Robertsfors

Robertsfors
Thurdinska gården in Robertsfors
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Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E / 64.200°N 20.850°E / 64.200; 20.850Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E / 64.200°N 20.850°E / 64.200; 20.850
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	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

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

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
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

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1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

Municipalities and seats of Västerbotten County
Municipalities	Åsele Bjurholm Dorotea Lycksele Malå Nordmaling Norsjö Robertsfors Skellefteå Sorsele Storuman Umeå Vännäs Vilhelmina Vindeln
Municipal seats	Åsele Bjurholm Dorotea Lycksele Malå Nordmaling Norsjö Robertsfors Skellefteå Sorsele Storuman Umeå Vännäs Vilhelmina Vindeln
Counties of Sweden Sweden

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