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Hörnefors
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Urban area in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County

Hörnefors

1

Facts

MunicipalityUmeå
CountyVästerbotten County
Population2,547
Area243 ha
SCB code2480TB108

2

Place profile

53/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
34/100
Quiet surroundings
52/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
50/100
Family friendliness
70/100
Senior friendliness
37/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water350 m
  • Distance to farmland760 m
  • Distance to shoreline300 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway640 m
  • Distance to industry2.1 km
  • Distance to power line810 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store560 m
  • Distance to school840 m
  • Distance to train station800 m

Median across 847 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 790–475
  • 955–991
  • 9410–1498
  • 8215–1969
  • 6520–2444
  • 6525–2945
  • 9130–3493
  • 9735–3996
  • 9740–4489
  • 9745–4974
  • 7650–5467
  • 9255–5981
  • 5960–6469
  • 7465–6961
  • 4770–7458
  • 6275–7967
  • 9380+124

Men 1,365Women 1,301

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,476 (56 %)
  • Married812 (31 %)
  • Divorced223 (8 %)
  • Widowed147 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hörnefors, 2,666 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,547 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 seat29 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

  • Degersjön14 ha3.7 km
  • Mjösjön14 ha4.3 km
  • Håltjärnen6 ha4.5 km
  • Ängersjön153 ha4.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone16.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality300 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.2 km
  • Natura 200012.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest11.9 km
  • Water protection area4 km
  • Habitat protection9.6 km
  • National conservation interest7.5 km
  • National heritage interest6.8 km

Services & safety

  • School4 in the locality230 m
  • Fire station24.5 km
  • Police station21.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter2 in the locality460 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.2 km
  • Swimming pool3 in the locality760 m
  • Campsite11.2 km
  • Hiking trail130 m
  • Cycle trail630 m
  • Ski trail27 km
  • Floodlit track1.1 km
  • Birding site23 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 in the locality510 m
  • Café21.2 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Library20.9 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality750 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality880 m
  • Care home2 in the locality330 m
  • Recycling centre1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road310 m
  • Railway910 m
  • Power line740 m
  • Wind turbine2 km
  • Mobile mast5.4 km
  • Military area30.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.9 km
  • Quarry2.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality560 m
  • Church3 in the locality450 m
  • Community hall13.4 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 Hörnefors.