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{{Infobox settlement

~~{{Infobox_Kommun2|~~

~~name=Knivsta|~~

| name = Knivsta Municipality

~~fullname=Knivsta kommun|~~

| native_name = ''Knivsta kommun''

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| native_name_lang = sv

~~capital=[[Knivsta]]|~~

| settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]]

~~governor=|~~

| image_skyline = Knivsta Centrum Sweden.jpg

~~county=[[Uppsala County]]|~~

| image_alt = Knivsta by night

~~province=[[Uppland]]|~~

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~~arearank=231st|~~

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~~population_as_of=2005|~~

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~~population=12,586|~~

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~~coatofarms=[[Image:Knivsta vapen.svg|90px]]|~~

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~~map=[[Image:Uppsala County.png|200px]]<br>Uppsala County; Knivsta Municipality in south-east|~~

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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]

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| subdivision_type1 = [[Counties of Sweden|County]]

| subdivision_name1 = [[Uppsala County]]

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| seat_type = [[Administrative centre|Seat]]

| seat = [[Knivsta]]

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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:SE|SE]]

| website = [http://www.knivsta.se www.knivsta.se]

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'''Knivsta Municipality''' (''Knivsta kommun'') is a [[Municipalities of Sweden|Swedish municipality]] in [[Uppsala County]], central [[Sweden]]. Of the total population of 12 586, 6 317 are male, and 6 269 are female.

'''Knivsta Municipality''' (''Knivsta kommun'') is a [[municipalities of Sweden|municipality]] in [[Uppsala County]] in east central [[Sweden]]. Its seat is located in the town of [[Knivsta]], with some 7,100 inhabitants.

== 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==

~~== External links ==~~

*[[Alsike, Sweden|Alsike]]

*[http://www.knivsta.se/ Knivsta] - Official site

*[[Knivsta]] (seat)

*[http://www.knivsta.se/images/Knivsta+Kommun+2003/Knivsta+i+bild/Knivstakartan/Knivstakartan.JPG Knivsta Map]

*[http://www.knivstabo.se/ Knivstabo.se] - A webportal for citiziens of Knivsta

*[http://www.knivstawebhotell.se/ Knivstawebhotell.se] - A company located in Knivsta offering web hosting

== Lakes ==

* [[Edasjön]]

==Demographics==

This is a demographic table based on Knivsta Municipality's electoral districts in the [[2022 Swedish general election]] sourced from [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=KnivstaVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-0330-knivsta.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Knivsta i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref>

In total there were 19,795 residents, including 13,626 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=KnivstaVal2022/> 43.7% voted for the left coalition and 54.7% 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}} [[Swedish kronor|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" |

| align="left" |Boängen

| 1,701

| 1,005

| 38.5

| 60.8

| 92

| 83

| 17

| 39,390

| 63

| align="left" |Gredelby

| 1,496

| 1,172

| 54.0

| 44.9

| 85

| 82

| 18

| 29,550

| 59

| align="left" |Husby-Långhundra

| 1,182

| 901

| 32.7

| 65.8

| 86

| 88

| 12

| 28,635

| 28

| align="left" |Lagga-Östuna

| 1,868

| 1,368

| 37.8

| 61.5

| 89

| 87

| 13

| 32,058

| 44

| align="left" |Norra Alsike

| 1,626

| 1,047

| 42.1

| 56.3

| 89

| 79

| 21

| 31,826

| 51

| align="left" |Sågen

| 1,420

| 978

| 44.3

| 51.9

| 81

| 65

| 35

| 26,913

| 54

| align="left" |Södra Knivsta

| 1,925

| 1,381

| 45.1

| 53.1

| 81

| 75

| 25

| 27,612

| 47

| align="left" |Tallbacken

| 1,501

| 999

| 48.2

| 49.5

| 74

| 65

| 35

| 24,083

| 42

| align="left" |Vassunda

| 1,505

| 1,091

| 40.5

| 57.9

| 88

| 86

| 14

| 32,199

| 52

| align="left" |Vrå

| 2,019

| 1,186

| 37.0

| 62.0

| 91

| 81

| 19

| 38,231

| 65

| align="left" |Västra Knivsta

| 1,726

| 1,215

| 54.8

| 43.3

| 87

| 86

| 14

| 32,370

| 61

| align="left" |Östra Knivsta

| 1,826

| 1,283

| 48.2

| 50.4

| 90

| 88

| 12

| 35,963

| 63

| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=KnivstaVal2022/>

==Elections==

These are the election results since the refounding of the municipality from the [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]] election.

===[[Swedish Riksdag|Riksdag]]===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Year

! Turnout

! Votes

! [[Left Party (Sweden)|V]]

! [[Social Democrats (Sweden)|S]]

! [[Green Party (Sweden)|MP]]

! [[Centre Party (Sweden)|C]]

! [[Liberals (Sweden)|L]]

! [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|KD]]

! [[Moderate Party|M]]

! [[Sweden Democrats|SD]]

| [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/03R/0330/0330.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Knivsta kommun 2002|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>

| 82.9

| 7,158

| 5.4

| 31.8

| 5.0

| 6.7

| 17.8

| 10.5

| 20.0

| 1.6

| [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/kommun/03/30/roster.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Knivsta kommun 2006|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>

| 85.9

| 7,915

| 3.6

| 24.3

| 5.5

| 10.1

| 9.9

| 8.0

| 34.0

| 2.6

| [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2010/slutresultat/R/kommun/03/30/index.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Knivsta kommun 2010|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>

| 88.3

| 8,981

| 3.5

| 19.2

| 7.4

| 9.2

| 9.5

| 7.1

| 38.3

| 4.4

| [[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/kommun/03/30/index.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Knivsta kommun 2014|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>

| 89.0

| 9,716

| 3.9

| 21.7

| 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.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Year

! Turnout

! Votes

! Left

! Right

! [[Sweden Democrats|SD]]

! Other

! Elected

| [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]

| 82.9

| 7,158

| '''42.2'''

| 55.0

| 0.0

| 2.8

| 97.2

| [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]

| 85.9

| 7,915

| 33.4

| '''62.0'''

| 0.0

| 4.6

| 95.4

| [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]

| 88.3

| 8,981

| 30.1

| '''64.1'''

| 4.4

| 1.4

| 98.6

| [[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]

| 89.0

| 9,716

| '''33.6'''

| 51.8

| 10.8

| 3.8

| 96.2

==References==

==External links==

*[http://www.knivsta.se/ Knivsta Municipality] - Official site

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928104411/http://www.knivsta.se/images/Knivsta+Kommun+2003/Knivsta+i+bild/Knivstakartan/Knivstakartan.JPG Knivsta map]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080305230724/http://knivstabo.se/ Knivstabo.se] - A webportal for citizens of Knivsta

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Knivsta

| N = [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]]

| E = [[Norrtälje Municipality|Norrtälje]] ([[Stockholm County|Stockholm]])

| S = [[Sigtuna Municipality|Sigtuna]] ([[Stockholm County|Stockholm]])

| W = [[Håbo Municipality|Håbo]]

}}

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