Robertsfors Municipality facts for kids
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Robertsfors Municipality
Robertsfors kommun
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Västerbotten County | |
| Seat | Robertsfors | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,388.05 km2 (922.03 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,301.79 km2 (502.62 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1,086.26 km2 (419.41 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population
(June 30, 2012)
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| • Total | 6,859 | |
| • Density | 2.87222/km2 (7.4390/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.
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History
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.
Localities
There are three localities (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality:
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Robertsfors | 2,010 |
| 2 | Ånäset | 622 |
| 3 | Bygdeå | 506 |
The municipal seat in bold
Demographics
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.
In total there were 6,781 residents, including 5,172 Swedish citizens of voting age. 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 | |||||||||
Notable natives
- Carl Olof Rosenius, revivalist preacher
- Frida Hyvönen, artist
- Maud Olofsson, politician
- Sahara Hotnights, rock group
See also
In Spanish: Robertsfors para niños
