Robertsfors

Robertsfors is a locality and the seat of Robertsfors Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,004 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

Robertsfors
Thurdinska gården in Robertsfors
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Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Västerbotten
County	Västerbotten County
Municipality	Robertsfors Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	2,004
• Density	931/km2 (2,410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Robertsfors is named after the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who, together with John Jennings, founded an ironworks there in 1751.

Well known people from Robertsfors

• Maria Andersson, musician, member of Sahara Hotnights
• Josephine Forsman, musician, member of Sahara Hotnights and Casablanca
• Jennie Asplund, musician, member of Sahara Hotnights
• Johanna Asplund, musician, member of Sahara Hotnights
• Frida Hyvönen, musician
• Jennifer Granholm, second-generation descendant of Swedish Canadian emigrants from Robertsfors, where her great-grandfather was mayor