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Söråker
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Urban area in Timrå Municipality, Västernorrland County

Söråker

1

Facts

MunicipalityTimrå
CountyVästernorrland County
Population2,408
Area560 ha
SCB code2262TB105

2

Place profile

53/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
37/100
Quiet surroundings
41/100
Rurality
51/100
Urbanity
55/100
Family friendliness
66/100
Senior friendliness
42/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water850 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline620 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway750 m
  • Distance to industry810 m
  • Distance to power line1.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store720 m
  • Distance to school760 m
  • Distance to train station9.5 km

Median across 1,071 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 490–459
  • 795–985
  • 7010–1477
  • 10115–1981
  • 5820–2439
  • 5025–2947
  • 7430–3470
  • 7635–3969
  • 5840–4468
  • 8845–4976
  • 8550–5485
  • 10255–5998
  • 8060–6463
  • 6565–6967
  • 6070–7462
  • 6475–7987
  • 8680+100

Men 1,245Women 1,233

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,388 (56 %)
  • Married714 (29 %)
  • Divorced249 (10 %)
  • Widowed130 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Söråker, 2,478 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,408 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 10 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Bölesjön72 ha3.7 km
  • Sunnansjön16 ha4.8 km
  • Strindsjön44 ha5.1 km
  • Krigsbysjön13 ha5.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Söråkers IPsporthallSports
  • Söråkers bibliotekbibliotekCulture

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 zone6.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land33 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.6 km
  • Natura 20003.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.8 km
  • Water protection area8.6 km
  • Habitat protection2.2 km
  • National conservation interest1.5 km
  • National heritage interest4.7 km

Services & safety

  • School4 in the locality320 m
  • Fire station10 km
  • Police station9.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter6 in the locality50 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality840 m
  • Swimming pool8 in the locality210 m
  • Campsite8 km
  • Hiking trail2.5 km
  • Cycle trail5 km
  • Ski trail23 km
  • Floodlit track10.2 km
  • Geologically notable site12.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 in the locality80 m
  • Café2 in the locality470 m
  • Petrol station2 in the locality800 m
  • Library1 in the locality460 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality300 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality710 m
  • Care home1 in the locality470 m
  • Recycling centre9.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.9 km
  • Railway1.4 km
  • Power line1.7 km
  • Wind turbine19.1 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality240 m
  • Military area24.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5 in the locality660 m
  • Mine7.3 km
  • Quarry3.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.3 km
  • Church1 in the locality830 m
  • Community hall8.4 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

  • Population17,521
  • Median income397,300 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
What is it like to live in Timrå? →

The figures describe Timrå Municipality as a whole, not Söråker.