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The town was the seat in the former Nivren rural municipality, which later was swallowed by Sundsvall municipality in the consolidation process during the 1960s. Historically there has been people living at Njurunda since the 5th century, but the population did not really boom until the 14th century. At which time the plague put the brakes on for a while. Industrialization began around 1830 when several saw mills began were established close by Ljungan River , which was used to float logs from the inland out to the coast. The sites of Njurunda includes the ruins of a 12th century curch and beautifully situated graveyard at Åkroken by Stångån river.