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Kalix
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Urban area in Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County

Kalix

1

Facts

MunicipalityKalix
CountyNorrbotten County
Population8,226
Area907 ha
SCB code2514TC104

2

Place profile

76/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
45/100
Quiet surroundings
46/100
Rurality
54/100
Urbanity
77/100
Family friendliness
75/100
Senior friendliness
78/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water480 m
  • Distance to farmland720 m
  • Distance to shoreline480 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway740 m
  • Distance to industry260 m
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store970 m
  • Distance to school510 m
  • Distance to train station1.8 km

Median across 2,800 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1500–4134
  • 1865–9184
  • 23910–14204
  • 26915–19202
  • 21920–24186
  • 22925–29162
  • 24230–34205
  • 26935–39237
  • 24240–44185
  • 21745–49208
  • 24850–54263
  • 28855–59286
  • 24760–64238
  • 23165–69263
  • 23370–74257
  • 22775–79313
  • 35380+539

Men 4,089Women 4,066

Marital status

  • Unmarried4,301 (53 %)
  • Married2,398 (29 %)
  • Divorced868 (11 %)
  • Widowed575 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 5 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kalix, 8,155 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 8,226 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

  • Nederst-Grantjärnen11 ha3.1 km
  • Stor-Saltträsket67 ha3.7 km
  • Fågelträsket7 ha4.3 km
  • Lill-Saltträsket17 ha4.4 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 zone410 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)25.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land108 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.5 km
  • Natura 200034.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.4 km
  • Water protection area4.2 km
  • Habitat protection4.3 km
  • National conservation interest1.3 km
  • National heritage interest13.8 km

Services & safety

  • School14 in the locality260 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.5 km
  • Police station1 in the locality630 m
  • Civil defence shelter103 in the locality50 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.9 km
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality510 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality510 m
  • Hiking trail17.7 km
  • Cycle trail450 m
  • Floodlit track770 m
  • Birding site46.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10 in the locality180 m
  • Café7 in the locality80 m
  • Petrol station7 in the locality320 m
  • Library1 in the locality70 m
  • Sports hall4 in the locality480 m
  • Hotel4 in the locality160 m
  • Care home3 in the locality830 m
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality1.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road320 m
  • Railway1.5 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine13.5 km
  • Mobile mast2 in the locality830 m
  • Military area7.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)16.3 km
  • Mine11.2 km
  • Quarry5.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5 in the locality90 m
  • Church3 in the locality160 m
  • Community hall2 in the locality50 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

  • Population15,391
  • Median income395,600 kr/yr
  • Average age47.7 years
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