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Small locality in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland County

Högen

1

Facts

MunicipalityKrokom
CountyJämtland County
Population85
Area30 ha
SCB code2309SB119

2

Place profile

5/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
55/100
Quiet surroundings
77/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
10/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water240 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline240 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway4.9 km
  • Distance to industry6.6 km
  • Distance to power line7.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.4 km
  • Distance to school8.9 km
  • Distance to train station6.2 km

Median across 37 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 320–435
  • 365–941
  • 4410–1445
  • 3715–1942
  • 2120–2413
  • 1725–2917
  • 2430–3431
  • 4535–3936
  • 4440–4439
  • 3845–4935
  • 3750–5429
  • 3455–5929
  • 3160–6433
  • 2965–6927
  • 4170–7428
  • 2875–7926
  • 2680+16

Men 564Women 522

Marital status

  • Unmarried664 (61 %)
  • Married330 (30 %)
  • Divorced77 (7 %)
  • Widowed20 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Högen, 1,086 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 85 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Näldsjön4,229 ha510 m
  • Hundsjön26 ha3.2 km
  • Väster-Näversjön328 ha5.7 km
  • Smedsåstjärnen7 ha5.8 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone11.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)36.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land560 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.5 km
  • Natura 200012.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.3 km
  • Water protection area12 km
  • Habitat protection5.4 km
  • National conservation interest7.4 km
  • National heritage interest9.8 km

Services & safety

  • School6.1 km
  • Fire station10.2 km
  • Police station29.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site23.7 km
  • Swimming pool13.7 km
  • Campsite10.8 km
  • Hiking trail5.9 km
  • Cycle trail6.2 km
  • Ski trail38.7 km
  • Floodlit track4.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9.3 km
  • Café10 km
  • Petrol station6.5 km
  • Library6.2 km
  • Sports hall6.4 km
  • Hotel24.1 km
  • Care home30.2 km
  • Recycling centre9.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1000 m
  • Railway4.7 km
  • Power line7.3 km
  • Wind turbine13.9 km
  • Mobile mast9.1 km
  • Military area21.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)19.3 km
  • Mine39.8 km
  • Quarry780 m

Culture

  • Museum or landmark8.7 km
  • Church7.6 km
  • Community hall7.5 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.

8

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population15,680
  • Median income407,800 kr/yr
  • Average age42.3 years
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The figures describe Krokom Municipality as a whole, not Högen.