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{{short description|Municipality in Rogaland, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Rogaland, Norway||}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Klepp
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Klep herred
|image_skyline          = Orrestranda2.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the Orrestranda beach along the Klepp coast
|idnumber               = 1120
|county                 = Rogaland
|district               = Jæren
|capital                = [[Kleppe]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Kleppsbu
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Klepp komm.svg
|webpage                = www.klepp.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Kjetil Maudal
|mayor_party            = [[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 324
|area_total_km2         = 113.49
|area_land_km2          = 102.36
|area_water_km2         = 11.13
|area_water_percent     = 9.8
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 62
|population_total       = 20615
|population_density_km2 = 201.4
|population_increase    = 13.1
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|46|38|N|05|35|48|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6520268 |utm_easting = 0303270 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Klepp''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Jæren]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Kleppe]]. Other villages in Klepp include [[Klepp stasjon]], [[Orre, Rogaland|Orre]], [[Orstad]], [[Pollestad]], [[Verdalen]], and [[Voll, Rogaland|Voll]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Klepp |url=https://snl.no/Klepp |access-date=2016-05-31 |language=no}}</ref>  Klepp is a flat and open [[agriculture|agricultural]] landscape. The highest point, ''Tinghaug'', is at {{convert|102|m}} above [[sea level]]. There are long stretches of sand beaches along the [[North Sea]] coastline in the west.<ref name="snl" />

The {{convert|113|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 324th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Klepp is the 63rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 20,615. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|201.4|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 13.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref> The population around Kleppe is growing rapidly, mostly in the form of suburban [[single-family home]]s, but also in the form of some [[apartment block]]s. There is a shopping mall in Kleppe called ''Jærhagen''.

==General information==
[[File:Klepp Sentrum.jpg|thumb|left|View of Klepp]]
[[File:Day mark Jaerens Rev.jpg|thumb|left|View of the agricultural landscape of Klepp]]
The old [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Klep'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The boundaries of the municipality have not changed since that time.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Kleppe|Klepp]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Kleppi}}) since the first [[Klepp Church]] was built there. The name is the [[dative case]] of the word {{lang|non|kleppr}} which means "rocky hill". The inscription on the [[Klepp I Runestone]] indicates that the name has been in use since the late 10th or early 11th century. Before 1912, the name was written ''"Klep"''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=125 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 18 February 1972. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a [[Cossack cross]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå botn ein svevande, utskrådd gul kross}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[Cossack cross]]. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The cross on the arms symbolizes the large stone cross at ''Krosshaug'' in Klepp. Krosshaug is a grave hill located near the site where the local [[thing (assembly)|thing]] met for centuries. The [[Old Norse]] word ''haugr'' means "mound", hence the name "kross-haug" is the cross-mound. The cross was considered a representative historic symbol for the municipality. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Klepp |access-date=2023-07-02 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Klepp, Rogaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-20.html |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1972-02-18 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1972-02-18-3 |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Klepp. It is part of the [[Jæren prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Klepp'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Bore||[[Bore Church]]||[[Bore, Norway|Bore]]||1891
|-
|rowspan="1"|Frøyland og Orstad**||[[Frøyland og Orstad Church]]||[[Orstad]]||2008
|-
|rowspan="1"|Klepp||[[Klepp Church]]||[[Kleppe]]||1846
|-
|rowspan="2"|Orre||[[Orre Church]]||[[Pollestad]]||1950
|-
|[[Old Orre Church]]||[[Orre, Rogaland|Orre]]||c. 1250
|-
|colspan="4"|<small>''**Note: Frøyland og Orstad parish covers part of Klepp municipality and part of [[Time, Norway|Time]] municipality.''</small>  
|}

==History==
The earliest traces of population in the municipality have been dated to around 6000 BC. At that time, the land was covered by large [[oak]] woods. The large stone cross standing on the grave hill ''Krosshaug'' dates from around 1000 AD and is possibly the oldest in Norway. It is adjacent to ''Tinghaug'', the site for a local [[thing (assembly)|Thing]] for many centuries during the [[Iron Age]]. Tinghaug probably acted as a site for the local court and assembly for many centuries.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align       = none
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|cols        = 3
|percentages = pagr
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="FM">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketelling 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1120.pdf |language=Norwegian}}</ref> and Norwegian Historical Data Centre<ref name="NHDC">{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}</ref>
|1845|1755
|1855|2034
|1865|2199
|1875|2491
|1891|2481
|1900|2637
|1910|3058
|1920|3400
|1930|3807
|1946|4678
|1951|4973
|1960|5724
|1970|8547
|1980|10591
|1990|11788
|2000|13789
|2010|16918
|2020|19588
|2023|20615
}}

==Geography==
The municipality is located {{convert|25|km}} south of the city of [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]]. Neighbouring municipalities are [[Hå]] to the south, [[Time, Norway|Time]] to the south and east, [[Sola, Norway|Sola]] and [[Sandnes]] to the north. The coastline is agricultural and consists of, from south to north, the areas [[Orre, Rogaland|Orre]], [[Reve, Norway|Reve]], [[Bore, Norway|Bore]] and [[Sele, Norway|Sele]].

The long Orrestranda beach, one of the longest sandy beaches in Norway, is in Klepp. The river [[Figgjoelva]] empties into the North Sea in Klepp. The small island of Feistein lies off shore and is the site of the [[Feistein Lighthouse]]. There are two large lakes in Klepp: [[Orrevatnet]] and [[Frøylandsvatnet]].

===Weather===
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|Jul mean C=14
|Aug mean C=14.2
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==Transportation==
The [[Sørlandet Line|Sørlandet railway line]], historically called the [[Jæren Line]], runs through Klepp along lake [[Frøylandsvatnet]]. The village of [[Klepp stasjon]], {{convert|3|km}} east of Kleppe, is built around the train station [[Klepp Station]]. The nearby [[Oksnevadporten Station]] is the other railway station in Klepp.

==Economy==
Klepp is the second largest agricultural municipality in Rogaland, with a total of around 600 farms. [[Kverneland Group]], located in [[Kvernaland]], is the largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment in the world.

==Sports==
The local sports club [[Klepp IL]] most notably has a women's football team in the [[toppserien|Norwegian top league]]. Famous players include [[Dagny Mellgren]] and the national team captain [[Ane Stangeland Horpestad]]. Gymnast [[Åge Storhaug]] also represented the club.

==Government==
Klepp Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sør-Rogaland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Klepp is made up of 31 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/rogaland/klepp#seats |access-date=2024-01-27 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 9
|Høyre                     = 7
|INP                       = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/rogaland/klepp#seats |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|FNB                       = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|references                = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|Grønne                    = 1 
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/rogaland/klepp#seats |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 8
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|DLF/V                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 13
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Non-partisan local list
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|AFS                       = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Klepp
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{end div col}}

===Mayors===
{{incomplete list|date=July 2023}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Klepp (incomplete list):
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* 1838–1846: Ingebret Grude 	
* 1846–1849: Erik Eriksson Stangeland 	
* 1849–1851: Ingebret Grude 	
* 1851–1851: Henrik Ødegaard 	
* 1852–1855: Johan Garmann Grude 	
* 1856–1859: Paul Hauge 	
* 1860–1863: Karl Grude 	
* 1864–1867: Tore Ellingsen 	
* 1868–1869: Johan Garmann Grude 	
* 1872–1879: Johan Garmann Grude 	
* 1880–1881: Rasmus O. Kleppe 	
* 1913–1916: Thore Larsen Braut ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1945–1947: A.M. Stangeland 	
* 1947–1951: Sven Grude 	
* 1951–1955: Ommund Thu 	
* 1955–1961: Hans K. Sveinsvoll ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1971–1981: Enok E. Stangeland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1981–1987: Lars Brunes ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1987–1991: Asbjørn Kverneland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1991–1999: Ole I. Bore ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1999–2011: Elfin Lea ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2011–2019: Ane Mari Braut Nese ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2019–2023: Sigmund Rolfsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2023–present: Kjetil Maudal ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-12 |title=Enige i Klepp |url=https://www.nrk.no/rogaland/enige-i-klepp-1.16555138 |access-date=2024-01-27 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

===Parliament===
There have been many members of the [[Parliament of Norway]] from Klepp. [[Thore Larsen Braut]] and [[Karl K. Kleppe]] were members of Parliament prior to the Second World War. After the war [[Lars Storhaug]], [[Oddbjørg Ausdal Starrfelt]], and [[Knut Haus]] have been members of Parliament.

== Notable people ==
* [[Theodor Dahl]] (1886–1946), a journalist, short story writer, novelist, and poet
* [[Asgaut Steinnes]] (1892–1973), a historian who was the [[National archivist of Norway]] from 1933 to 1960
* [[Torvald Tu]] (1893–1955), a poet, playwright, novelist, and writer of humoresques
* [[Sigve Tjøtta]] (born 1930), a mathematician and long-distance runner
* [[Åse-Marie Nesse]] (1934–2001), a philologist, academic, and poet
* [[Arne Sølvberg]] (born 1940), a computer scientist, academic, and expert in [[information modelling]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Klepp}}
{{wiktionary|Klepp}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Rogaland}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Klepp}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/klepp Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041204190342/http://www6.nrk.no/galleri/bildegalleri.php?dir=rogklepp&banner=rogaland&h=600 Pictures from Klepp]

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