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Midtbyen

Midtbyen (Steinkjer - Stïentje) had 530 residents on 1 January 2026. 23% of residents were 67 or over, against 22% across the municipality, and 13% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 109 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 6.4% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 50060202 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
530residents1 January 2026
23%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
3,118residents per km² of landdensity
14%green within 500 maverage
Midtbyen · Steinkjer - StïentjeMidtbyen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Steinkjer - Stïentje with Midtbyen highlighted

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Steinkjer - Stïentje.

13%
aged under 16
13%
aged 16–24
35%
aged 25–49
16%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020498
2021515
2022544
2023515
2024515
2025522
2026530

Basic statistical units (grunnkretser) are Statistics Norway’s smallest fixed areas. They usually follow housing estates, parts of towns and rural communities and have a few hundred residents. Income, house prices and education are not published for them; figures for the whole municipality are shown below.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

The whole municipality.

Figures for Steinkjer - Stïentje as a whole.

NOK 645,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 24,126/m²average price per m²2025
77%of households own their home2025
65%employed, aged 15–742025

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

109 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 14% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops12
Bakeries2
Pharmacies4
Doctors6
Dentists5
Cafés and pubs8
Restaurants5
Parks20
Playgrounds4
Sports pitches11
Gyms and sports centres3
Libraries1
Kindergartens5
Bus stops25
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
1schoolOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
160 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
3,118residents per km² of land0.2 km²

Services and green space are measured from each area’s service centre: the point inside it with the most shops and services within 500 metres. District, municipal and county figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

Midtbyen and the nearest neighbourhoods in Steinkjer - Stïentje, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Alfheim-Skjervetrøa34711%19%2,66912%87
Asphaugen20115%18%1135%0
Bartnes8626%0%673%0
Binde25212%24%2624%6
Bjerkan27520%19%1146%0
Bogen53620%15%1,01129%43
Bratreit37922%16%7188%0
Bruem-Overrein15415%23%64%0
Midtbyen53023%13%3,11814%109

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

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