Photo: Umbra Lab, Inc. · CC BY 4.0Alix Public Library and Bashaw Municipal Library are Lacombe County’s two public libraries
Lacombe County has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
B−Civic life#444 of 474 in AlbertaBehind Lacombe County’s civic life grade
With a B−, Lacombe County ranks #444 of 474 Alberta towns on civic life. Lacombe County has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
11 registered charities are based in Lacombe County, by mailing address
It works out to 1 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Alberta town has 1.3 and Canada’s 1.4. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
37.1%
Statistics Canada puts formal volunteering in Alberta at 37.1% in 2023, somewhere between 35.1% and 39.2%, for every town in the province alike; provinces range from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Lacombe County’s 2 public libraries
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Lacombe County.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Public library locations are taken from OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada inventory, merged where both list one place.
Questions about the library and civic life in Lacombe County
Does Lacombe County have a public library?
Yes, 2: Alix Public Library and Bashaw Municipal 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).