Storfors Municipality
Storfors Municipality
Storfors kommun | |
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 Lundsberg | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 59°32′N 14°16′E / 59.533°N 14.267°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Värmland County |
| Seat | Storfors |
| Area | |
• Total | 472.71 km2 (182.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 391.47 km2 (151.15 sq mi) |
| • Water | 81.24 km2 (31.37 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 3,801 |
| • Density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Värmland |
| Municipal code | 1760 |
| Website | www.storfors.se |
Storfors Municipality (Storfors kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Storfors, which has approximately 2,500 inhabitants.
The first local government unit named Storfors was created in 1950 when a market town (köping) by that name was detached from Kroppa. (The rest of Kroppa is since 1971 in Filipstad Municipality.) In 1967 Ullvättern was amalgamated with Storfors, making up the present municipal territory.
Storfors is one of Sweden's least populated municipalities. The nearest city is Karlstad, approximately 50 kilometers to the west.
Several small lakes and streams offer fishing opportunities. The countryside is also suitable for other outdoor activities, including walking and hiking.
Demographics
[edit]This is a demographic table based on Storfors Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 3,940 inhabitants, with 3,092 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 47.1% voted for the left coalition and 51.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Bjurtjärn | 1,192 | 978 | 40.5 | 57.7 | 83 | 89 | 11 | 26,328 | 27 |
| Lungsund | 626 | 520 | 41.6 | 56.0 | 83 | 89 | 11 | 25,459 | 24 |
| Storfors C | 2,122 | 1,594 | 53.6 | 45.3 | 71 | 73 | 27 | 21,501 | 19 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
See also
[edit]- Alkvettern Manor, 17th century
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Storfors i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
External links
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Media related to Storfors Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Storfors Municipality - Official site
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