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Älvsbyn
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water190 m
- Distance to farmland540 m
- Distance to shoreline190 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway580 m
- Distance to industry390 m
- Distance to power line710 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store1 km
- Distance to school1 km
- Distance to train station1.1 km
Median across 1,813 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1790–4143
- 1655–9184
- 17110–14171
- 16915–19165
- 17720–24132
- 18725–29154
- 22830–34209
- 21035–39184
- 17540–44159
- 17445–49166
- 21750–54208
- 20255–59204
- 21060–64168
- 17265–69173
- 18370–74182
- 16375–79181
- 22880+328
Men 3,210Women 3,111
Marital status
- Unmarried3,354 (53 %)
- Married2,024 (32 %)
- Divorced593 (9 %)
- Widowed344 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Älvsbyn, 6,321 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,923 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
- Lill-Korsträsket122 ha3.7 km
- Stortjärnen6 ha4.4 km
- Krokträsket33 ha4.5 km
- Lillträsket5 ha5.6 km
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Associations and activities
- EFS ÄlvsbynOther
- Jägareförbundet ÄlvsbynOther
- Vandrande vänner i ÄlvsbynOther
- Älvsbyn – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Älvsbyn Taekwondo föreningSports
- Piteå och Älvsbyns OrkesterföreningCulture
- PRO ÄlvsbynpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone970 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land64 in the locality40 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.9 km
- Natura 200040 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.3 km
- Water protection area110 m
- Habitat protection1.5 km
- National conservation interest490 m
- National heritage interest790 m
Services & safety
- School5 in the locality160 m
- Fire station35.4 km
- Police station34.4 km
- Civil defence shelter61 in the locality40 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site21.5 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality1.9 km
- Campsite1 in the locality970 m
- Hiking trail730 m
- Cycle trail28.8 km
- Ski trail42.3 km
- Floodlit track17.8 km
- Birding site48.5 km
- Geologically notable site41.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality460 m
- Café29 km
- Petrol station3 in the locality390 m
- Library1 in the locality560 m
- Sports hall2.4 km
- Hotel3 in the locality150 m
- Care home34.8 km
- Recycling centre35.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road520 m
- Railway1.2 km
- Power line380 m
- Wind turbine27.9 km
- Mobile mast2 in the locality600 m
- Military area11.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
- Mine22.6 km
- Quarry5.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality1.1 km
- Church2 in the locality940 m
- Community hall7.1 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
- Population7,774
- Median income396,000 kr/yr
- Average age45.8 years