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Urban area in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County

Sörforsa

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Facts

MunicipalityHudiksvall
CountyGävleborg County
Population1,480
Area207 ha
SCB code2184TB112

2

Place profile

54/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
45/100
Quiet surroundings
44/100
Rurality
55/100
Urbanity
68/100
Family friendliness
58/100
Senior friendliness
50/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water300 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline300 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.8 km
  • Distance to industry600 m
  • Distance to power line460 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store530 m
  • Distance to school550 m
  • Distance to train station7.3 km

Median across 550 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 380–440
  • 405–958
  • 6510–1449
  • 5215–1944
  • 4820–2437
  • 3625–2923
  • 6230–3449
  • 7735–3970
  • 4740–4437
  • 4145–4940
  • 4850–5454
  • 5655–5950
  • 5160–6449
  • 3965–6949
  • 3870–7454
  • 4475–7957
  • 5980+85

Men 841Women 845

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,001 (60 %)
  • Married448 (27 %)
  • Divorced153 (9 %)
  • Widowed74 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Sörforsa, 1,686 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,480 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

  • Stockholm3 h 46 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

  • Kyrksjön280 ha520 m
  • Storsjön1,118 ha770 m
  • Funstasjön47 ha3.9 km
  • Stor-Yan97 ha4.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone960 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality270 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.5 km
  • Natura 200024.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.9 km
  • Water protection area6 km
  • Habitat protection1.4 km
  • National conservation interest1.9 km
  • National heritage interest350 m

Services & safety

  • School4 in the locality190 m
  • Fire station5.8 km
  • Police station6.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.5 km
  • Swimming pool5.9 km
  • Campsite4.6 km
  • Hiking trail540 m
  • Cycle trail440 m
  • Ski trail14.2 km
  • Floodlit track24.2 km
  • Geologically notable site47 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality1 km
  • Café1 in the locality710 m
  • Petrol station3.8 km
  • Library1 in the locality480 m
  • Sports hall2 in the locality480 m
  • Hotel6.1 km
  • Care home1 in the locality250 m
  • Recycling centre7.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road890 m
  • Railway6.1 km
  • Power line600 m
  • Wind turbine18.6 km
  • Mobile mast6.3 km
  • Military area8.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.9 km
  • Mine33.3 km
  • Quarry1.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.5 km
  • Church1 in the locality670 m
  • Community hall6.2 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

  • Population37,528
  • Median income386,700 kr/yr
  • Average age45.6 years
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The figures describe Hudiksvall Municipality as a whole, not Sörforsa.