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Holmsund
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Urban area in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County

Holmsund

1

Facts

MunicipalityUmeå
CountyVästerbotten County
Population6,064
Area673 ha
SCB code2480TB107

2

Place profile

57/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
33/100
Quiet surroundings
39/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
48/100
Family friendliness
72/100
Senior friendliness
53/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water400 m
  • Distance to farmland2.9 km
  • Distance to shoreline270 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway450 m
  • Distance to industry510 m
  • Distance to power line2.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store860 m
  • Distance to school450 m
  • Distance to train station13 km

Median across 2,069 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1830–4177
  • 2185–9219
  • 23410–14206
  • 22115–19193
  • 13920–24111
  • 13625–29125
  • 17930–34197
  • 25535–39202
  • 22740–44222
  • 19545–49203
  • 23150–54201
  • 19455–59158
  • 15660–64139
  • 13165–69139
  • 12870–74137
  • 15975–79172
  • 17680+183

Men 3,162Women 2,984

Marital status

  • Unmarried3,362 (54 %)
  • Married2,130 (35 %)
  • Divorced448 (7 %)
  • Widowed232 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Holmsund, 6,146 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 6,064 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 seat24 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

  • Väster-Långslädan40 ha770 m
  • Lövösundet27 ha1.7 km
  • Gammbåtlänningen14 ha2.2 km
  • Kasaviken22 ha3.3 km

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Nearest localities

  • Karlsborg64 inhabitants2 km
  • Obbola2,141 inhabitants2.1 km
  • Vitskär134 inhabitants4.7 km
  • 2480SB14054 inhabitants5.2 km
  • 2480SB17378 inhabitants5.5 km
  • Fläse102 inhabitants5.8 km

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Associations and activities

  • Holmsunds SjöscoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
  • Holmsunds bibliotekbibliotekCulture
  • Holmsunds församlingssalchristianReligion
  • Holmsunds kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • Pingstkyrkan HolmsundkyrkaReligion
  • PRO HolmsundpensionärsföreningSocial

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land30 in the locality640 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.7 km
  • Natura 20001.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest20 km
  • Water protection area9.5 km
  • Habitat protection4 km
  • National conservation interest3.4 km
  • National heritage interest890 m

Services & safety

  • School12 in the locality240 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.7 km
  • Police station15.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter84 in the locality70 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site670 m
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality210 m
  • Campsite6.1 km
  • Hiking trail540 m
  • Cycle trail590 m
  • Ski trail9.8 km
  • Floodlit track3.3 km
  • Birding site5.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4 in the locality800 m
  • Café2 in the locality200 m
  • Petrol station2 in the locality740 m
  • Library1 in the locality220 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality210 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Care home2 in the locality330 m
  • Recycling centre2 in the locality660 m

Disturbance

  • Major road520 m
  • Railway590 m
  • Power line2.8 km
  • Wind turbine1 in the locality3.4 km
  • Mobile mast1.6 km
  • Military area16.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.7 km
  • Quarry7.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3 in the locality960 m
  • Church2 in the locality800 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality1 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

  • Population134,249
  • Median income390,300 kr/yr
  • Average age39.9 years
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The figures describe Umeå Municipality as a whole, not Holmsund.