Robertsfors Municipality (Swedish: Robertsfors kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Robertsfors.
Robertsfors Municipality
Robertsfors kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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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 |
History
editIn 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
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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
editThis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| 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
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Media related to Robertsfors Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Robertsfors Municipality – Official site (in Swedish)
