Robertsfors Municipality

Robertsfors Municipality (Swedish: Robertsfors kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Robertsfors.

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Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E
Country	Sweden
County	Västerbotten County
Seat	Robertsfors
Area [1]
• Total	2,369.65 km2 (914.93 sq mi)
• Land	1,292.21 km2 (498.93 sq mi)
• Water	1,077.44 km2 (416.00 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2024)[2]
• Total	6,690
• Density	2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västerbotten
Municipal code	2409
Website	www.robertsfors.se

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.^[3]

Localities

The world's largest cheese slicer in Ånäset.

There are three localities (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality:^[4]

#	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.^[5]

In total there were 6,781 residents, including 5,172 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[5] 63.1% voted for the left coalition and 35.7% 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
			%	%
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[5]

Notable natives

• Carl Olof Rosenius, revivalist preacher
• Frida Hyvönen, artist
• Maud Olofsson, politician
• Sahara Hotnights, rock group