Photo: Glenlarson~commonswiki · Public domainFewer loans per person served than 86% of Alberta’s town libraries: Bowden Public Library lends 2.9
Bowden Public Library serves 1,240 people from a single building. In 2022 it logged 4.4 visits for every person it serves. Alberta’s open library statistics stop at 2022, so these are its 2022 figures.
A−Civic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringWhat Bowden’s civic life grade weighs
Civic life in Bowden grades A−. All three civic life inputs exist for Bowden: library visits per resident, charities per 1,000 residents and the provincial volunteering rate.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Bowden mailing addresses hold 5 registered charities
That is 3.8 per 1,000 residents, against 1.3 in the typical Alberta town and 1.4 across Canada. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
37.1%
The 2023 survey gives Alberta one volunteering rate for all its towns, 37.1% (between 35.1% and 39.2%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Ahead of most of Alberta’s town libraries on 1 of 3 measures
Measured per person served against the 118 town libraries of Alberta’s 2022 statistics.
Town libraries only; regional systems left out.
About 15 visits a day
The year 2022 at Bowden Public Library, in the library’s own counts.
Bowden’s public library
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Bowden.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Two sources make the map, OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada list, with academic and private libraries dropped.
Questions about the library and civic life in Bowden
Does Bowden have a public library?
Yes: Bowden Public Library.
How busy is Bowden Public Library?
Over 2022: 3,624 items out on loan, 5,400 visits through the door.
Library statistics: Alberta public library statistics, 2022. Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).