Norway Yearbook - 1996

Population
36 (cont.). Population and area. Municipal division 1 January 1996
County and municipality
Population -
1 January 1986 1 January 1996
Area Km2
Pop. density
per km2, land-
Land area area 1 January
1996
Increase in
population
1986-1 995.
Percent
1749 Flatanger 1 547 1 331 458 433 3.1 -14.0
1750 Vikna 3763 3784 310 303 12.5 0.6
1751 Nrøy 5821 5447 1 065 1 012 5.4 -6.4
1755 Leka 943 790 108 107 7.4 -16.2
18 Nordland 242240 241 147 38327 36302 6.6 -0.5
1804 Bodø 34485 39669 921 872 45.5 15.0
1805 Narvik 18750 18739 2041 1942 9.6 -0.1
1811 Bindal 2173 2022 1262 1208 1.7 -6.9
1812 Sømna 2176 2146 193 189 11.4 -1.4
1813 Brønnøy 6832 7132 1 040 1002 7.1 4.4
1815 Vega 1 661 1 449 159 156 9.3 -12.8
1816 Vevelstad 749 644 530 516 1.2 -14.0
1818 Herøy 2124 1 927 62 61 31.4 -9.3
1820 Alstahaug 27502 7446 215 213 35.0 -0.7
1822 Leirfjord 2429 2372 452 443 5.4 -2.3
1824 Vefsn 213299 13699 1886 1817 7.5 3.0
1825 Grane 1755 1657 2017 1904 0.9 -5.6
1826 Hattfjelldal 1 768 1 664 2683 2434 0.7 -5.9
1827 Dønna 1 966 1 693 193 187 9.0 -13.9
1828 Nesna 1 832 1 833 202 202 9.1 0.1
1832 Hemnes 4935 4787 1 594 1 461 3.3 -3.0
1833 Rana 25219 25236 4464 4295 5.9 0.1
1834 Lurøy 2435 2191 262 256 8.6 -10.0
1835 Trna 537 497 15 15 33.0 -7.4
1836 Rødøy 1893 1677 706 686 2.4 -11.4
1837 Meløy 7007 6934 871 820 8.5 -1.0
1838 Gildeskâl 2713 2494 664 627 4.0 -8.1
1839 Beiarn 1 569 1 437 1 226 1194 1.2 -8.4
1840 Saltdal 5274 5082 2213 2093 2.4 -3.6
1841 Fauske 10054 9925 1 208 1115 8.9 -1.3
1842 Skjerstad 1 307 1159 465 441 2.6 -11.3
1845 Sørfold 3017 2573 1 654 1 513 1.7 -14.7
1848 Steigen 3525 3136 1013 976 3.2 -11.0
1849 Hamarøy 2325 2218 1038 935 2.4 -4.6
1850 Tysfjord 2738 2422 1 463 1 365 1.8 -11.5
1851 lødingen 2968 2654 531 514 5.2 -10.6
1852 1eIdsund 1945 1 586 317 312 5.1 -18.5
1853 Evenes 1 805 1 583 242 231 6.8 -12.3
1854 Ballangen 3219 2924 930 849 3.4 -9.2
1856 Røst 726 699 11 11 64.8 -3.7
1857 VrØy 948 833 18 18 47.1 -12.1
1859 Flakstad 1 710 1 639 180 171 9.6 -4.2
1860 Vestvgøy 10745 10801 422 404 26.7 0.5
1865 Vâgan 9303 9381 477 460 20.4 -1.3
1866 Hadsel 8763 8547 566 552 15.5 -2.5
1867 Bø 4106 3491 248 237 14.7 -15.0
1868 øksnes 5082 4796 317 308 15.6 -5.6
1870 Sortland 8243 8855 377 560 15.8 7.4
1871 Andøy 6894 6088 659 625 9.7 -11.7
1874 Moskenes 1 534 1410 120 112 12.6 -8.1
19 Troms 146702 151160 25984 25147 6.0 3.0
1901 Harstad 21 947 23009 364 349 65.9 4.8
1902 Tromsa 48091 56646 2558 2520 22.5 17.8
1911 Kvfjord 3723 3381 658 643 5.3 -9.2
1913 Skänland 3510 3259 494 465 7.0 -7.2
1915 Bjarkøy 806 620 75 75 8.3 -23.1
1917 Ibestad 2445 2 039 242 236 8.6 -16.6
1919 Gratangen 1 612 1403 313 307 4.6 -13.0
1920 Lavangen 1192 1123 304 299 3.8 -5.8
1922 Bardu 4048 3890 2698 2 543 1.5 -3.9
1923 Salangen 2526 2461 457 439 5.6 -2.6
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