Robertsfors Municipality () 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.Official site
Localities
There are three localities (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality:Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
# 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.
In total there were 6,781 residents, including 5,172 Swedish citizens of voting age. 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 % % Bygdeå 1,968 1,500 65.1 33.9 87 92 8 27,037 41Nysätra-Ånäset 1,529 1,230 58.6 39.2 82 92 8 23,183 26Robertsfors 2,514 1,861 66.2 33.1 81 84 16 22,532 28Överklinten 770 581 60.2 39.0 88 90 10 25,496 30Source: SVT
Notable natives Carl Olof Rosenius, revivalist preacher Frida Hyvönen, artist Maud Olofsson, politician Sahara Hotnights, rock group
References
External links
Robertsfors Municipality – Official site