Robertsfors Municipality
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Robertsfors Municipality (Template:Langx) 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.<ref>Official site Template:In lang</ref>
Localities
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There are three localities (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality:<ref>Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005</ref>
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 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.<ref name=RobertsforsVal2022>Template:Cite web</ref>
In total there were 6,781 residents, including 5,172 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=RobertsforsVal2022/> 63.1% voted for the left coalition and 35.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
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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<ref name=RobertsforsVal2022/> | |||||||||
Notable natives
[edit]- Carl Olof Rosenius, revivalist preacher
- Frida Hyvönen, artist
- Maud Olofsson, politician
- Sahara Hotnights, rock group
References
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External links
[edit]- Template:Commons category-inline
- Robertsfors Municipality – Official site Template:In lang
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