Kvarnbäcken
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest10 m
- Distance to water1.1 km
- Distance to farmland60 m
- Distance to shoreline1.1 km
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway580 m
- Distance to industry5.9 km
- Distance to power line610 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store8 km
- Distance to school2.4 km
- Distance to train station33.6 km
Median across 19 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 370–449
- 455–937
- 3510–1447
- 4615–1931
- 2720–2414
- 3125–2926
- 2930–3441
- 5235–3953
- 4440–4433
- 3845–4942
- 5350–5443
- 4455–5941
- 4260–6443
- 4365–6947
- 5170–7443
- 3575–7924
- 2780+19
Men 679Women 633
Marital status
- Unmarried677 (52 %)
- Married525 (40 %)
- Divorced71 (5 %)
- Widowed31 (2 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kvarnbäcken, 1,312 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 53 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 seat12 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.
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Lakes nearby
- Altertjärnen6 ha3 km
- Porsnäsfjärden95 ha7.5 km
- Pålmarksträsket34 ha8.1 km
- Frigiventräsket23 ha9 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone2.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land410 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7.2 km
- Natura 200026.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.5 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection3.3 km
- National conservation interest1.8 km
- National heritage interest2 km
Services & safety
- School2.3 km
- Fire station12.3 km
- Police station12.3 km
- Civil defence shelter6.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6.4 km
- Swimming pool8.2 km
- Campsite9 km
- Hiking trail1.8 km
- Cycle trail4.9 km
- Ski trail10.2 km
- Floodlit track8.5 km
- Birding site41.5 km
- Geologically notable site34.5 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant6.7 km
- Café7.8 km
- Petrol station7.9 km
- Library7.9 km
- Sports hall2.2 km
- Hotel7.9 km
- Care home7.9 km
- Recycling centre4.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road860 m
- Railway650 m
- Power line610 m
- Wind turbine21.6 km
- Mobile mast1.4 km
- Military area26.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.1 km
- Mine21.6 km
- Quarry3.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark7.7 km
- Church4.4 km
- Community hall9.8 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
- Population42,447
- Median income420,000 kr/yr
- Average age44.3 years
The figures describe Piteå Municipality as a whole, not Kvarnbäcken.