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Norrfors
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Small locality in Nordmaling Municipality, Västerbotten County

Norrfors

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1

Facts

MunicipalityNordmaling
CountyVästerbotten County
Population55
Area42 ha
SCB code2401SB114

2

Place profile

0/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
58/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water340 m
  • Distance to farmland890 m
  • Distance to shoreline340 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway130 m
  • Distance to industry20.8 km
  • Distance to power line530 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store10.6 km
  • Distance to school10.8 km
  • Distance to train station10.6 km

Median across 137 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 280–434
  • 335–936
  • 3910–1416
  • 3415–1924
  • 3120–2430
  • 3525–2922
  • 3230–3434
  • 3835–3938
  • 3540–4438
  • 5045–4938
  • 4950–5435
  • 5555–5947
  • 5360–6451
  • 4765–6947
  • 4970–7444
  • 5575–7943
  • 5480+45

Men 717Women 622

Marital status

  • Unmarried673 (50 %)
  • Married493 (37 %)
  • Divorced107 (8 %)
  • Widowed72 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Norrfors, 1,339 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 55 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 seat41 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

  • Yttre Västansjön65 ha2.3 km
  • Inre Västansjön42 ha2.7 km
  • Stor-Tjärekallssjön32 ha3.4 km
  • Öratjärnen12 ha3.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Norrfors kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone38.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)11.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality350 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.7 km
  • Natura 20002.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest620 m
  • Water protection area660 m
  • Habitat protection2.3 km
  • National conservation interest600 m
  • National heritage interest24.8 km

Services & safety

  • School10.8 km
  • Fire station10.7 km
  • Police station20.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site19.6 km
  • Swimming pool31.5 km
  • Campsite8.4 km
  • Hiking trail740 m
  • Cycle trail570 m
  • Ski trail45.8 km
  • Floodlit track21.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant20.9 km
  • Café10.8 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality360 m
  • Library10.8 km
  • Sports hall14.4 km
  • Hotel34 km
  • Care home20.3 km
  • Recycling centre21.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road8.2 km
  • Railway1.5 km
  • Power line450 m
  • Wind turbine7.5 km
  • Mobile mast5.4 km
  • Military area22 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)30.8 km
  • Mine49.4 km
  • Quarry21.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark9.5 km
  • Church1 in the locality310 m
  • Community hall8.3 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

  • Population6,942
  • Median income385,800 kr/yr
  • Average age46.3 years
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The figures describe Nordmaling Municipality as a whole, not Norrfors.