
Järbo
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water310 m
- Distance to farmland200 m
- Distance to shoreline310 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway630 m
- Distance to industry430 m
- Distance to power line1.7 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store760 m
- Distance to school870 m
- Distance to train station14.9 km
Median across 871 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 460–446
- 465–952
- 5310–1448
- 5215–1946
- 5020–2437
- 5625–2930
- 6530–3455
- 7935–3963
- 5940–4447
- 5345–4935
- 5750–5446
- 6755–5961
- 6360–6467
- 6065–6935
- 5170–7463
- 6175–7954
- 8680+87
Men 1,004Women 872
Marital status
- Unmarried1,042 (55 %)
- Married548 (29 %)
- Divorced171 (9 %)
- Widowed119 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Järbo, 1,876 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,758 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 41 min
- Municipal seat20 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
- Hålldammen74 ha1.8 km
- Offsjön13 ha3.3 km
- Vettsjön82 ha3.3 km
- Hälltjärnen22 ha3.7 km
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Nearest localities
- 2181SB13958 inhabitants2.4 km
- Jäderfors323 inhabitants7.2 km
- Åshammar666 inhabitants8 km
- Bäckas70 inhabitants8.2 km
- Dalfors51 inhabitants8.4 km
- Backberg och Norrberg367 inhabitants9.9 km
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Associations and activities
- Ung Fritid i JärboOther
- Järbo bgf, YtterbynbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Järbo IdrottsplatsidrottsplanSports
- Järbos bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Järbo kyrkakyrkaReligion
- Pingstkyrkan Sionförsamlingen JärbokyrkaReligion
- PRO JärbopensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone2.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)11.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land27 in the locality170 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.5 km
- Natura 200014.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.3 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection4.8 km
- National conservation interest5.6 km
- National heritage interest14.4 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality630 m
- Fire station1 in the locality480 m
- Police station14.9 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality390 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.5 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality720 m
- Campsite9.4 km
- Hiking trail2.6 km
- Cycle trail2.7 km
- Ski trail13.4 km
- Floodlit track15.1 km
- Geologically notable site14.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality270 m
- Café12.8 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality340 m
- Library1 in the locality460 m
- Sports hall6.8 km
- Hotel1 in the locality420 m
- Care home1 in the locality340 m
- Recycling centre2 in the locality500 m
Disturbance
- Major road310 m
- Railway1.8 km
- Power line1.8 km
- Wind turbine5.6 km
- Mobile mast4.4 km
- Military area24 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.7 km
- Mine9.2 km
- Quarry1.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.3 km
- Church2 in the locality690 m
- Community hall2 in the locality530 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
- Population38,360
- Median income391,900 kr/yr
- Average age44.8 years
The figures describe Sandviken Municipality as a whole, not Järbo.