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Sikås
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Small locality in Strömsund Municipality, Jämtland County

Sikås

1

Facts

MunicipalityStrömsund
CountyJämtland County
Population118
Area77 ha
SCB code2313SB120

2

Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
37/100
Quiet surroundings
63/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
27/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
7/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest340 m
  • Distance to water640 m
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline640 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway710 m
  • Distance to industry1.7 km
  • Distance to power line4.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.5 km
  • Distance to school29.6 km
  • Distance to train station1.7 km

Median across 62 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 370–434
  • 365–940
  • 5010–1445
  • 4115–1936
  • 4020–2421
  • 3725–2923
  • 4330–3439
  • 6435–3947
  • 4440–4433
  • 5245–4950
  • 5350–5451
  • 7055–5957
  • 7360–6459
  • 7565–6953
  • 5070–7447
  • 5975–7945
  • 5880+53

Men 882Women 733

Marital status

  • Unmarried904 (56 %)
  • Married496 (31 %)
  • Divorced150 (9 %)
  • Widowed73 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Sikås, 1,615 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 118 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 seat38 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

  • Görivågen16 ha1.1 km
  • Medvågen12 ha3.1 km
  • Åsmanvågen13 ha4.2 km
  • Hammerdalssjön1,555 ha4.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone20.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality550 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.7 km
  • Natura 200019.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest580 m
  • Water protection area12.1 km
  • Habitat protection4.7 km
  • National conservation interest2.5 km
  • National heritage interest18 km

Services & safety

  • School7.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site28.4 km
  • Swimming pool23.5 km
  • Campsite7.6 km
  • Hiking trail23.9 km
  • Cycle trail42.2 km
  • Floodlit track7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant29.4 km
  • Café39.8 km
  • Petrol station1.6 km
  • Library39.6 km
  • Sports hall7.5 km
  • Hotel7.5 km
  • Recycling centre6.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road490 m
  • Railway8.5 km
  • Power line4.6 km
  • Wind turbine7.4 km
  • Mobile mast28.8 km
  • Military area48.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)19.7 km
  • Quarry9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark9.3 km
  • Church7.1 km
  • Community hall14.5 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.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population11,023
  • Median income357,700 kr/yr
  • Average age48.0 years
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The figures describe Strömsund Municipality as a whole, not Sikås.