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
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
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
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
- Carl Olof Rosenius, revivalist preacher
- Frida Hyvönen, artist
- Maud Olofsson, politician
- Sahara Hotnights, rock group
References
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External links
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- Robertsfors Municipality – Official site Template:In lang
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