Knivsta Municipality

Knivsta Municipality Knivsta kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°43′N17°48′E / 59.717°N 17.800°E / 59.717; 17.800
Country	Sweden
County	Uppsala County
Seat	Knivsta
Area [1]
• Total	295.12 km2 (113.95 sq mi)
• Land	282.17 km2 (108.95 sq mi)
• Water	12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023) [2]
• Total	20,714
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Uppland
Municipal code	0330
Website	www.knivsta.se

Knivsta Municipality (Knivsta kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Knivsta, with some 7,100 inhabitants. It is known for being one of the safest municipalities in Sweden, consistently ranking among the top 5 safest (out of 290) for more than a decade. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

History

Until 1971 Knivsta was a municipality in Stockholm County, when it was merged into Uppsala Municipality and subsequently belonged to Uppsala County. On January 1, 2003 Knivsta was separated from Uppsala to once again form a separate municipality, located in Uppsala County.

The coat of arms symbolises the Stones of Mora where the Swedish Kings were elected in ancient times.

Localities

• Alsike
• Knivsta (seat)

Lakes

• Edasjön

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Knivsta Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. ^[8]

In total there were 19,795 residents, including 13,626 Swedish citizens of voting age. ^[8] 43.7% voted for the left coalition and 54.7% 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
			%	%
Boängen	1,701	1,005	38.5	60.8	92	83	17	39,390	63
Gredelby	1,496	1,172	54.0	44.9	85	82	18	29,550	59
Husby-Långhundra	1,182	901	32.7	65.8	86	88	12	28,635	28
Lagga-Östuna	1,868	1,368	37.8	61.5	89	87	13	32,058	44
Norra Alsike	1,626	1,047	42.1	56.3	89	79	21	31,826	51
Sågen	1,420	978	44.3	51.9	81	65	35	26,913	54
Södra Knivsta	1,925	1,381	45.1	53.1	81	75	25	27,612	47
Tallbacken	1,501	999	48.2	49.5	74	65	35	24,083	42
Vassunda	1,505	1,091	40.5	57.9	88	86	14	32,199	52
Vrå	2,019	1,186	37.0	62.0	91	81	19	38,231	65
Västra Knivsta	1,726	1,215	54.8	43.3	87	86	14	32,370	61
Östra Knivsta	1,826	1,283	48.2	50.4	90	88	12	35,963	63
Source: SVT [8]

Elections

These are the election results since the refounding of the municipality from the 2002 election.

Riksdag

Year	Turnout	Votes	V	S	MP	C	L	KD	M	SD
2002 [9]	82.9	7,158	5.4	31.8	5.0	6.7	17.8	10.5	20.0	1.6
2006 [10]	85.9	7,915	3.6	24.3	5.5	10.1	9.9	8.0	34.0	2.6
2010 [11]	88.3	8,981	3.5	19.2	7.4	9.2	9.5	7.1	38.3	4.4
2014 [12]	89.0	9,716	3.9	21.7	8.0	8.0	6.5	6.7	30.6	10.8

Blocs

This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 2002 to 2006. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election.

Year	Turnout	Votes	Left	Right	SD	Other	Elected
2002	82.9	7,158	42.2	55.0	0.0	2.8	97.2
2006	85.9	7,915	33.4	62.0	0.0	4.6	95.4
2010	88.3	8,981	30.1	64.1	4.4	1.4	98.6
2014	89.0	9,716	33.6	51.8	10.8	3.8	96.2

References

1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
2. "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
3. "Knivsta bland de säkraste kommunerna att bo i". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 2020-01-23. Archived from the original on 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22. Knivsta bland de säkraste kommunerna att bo i. Det visar en ny rapport från Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner där Knivsta kommer på plats fem. (transl. Knivsta among the safest municipalities to live in. This is according to a new report from the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, which ranks Knivsta fifth.)
4. "Knivsta tryggast i landet". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2009-12-02. Archived from the original on 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22. Knivsta tryggast i landet. Det är ovanligt tryggt och säkert att bo i Knivsta. (transl. Knivsta is the safest in the country. It is unusually safe and secure to live in Knivsta.)
5. Hällström, John (2022-01-05). "Här är kommunerna som är otryggast – och tryggast". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22. Knivsta befäster sin plats som en av Sveriges tryggaste kommuner. (transl. Knivsta consolidates its place as one of Sweden's safest municipalities. )
6. "Sveriges tryggaste kommuner". Jönköping University (in Swedish). 2020-12-09. Archived from the original on 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22. Bland de tryggaste kommunerna hittar vi Lomma, Öckerö, Ydre, Knivsta, Bollebygd och Habo. (transl. The safest municipalities include Lomma, Öckerö, Ydre, Knivsta, Bollebygd and Habo.)
7. Lövrander, Tina (2018-09-03). "Knivsta är en ovanligt säker plats". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22. Enligt SKL är Knivsta Sveriges fjärde säkraste kommun, något som bekräftas av polisens statistik. (transl. According to SKL, Knivsta is Sweden's fourth safest municipality, which is confirmed by police statistics.)
8. "Valresultat 2022 för Knivsta i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
9. "Valresultat Riksdag Knivsta kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
10. "Valresultat Riksdag Knivsta kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
11. "Valresultat Riksdag Knivsta kommun 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
12. "Valresultat Riksdag Knivsta kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

External links

• Knivsta Municipality - Official site
• Knivsta map
• Knivstabo.se - A webportal for citizens of Knivsta