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Hofors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water440 m
- Distance to farmland2.2 km
- Distance to shoreline440 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway850 m
- Distance to industry310 m
- Distance to power line610 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store780 m
- Distance to school720 m
- Distance to train station3.2 km
Median across 1,689 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1090–4134
- 1585–9152
- 17710–14166
- 19215–19179
- 14520–24120
- 19925–29155
- 22930–34183
- 18435–39172
- 17940–44159
- 14045–49150
- 16450–54191
- 21455–59194
- 23060–64215
- 22765–69190
- 18570–74180
- 19475–79206
- 21280+311
Men 3,138Women 3,057
Marital status
- Unmarried3,338 (54 %)
- Married1,759 (28 %)
- Divorced732 (12 %)
- Widowed358 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hofors, 6,195 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 6,037 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 51 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
- Hammardammen21 ha1.1 km
- Lill-Gösken42 ha1.5 km
- Lissjön7 ha2.2 km
- Kalven8 ha2.7 km
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Nearest localities
- Robertsholm392 inhabitants2.3 km
- Edsken94 inhabitants2.9 km
- Getbacken149 inhabitants3 km
- Långnäs72 inhabitants3.9 km
- Barkhyttan66 inhabitants4.6 km
- Tjärnäs109 inhabitants6.2 km
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Associations and activities
- Entré HoforsOther
- Hofors GolfklubbgolfSports
- HoforsbackensporthallSports
- HoforshallensporthallSports
- Ishallen HoforssporthallSports
- Hofors BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Hofors kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO HoforspensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone900 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land33 in the locality150 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.2 km
- Natura 200020.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest24.6 km
- Water protection area6.1 km
- Habitat protection7.3 km
- National conservation interest6.5 km
- National heritage interest2.8 km
Services & safety
- School4 in the locality930 m
- Fire station1 in the locality580 m
- Police station27.8 km
- Civil defence shelter105 in the locality170 m
- Vulnerable area (police)48.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.6 km
- Swimming pool11.1 km
- Campsite3.9 km
- Hiking trail1.4 km
- Cycle trail3 km
- Ski trail30.5 km
- Floodlit track1.5 km
- Birding site45 km
- Geologically notable site27.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4 in the locality180 m
- Café1 in the locality510 m
- Petrol station3 in the locality540 m
- Library1 in the locality410 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality1.4 km
- Hotel2 in the locality390 m
- Care home2 in the locality1 km
- Recycling centre2.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road360 m
- Railway3.5 km
- Power line320 m
- Wind turbine4.8 km
- Mobile mast4.6 km
- Military area31.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
- Mine3.2 km
- Quarry4.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 in the locality270 m
- Church4 in the locality740 m
- Community hall1 in the locality300 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
- Population9,281
- Median income395,500 kr/yr
- Average age46.1 years