Kornstad Municipality

Kornstad Municipality
Kornstad herred
View of Fånytta (looking south) in northern Kornstad
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Kornstad within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°57′53″N 07°27′10″E / 62.96472°N 7.45278°E / 62.96472; 7.45278
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 Jan 1897
  Preceded byKvernes Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byAverøy Municipality
Administrative centreKornstad
Government
  Mayor (1945–1963)Olav Fagereng (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
66.2 km2 (25.6 sq mi)
  Rank#564 in Norway
Highest elevation
635 m (2,083 ft)
Population
 (1963)
  Total
1,921
  Rank#453 in Norway
  Density29/km2 (80/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +6.1%
DemonymKornstad-folk
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1552

Kornstad is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1897 until its dissolution in 1964. The 66-square-kilometre (25 sq mi) municipality encompassed the western part oft the present-day Averøy Municipality on the island of Averøya, plus a small area in the present-day Hustadvika Municipality on the mainland Romsdal Peninsula to the west of the island. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kornstad where Kornstad Church is located.

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 66.2-square-kilometre (25.6 sq mi) municipality was the 564th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Kornstad Municipality was the 453rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,921. The municipality's population density was 29 inhabitants per square kilometre (75/sq mi) and its population had increased by 6.1% over the previous 10-year period.