Timrå Municipality

Timrå Municipality (Timrå kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. The town of Timrå is the municipal seat.

Timrå Municipality Timrå kommun
Municipality
Tourist information fish at Björkängen, Ljustorp
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 62°30′N 17°20′E
Country	Sweden
County	Västernorrland County
Seat	Timrå
Area [1]
• Total	1,234.17 km2 (476.52 sq mi)
• Land	783.3 km2 (302.4 sq mi)
• Water	450.87 km2 (174.08 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023)[2]
• Total	17,540
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Medelpad
Municipal code	2262

The rural municipality Timrå was made a market town (köping) in 1947. The present municipality was created in 1971 when Timrå was amalgamated with Hässjö.

Geography

Timrå is located in a terrain of forest and hills. Traditionally the industry has been dominated by forestry. The timber was transported through the rivers and streams to their destination, most often to sawmills. In tribute to this, the city arms depicts trees and water.

Localities

• Bergeforsen
• Stavreviken
• Söråker
• Sörberge
• Timrå (seat)

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Timrå 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 17,904 residents, including 13,943 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 53.2% voted for the left coalition and 45.9% 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
			%	%
Ala	1,125	887	46.5	52.1	84	94	6	27,082	31
Bergeforsen	1,891	1,435	47.4	52.2	86	94	6	28,674	33
Böle	1,973	1,499	58.1	41.0	88	91	9	29,248	38
Centrum	1,859	1,638	64.3	34.8	71	77	23	19,989	24
Ljustorp	970	760	50.3	48.8	84	93	7	24,703	27
Nyvista	1,669	1,145	57.1	41.6	67	69	31	20,904	22
Sörberge	1,879	1,469	52.1	47.1	85	90	10	26,951	35
Söråker	2,108	1,598	52.0	47.1	81	92	8	24,727	36
Timrådalen	1,949	1,489	48.5	50.8	86	89	11	27,873	52
Tynderö	756	653	49.7	49.4	83	95	5	26,494	36
Vivsta	1,725	1,370	56.4	42.8	78	82	18	23,133	27
Source: SVT[3]

Notable citizens

• Lennart Svedberg (1944-1972), ice hockey player
• Magdalena Forsberg (1967), cross country skier, biathlete
• Henrik Flyman, guitarist, composer, producer
• Henrik Forsberg (1967), cross country skier

References

1. "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.
2. "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
3. "Valresultat 2022 för Timrå i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

External links

• Media related to Timrå Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
• Timrå - Official site