
- 16665–69141
- 16870–74151
- 13075–79130
- 16580+260
Men 2,237Women 2,097
Marital status
- Unmarried2,284 (53 %)
- Married1,285 (30 %)
- Divorced530 (12 %)
- Widowed249 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Munkfors, 4,334 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,841 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 46 min
- Gothenburg4 h 28 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
- Vågsjöarna56 ha3.3 km
- Norra Örttjärnen13 ha4.1 km
- Södra Långtjärnen14 ha5.8 km
- Norra Långtjärn22 ha5.9 km
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Associations and activities
- Munkfors – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Munkfors ordenshusbygdegårdLocal heritage
- IFK MunkforsisbanaSports
- Munkfors Training CentergymSports
- Munkfors bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Munkfors kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO MunkforspensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone1.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land37 in the locality50 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.4 km
- Natura 200015.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest190 m
- Water protection area10.1 km
- Habitat protection1.9 km
- National conservation interest3 km
- National heritage interest400 m
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality350 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.9 km
- Police station1 in the locality520 m
- Civil defence shelter20 in the locality240 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.5 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality350 m
- Campsite4.7 km
- Hiking trail11.5 km
- Cycle trail160 m
- Floodlit track46 km
- Geologically notable site40 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant6 in the locality340 m
- Café3 in the locality410 m
- Petrol station2 in the locality570 m
- Library1 in the locality270 m
- Sports hall3 in the locality420 m
- Hotel7.7 km
- Care home28 km
- Recycling centre25.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road490 m
- Railway20.6 km
- Power line600 m
- Wind turbine27.3 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality1.9 km
- Military area13.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.9 km
- Mine27.9 km
- Quarry7.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality1.7 km
- Church1 in the locality170 m
- Community hall11.5 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
- Population3,625
- Median income370,600 kr/yr
- Average age47.1 years