Robertsfors Municipality
Robertsfors Municipality Robertsfors kommun | |
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Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E / 64.200°N 20.850°E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Västerbotten County |
Seat | Robertsfors |
Area | |
• Total | 2,369.65 km2 (914.93 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,292.21 km2 (498.93 sq mi) |
• Water | 1,077.44 km2 (416.00 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 6,740 |
• Density | 2.8/km2 (7.4/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Västerbotten |
Municipal code | 2409 |
Website | www.robertsfors.se |
Robertsfors Municipality (Swedish: Robertsfors kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Robertsfors.
History
[edit]In 1759 the small village Edfastmark became Robertsfors Bruk. It was the Irishman John Jennings and his brother-in-law, the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who founded the new ironworks which also got its name, Robertsfors, from Robert Finlay.[3]
Localities
[edit]There are three localities (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality:[4]
# | Locality | Population |
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1 | Robertsfors | 2,010 |
2 | Ånäset | 622 |
3 | Bygdeå | 506 |
The municipal seat in bold
Demographics
[edit]This is a demographic table based on Robertsfors Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[5]
In total there were 6,781 residents, including 5,172 Swedish citizens of voting age.[5] 63.1% voted for the left coalition and 35.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
Location | Residents | Citizen adults | Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents | Foreign heritage | Income SEK | Degree |
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% | % | ||||||||
Bygdeå | 1,968 | 1,500 | 65.1 | 33.9 | 87 | 92 | 8 | 27,037 | 41 |
Nysätra-Ånäset | 1,529 | 1,230 | 58.6 | 39.2 | 82 | 92 | 8 | 23,183 | 26 |
Robertsfors | 2,514 | 1,861 | 66.2 | 33.1 | 81 | 84 | 16 | 22,532 | 28 |
Överklinten | 770 | 581 | 60.2 | 39.0 | 88 | 90 | 10 | 25,496 | 30 |
Source: SVT[5] |
Notable natives
[edit]- Carl Olof Rosenius, revivalist preacher
- Frida Hyvönen, artist
- Maud Olofsson, politician
- Sahara Hotnights, rock group
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Official site (in Swedish)
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Robertsfors i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Robertsfors Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
- Robertsfors Municipality – Official site (in Swedish)