Facts

MunicipalityArboga

CountyVästmanland County

Population213

Area63 ha

SCB code1984TB103

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Place profile

19/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

15/100

Quiet surroundings

58/100

Rurality

34/100

Urbanity

12/100

Family friendliness

24/100

Senior friendliness

0/100

Nature

Distance to forest60 m
Distance to water360 m
Distance to farmland60 m
Distance to shoreline360 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road30 m
Distance to railway4.3 km
Distance to industry6.8 km
Distance to power line710 m

Services

Distance to grocery store7.3 km
Distance to school480 m
Distance to train station8.1 km

Median across 132 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

350–435
315–928
3710–1423
3615–1934
2920–2421
2125–2914
3930–3442
4535–3933
3540–4433
2945–4932
4450–5442
5655–5943
6860–6468
6665–6951
5370–7436
4775–7940
4880+44

Men 719Women 619

Marital status

Unmarried641 (48 %)
Married521 (39 %)
Divorced116 (9 %)
Widowed51 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Medåker, 1,338 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 213 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

Stockholm2 h 10 min
Gothenburg4 h 24 min
Municipal seat13 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

Högsjön108 ha7.1 km
Sirsjön7 ha8 km
Sunnasjön9 ha8.6 km
Tjurlången123 ha8.7 km

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Nearest localities

Arboga10,906 inhabitants5.4 km
Oppeby56 inhabitants5.5 km
Fellingsbro1,374 inhabitants8.7 km
Sundänge135 inhabitants9 km
Ekbacken79 inhabitants9.5 km
Götlunda263 inhabitants11.7 km

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Associations and activities

MedåkerbygdegårdLocal heritage
Medåkers kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone4.6 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)10.7 km
Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality340 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve5.7 km
Natura 200017.7 km
National outdoor-recreation interest11.5 km
Water protection area7.6 km
Habitat protection1.3 km
National conservation interest5.7 km
National heritage interest8 km

Services & safety

School1 in the locality80 m
Fire station9 km
Police station8.3 km
Civil defence shelter6.5 km
Vulnerable area (police)35.8 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site7.5 km
Swimming pool8.8 km
Campsite8.5 km
Hiking trail5.7 km
Cycle trail5.2 km
Ski trail35.7 km
Floodlit track12.7 km
Birding site34.2 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant5.2 km
Café8.1 km
Petrol station5.3 km
Library8.4 km
Sports hall7.5 km
Hotel8.1 km
Care home7.9 km
Recycling centre7.3 km

Disturbance

Major road410 m
Railway4.5 km
Power line3.5 km
Wind turbine5.7 km
Mobile mast1.2 km
Military area6.9 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality530 m
Mine17.8 km
Quarry7.9 km

Culture

Museum or landmark7.7 km
Church1 in the locality180 m
Community hall1 in the locality110 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

Population13,980
Median income379,700 kr/yr
Average age45.8 years

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The figures describe Arboga Municipality as a whole, not Medåker.