Ytterøy Municipality

Since 1964, the island has been part of what is now Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county. The island is connected to the rest of the municipality by the Levanger–Hokstad Ferry that crosses the Trondheimsfjord. The main church for the municipality was Ytterøy Church. Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 27.8 km2 municipality was the 617th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. The 646th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 803. The municipality's population density was 28.9 PD/km2 and its population had increased by 7.9% over the previous 10-year period.

• Name — Ytterøy • Herred — yes • Former — yes • Former Name — Ytterøen herred • Id Number — 1722 • County — Nord-Trøndelag • District — Innherred • Capital — Ytterøy • Established — 1 Jan 1838 • Preceded — none • Disestablished — 1 Jan 1964 • Succeeded — Levanger Municipality • Population Demonym — Ytterøyning • Language — Bokmål • Mayor — Henrik J. Sandstad • Mayor Party — Sp • Mayor As Of — 1956–1963 • Elevation Max M — 210 • Area Rank — 617 • Area Total Km2 — 27.8 • Population As Of — 1963 • Population Rank — 646 • Population Total — 803 • Population Density Km2 — 28.9 • Population Increase — 7.9

• Illustration — Ytterøy Church The prestegjeld of Ytterøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1867, the mainland part of the municipality was separated from Ytterøy to form the new Mosvik og Verran Municipality (population: 2,949). This left a much smaller Ytterøy Municipality with 1,499 residents living on the island of Ytterøya. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Ytterøy Municipality was merged with the neighboring Levanger Municipality on the mainland. Prior to the merger, Ytterøy Municipality had 772 residents.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island of Ytterøya (or more recently Ýtriøy) since the first Ytterøy Church was built there. The first element of the original name is the definite singular form of which means "island". The last element is which means "outer". Thus the meaning of the name is "the outer island" (as opposed to the nearby Inderøya which means "the inner island"). Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Ytterøen. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Ytterøy.

The Church of Norway had one parish (no) within Ytterøy Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Ytterøy prestegjeld and the Sør-Innherad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. Churches in Ytterøy Municipality • Parish (no) — Church name — Location of the church — Year built • Ytterøy — Ytterøy Church — Ytterøya — 1890

The highest point in the municipality was the 210 m tall mountain Sandstadheia on the western end of the island of Ytterøya.

While it existed, Ytterøy Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Ytterøy Municipality was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

The mayor (ordfører) of Ytterøy Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: • 1838–1839: Anthon P. Jenssen • 1840–1843: Anders Sandstad • 1844–1847: Anthon P. Jenssen • 1848–1851: Johannes Tørrissen Worum • 1852–1855: Anders Sandstad • 1856–1859: Johannes Tørrissen Worum • 1860–1861: Anders Sandstad • 1862–1866: Benedict Jenssen • 1867–1871: Anders Sandstad • 1872–1873: John Guldahl • 1874–1875: Martinus Barstad • 1876–1881: John Guldahl • 1882–1884: Peder Sandstad (V) • 1885–1894: Anders Møen (V) • 1895–1902: Peder Sandstad (V) • 1903–1922: Anton Faanes (V) • 1923–1928: Sofus Vigen (H) • 1929–1931: John Vigen (H) • 1932–1937: Sofus Vigen (H) • 1938-1938: Johannes Stavrum (Bp) • 1938–1941: Ingmar Nøst (Bp) • 1942–1945: Nils Myhr (NS) • 1945–1955: Ingmar Nøst (Bp) • 1956–1963: Henrik J. Sandstad (Bp)