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Small locality in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County

Hössjö

1

Facts

MunicipalityUmeå
CountyVästerbotten County
Population114
Area29 ha
SCB code2480SB158

2

Place profile

5/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
42/100
Quiet surroundings
76/100
Rurality
35/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
4/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water1.2 km
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.2 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway12.9 km
  • Distance to industry8.4 km
  • Distance to power line2.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.8 km
  • Distance to school4.5 km
  • Distance to train station14.8 km

Median across 58 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 740–466
  • 885–993
  • 7710–1487
  • 7915–1986
  • 4720–2436
  • 2625–2935
  • 5830–3476
  • 8635–3990
  • 7940–4470
  • 8345–4983
  • 7150–5476
  • 6155–5961
  • 6460–6461
  • 5965–6955
  • 5870–7449
  • 4375–7937
  • 5180+38

Men 1,104Women 1,099

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,263 (58 %)
  • Married760 (35 %)
  • Divorced120 (5 %)
  • Widowed51 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hössjö, 2,203 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 114 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 seat26 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

  • Lill-Bursjön10 ha4.2 km
  • Mosjön26 ha4.8 km
  • Stor-Bursjön8 ha5.1 km
  • Ytter-Josjön9 ha6.1 km

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Nearest localities

  • 2480SB15776 inhabitants1.3 km
  • 2480SB15961 inhabitants1.3 km
  • Yttersjö531 inhabitants7 km
  • Innersjö83 inhabitants7.3 km
  • Överboda264 inhabitants7.9 km
  • Strand179 inhabitants9.7 km

7

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 zone10.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)11.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land700 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.2 km
  • Natura 200011.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest14.9 km
  • Water protection area2.7 km
  • Habitat protection4.8 km
  • National conservation interest1.8 km
  • National heritage interest13.3 km

Services & safety

  • School4.5 km
  • Fire station14.3 km
  • Police station20.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter13.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.2 km
  • Swimming pool15.3 km
  • Campsite13.8 km
  • Hiking trail6.6 km
  • Cycle trail8.6 km
  • Ski trail22.6 km
  • Floodlit track14 km
  • Birding site23.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant14.5 km
  • Café14.7 km
  • Petrol station8.9 km
  • Library14.8 km
  • Sports hall14.4 km
  • Hotel14.8 km
  • Care home14.8 km
  • Recycling centre14.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road380 m
  • Railway13 km
  • Power line3.5 km
  • Wind turbine12.7 km
  • Mobile mast6.7 km
  • Military area21.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.3 km
  • Mine41.7 km
  • Quarry4.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark11.6 km
  • Church14.3 km
  • Community hall13.5 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

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