Photo: jayscratch from Victoria, B.C., Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Camrose County has two public libraries, David Knipe Memorial Library and Hay Lakes Library
No library board reports for Camrose County alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
ACivic life#17 of 474 in AlbertaCamrose County’s civic life grade, input by input
Civic life in Camrose County grades A: #17 of the 474 towns graded in Alberta. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Camrose County, enough for a grade: charities and volunteering, but not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
25 registered charities are based in Camrose County, by mailing address
That is 2.8 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%
For 2023, the provincial survey estimates that 37.1% of people in Alberta volunteered formally (likely 35.1% to 39.2%); among the ten provinces the rate goes from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
2 public libraries in Camrose County
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Camrose County.
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 Camrose County
Does Camrose County have a public library?
Yes, 2: David Knipe Memorial Library and Hay Lakes Library.
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).