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Överkalix
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Urban area in Överkalix Municipality, Norrbotten County

Överkalix

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1

Facts

MunicipalityÖverkalix
CountyNorrbotten County
Population993
Area126 ha
SCB code2513TC105

2

Place profile

59/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
43/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
66/100
Family friendliness
44/100
Senior friendliness
68/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest100 m
  • Distance to water190 m
  • Distance to farmland520 m
  • Distance to shoreline190 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway28.7 km
  • Distance to industry2.3 km
  • Distance to power line1.9 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store420 m
  • Distance to school860 m
  • Distance to train station39 km

Median across 348 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 250–431
  • 285–936
  • 3910–1433
  • 4415–1926
  • 5520–2443
  • 4625–2927
  • 4930–3433
  • 5635–3947
  • 4940–4437
  • 1745–4931
  • 4550–5426
  • 3155–5943
  • 3860–6452
  • 4665–6949
  • 5470–7450
  • 5375–7963
  • 7780+113

Men 752Women 740

Marital status

  • Unmarried807 (54 %)
  • Married402 (27 %)
  • Divorced144 (10 %)
  • Widowed138 (9 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Överkalix, 1,492 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 993 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

  • Hansavan14 ha100 m
  • Tallviksavan31 ha940 m
  • Djupträsket1,002 ha1.3 km
  • Görjevarpavan8 ha1.6 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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land12 in the locality340 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2 km
  • Water protection area3.2 km
  • Habitat protection2.4 km
  • National conservation interest2.1 km
  • National heritage interest1.9 km

Services & safety

  • School3 in the locality740 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality490 m
  • Police station1 in the locality830 m
  • Civil defence shelter7 in the locality360 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site31.3 km
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality970 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality940 m
  • Hiking trail17.2 km
  • Cycle trail2.3 km
  • Floodlit track45.1 km
  • Geologically notable site43 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality770 m
  • Café1 in the locality720 m
  • Petrol station2 in the locality400 m
  • Library2 in the locality600 m
  • Sports hall2 in the locality450 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality940 m
  • Care home1 in the locality490 m
  • Recycling centre33.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.9 km
  • Railway28.3 km
  • Power line2 km
  • Wind turbine25.7 km
  • Mobile mast2.3 km
  • Military area14.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
  • Mine20.7 km
  • Quarry30.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark590 m
  • Church2 in the locality550 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality910 m

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

  • Population3,201
  • Median income371,200 kr/yr
  • Average age50.5 years
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