
Norsjö
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water370 m
- Distance to farmland840 m
- Distance to shoreline370 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway24.3 km
- Distance to industry340 m
- Distance to power line3.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store560 m
- Distance to school650 m
- Distance to train station30 km
Median across 686 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 470–442
- 585–956
- 7110–1464
- 6715–1961
- 4320–2438
- 4925–2935
- 6230–3447
- 6635–3959
- 5640–4455
- 5045–4950
- 5950–5449
- 5855–5956
- 5160–6454
- 5365–6943
- 5570–7478
- 5775–7957
- 7780+131
Men 979Women 975
Marital status
- Unmarried1,046 (53 %)
- Married601 (31 %)
- Divorced160 (8 %)
- Widowed155 (8 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Norsjö, 1,954 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,995 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
- Municipal seatThis IS the municipal seat
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Lakes nearby
- Norsjön1,729 ha930 m
- Vajsjön65 ha1.7 km
- Ljustjärnen7 ha3.4 km
- Bjärnmyrtjärnen11 ha4.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Norsjövallen76 inhabitants6 km
- Bjurträsk83 inhabitants12.3 km
- Risliden89 inhabitants13.8 km
- Svansele62 inhabitants18.3 km
- Kvarnåsen68 inhabitants19 km
- Glommersträsk208 inhabitants39 km
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Associations and activities
- Norsjö – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Norsjö GolfklubbgolfSports
- Norsjö bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Norsjö skidlöparmuseummuseumCulture
- Norsjö kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO NorsjöpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone27.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)21.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land21 in the locality70 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve910 m
- Natura 200015.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest17.4 km
- Water protection area6 km
- Habitat protection4.9 km
- National conservation interest8 km
- National heritage interest18.7 km
Services & safety
- School7 in the locality320 m
- Fire station1 in the locality560 m
- Police station1 in the locality230 m
- Civil defence shelter39.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.4 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality530 m
- Campsite5.9 km
- Hiking trail720 m
- Cycle trail570 m
- Floodlit track750 m
- Geologically notable site20.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality180 m
- Café2 in the locality240 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality300 m
- Library1 in the locality320 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality1.3 km
- Hotel24.8 km
- Care home1 in the locality720 m
- Recycling centre1 in the locality710 m
Disturbance
- Major road100 m
- Railway24 km
- Power line3.7 km
- Wind turbine8.5 km
- Mobile mast26.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
- Mine4.9 km
- Quarry15.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 in the locality290 m
- Church2 in the locality180 m
- Community hall29.2 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
- Population3,968
- Median income384,100 kr/yr
- Average age46.7 years