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Molkom
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water510 m
- Distance to farmland240 m
- Distance to shoreline510 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway290 m
- Distance to industry470 m
- Distance to power line1.9 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store750 m
- Distance to school810 m
- Distance to train station24.9 km
Median across 699 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 400–440
- 585–948
- 6510–1467
- 4915–1951
- 5020–2437
- 4325–2945
- 6230–3462
- 7235–3981
- 7240–4462
- 6945–4948
- 6550–5468
- 5855–5979
- 7060–6470
- 6865–6952
- 6370–7462
- 5375–7956
- 9180+152
Men 1,048Women 1,080
Marital status
- Unmarried1,148 (54 %)
- Married595 (28 %)
- Divorced241 (11 %)
- Widowed145 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Molkom, 2,128 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,887 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 9 min
- Gothenburg4 h 4 min
- Municipal seat30 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
- Molkomssjön511 ha490 m
- Borssjön369 ha690 m
- Acksjön130 ha3.7 km
- Tjärnsjön37 ha4 km
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Nearest localities
- Blombacka181 inhabitants2.5 km
- Österängarna53 inhabitants2.9 km
- Reparetorp128 inhabitants5.6 km
- Svedenäs52 inhabitants9.9 km
- Nordsjötorp68 inhabitants10.2 km
- Sutterhöjden71 inhabitants10.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Molkom – Var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Molkoms idrottsplatssporthallSports
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 zone9.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)1.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land22 in the locality180 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.2 km
- Natura 20004.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest14.8 km
- Water protection area8.7 km
- Habitat protection1.7 km
- National conservation interest3.9 km
- National heritage interest14.9 km
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality260 m
- Fire station14.1 km
- Police station15.9 km
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality330 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.1 km
- Swimming pool15.1 km
- Campsite8.9 km
- Hiking trail680 m
- Cycle trail14.8 km
- Floodlit track22.9 km
- Birding site37.7 km
- Geologically notable site40.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality460 m
- Café1 in the locality1.4 km
- Petrol station2 in the locality360 m
- Library13.5 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality890 m
- Hotel14.4 km
- Care home1 in the locality60 m
- Recycling centre1 in the locality1.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road570 m
- Railway830 m
- Power line2 km
- Wind turbine10.1 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality1 km
- Military area10.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)10.9 km
- Mine29.1 km
- Quarry4.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality130 m
- Church2 in the locality80 m
- Community hall13.5 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
- Population98,084
- Median income387,800 kr/yr
- Average age42.0 years
The figures describe Karlstad Municipality as a whole, not Molkom.