Timrå Municipality

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| native_name = Timrå kommun

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| subdivision_name = Sweden

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| subdivision_name1 = Västernorrland County

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| seat_type = Seat

| seat = Timrå

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

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 =

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.{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-2262-timra.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Timrå i riksdagsvalet|publisher=SVT|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=21 January 2024}}

In total there were 17,904 residents, including 13,943 Swedish citizens of voting age. 53.2% voted for the left coalition and 45.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" ! rowspan="3" \|Location ! {{tooltip\|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status\|Residents}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote\|Citizen {{br}} adults}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %\|Left vote}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %\|Right vote}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %\|Employed}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %\|Swedish {{br}} parents}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %\|Foreign {{br}} heritage}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor\|Income {{br}} SEK}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %\|Degree}}
! ! style="background:{{party color\|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" \| ! style="background:{{party color\|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" \| ! ! ! ! !
data-sort-type="number" \| ! data-sort-type="number" \| ! data-sort-type="number" \| % ! data-sort-type="number" \| % ! data-sort-type="number" \| ! data-sort-type="number" \| ! data-sort-type="number" \| ! data-sort-type="number" \| ! data-sort-type="number" \|
align="left" \|Ala \| 1,125 \| 887 \| 46.5 \| 52.1 \| 84 \| 94 \| 6 \| 27,082 \| 31
align="left" \|Bergeforsen \| 1,891 \| 1,435 \| 47.4 \| 52.2 \| 86 \| 94 \| 6 \| 28,674 \| 33
align="left" \|Böle \| 1,973 \| 1,499 \| 58.1 \| 41.0 \| 88 \| 91 \| 9 \| 29,248 \| 38
align="left" \|Centrum \| 1,859 \| 1,638 \| 64.3 \| 34.8 \| 71 \| 77 \| 23 \| 19,989 \| 24
align="left" \|Ljustorp \| 970 \| 760 \| 50.3 \| 48.8 \| 84 \| 93 \| 7 \| 24,703 \| 27
align="left" \|Nyvista \| 1,669 \| 1,145 \| 57.1 \| 41.6 \| 67 \| 69 \| 31 \| 20,904 \| 22
align="left" \|Sörberge \| 1,879 \| 1,469 \| 52.1 \| 47.1 \| 85 \| 90 \| 10 \| 26,951 \| 35
align="left" \|Söråker \| 2,108 \| 1,598 \| 52.0 \| 47.1 \| 81 \| 92 \| 8 \| 24,727 \| 36
align="left" \|Timrådalen \| 1,949 \| 1,489 \| 48.5 \| 50.8 \| 86 \| 89 \| 11 \| 27,873 \| 52
align="left" \|Tynderö \| 756 \| 653 \| 49.7 \| 49.4 \| 83 \| 95 \| 5 \| 26,494 \| 36
align="left" \|Vivsta \| 1,725 \| 1,370 \| 56.4 \| 42.8 \| 78 \| 82 \| 18 \| 23,133 \| 27
colspan="10" align="left" \|Source: SVT

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! rowspan="3" |Location

! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}

! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}

! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}

! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}

! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}

! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}

! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}

! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} SEK}}

! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}

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align="left" |Ala

| 1,125

| 887

| 46.5

| 52.1

| 84

| 94

| 6

| 27,082

| 31

align="left" |Bergeforsen

| 1,891

| 1,435

| 47.4

| 52.2

| 86

| 94

| 6

| 28,674

| 33

align="left" |Böle

| 1,973

| 1,499

| 58.1

| 41.0

| 88

| 91

| 9

| 29,248

| 38

align="left" |Centrum

| 1,859

| 1,638

| 64.3

| 34.8

| 71

| 77

| 23

| 19,989

| 24

align="left" |Ljustorp

| 970

| 760

| 50.3

| 48.8

| 84

| 93

| 7

| 24,703

| 27

align="left" |Nyvista

| 1,669

| 1,145

| 57.1

| 41.6

| 67

| 69

| 31

| 20,904

| 22

align="left" |Sörberge

| 1,879

| 1,469

| 52.1

| 47.1

| 85

| 90

| 10

| 26,951

| 35

align="left" |Söråker

| 2,108

| 1,598

| 52.0

| 47.1

| 81

| 92

| 8

| 24,727

| 36

align="left" |Timrådalen

| 1,949

| 1,489

| 48.5

| 50.8

| 86

| 89

| 11

| 27,873

| 52

align="left" |Tynderö

| 756

| 653

| 49.7

| 49.4

| 83

| 95

| 5

| 26,494

| 36

align="left" |Vivsta

| 1,725

| 1,370

| 56.4

| 42.8

| 78

| 82

| 18

| 23,133

| 27

colspan="10" align="left" |Source: SVT

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

External links

{{Commons category-inline}}
[http://www.timra.se Timrå] - Official site

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Timrå

| N = Härnösand

| E = Bothnian Sea

| S = Sundsvall

| W = Sundsvall

| NW = Sollefteå

}}

Category:Municipalities of Västernorrland County