Korskrogen
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water1.4 km
- Distance to farmland60 m
- Distance to shoreline1.4 km
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway480 m
- Distance to industry1.6 km
- Distance to power line1.7 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store3 km
- Distance to school2.1 km
- Distance to train station4.5 km
Median across 34 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 620–444
- 665–981
- 6510–1463
- 7115–1958
- 4020–2426
- 2625–2927
- 6730–3481
- 7435–3964
- 6140–4461
- 7345–4964
- 7950–5459
- 8255–5967
- 5760–6450
- 6965–6954
- 6070–7457
- 6075–7954
- 6280+57
Men 1,074Women 967
Marital status
- Unmarried1,133 (55 %)
- Married684 (33 %)
- Divorced148 (7 %)
- Widowed81 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Korskrogen, 2,041 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 66 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 9 min
- Gothenburg5 h 49 min
- Municipal seat8 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
- Sonnboviken22 ha1.4 km
- Kärrsjön9 ha1.8 km
- Jäderssjön133 ha2 km
- Torpviken10 ha2.2 km
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Nearest localities
- Avesta16,055 inhabitants370 m
- Igeltjärna99 inhabitants730 m
- Folkärna275 inhabitants4.4 km
- Nordanö417 inhabitants4.5 km
- Jularbo63 inhabitants5.2 km
- Rosshyttan76 inhabitants5.4 km
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Associations and activities
- KorskrogenbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Korskrogens BygdegårdsföreningHembygdsvårdLocal heritage
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 zone6.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality100 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.8 km
- Natura 200010.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest12.8 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection3.8 km
- National conservation interest820 m
- National heritage interest3.5 km
Services & safety
- School2.1 km
- Fire station7.3 km
- Police station7.9 km
- Civil defence shelter2.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2 km
- Swimming pool8.8 km
- Campsite13.2 km
- Hiking trail2.4 km
- Cycle trail4.2 km
- Ski trail20.7 km
- Floodlit track5.7 km
- Birding site29.8 km
- Geologically notable site46.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.2 km
- Café2.4 km
- Petrol station4.9 km
- Library7.8 km
- Sports hall2.5 km
- Hotel2.5 km
- Care home7.5 km
- Recycling centre4.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road810 m
- Railway1.7 km
- Power line1.7 km
- Wind turbine6.6 km
- Mobile mast7.2 km
- Military area36.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.4 km
- Mine6 km
- Quarry1.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.5 km
- Church4.8 km
- Community hall3.9 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
- Population22,417
- Median income389,100 kr/yr
- Average age45.5 years
The figures describe Avesta Municipality as a whole, not Korskrogen.