Photo: Brett Snyder ( 1brettsnyder at en.wikipedia ) · CC BY 1.0At 0.9 visits per person served, Newell Library is quieter than 88% of Alberta’s town libraries
From 4 branches, Newell Library serves 7,524 people. 3 items per person served went out on loan in 2022. Alberta’s open library statistics stop at 2022, so these are its 2022 figures.
B−Civic life#458 of 474 in AlbertaNewell County’s civic life grade, input by input
With a B−, Newell County ranks #458 of 474 Alberta towns on civic life. Newell County has every input a civic life grade uses: library visits per resident, charities per 1,000 residents and the province’s volunteering rate.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
3 registered charities are based in Newell County, by mailing address
It works out to 0.4 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Alberta town has 1.3 and Canada’s 1.4. The CRA files each charity under its mailing address, so a service town collects its region’s charities and a suburb or rural municipality few.
37.1%
Across Alberta, 37.1% of people volunteered through an organization in 2023, a provincial estimate with a likely range of 35.1% to 39.2%; the lowest province sits at 25.2% and the highest at 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Behind most of Alberta’s town libraries on all 3 measures
Per person served, against the 118 town libraries in Alberta’s 2022 statistics.
Town libraries only; regional systems left out.
Some 18 visits on an average day
The year 2022 at Newell Library, in the library’s own counts.
2 public libraries in Newell County
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Newell County.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The points are public libraries only, drawn from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s list of cultural facilities (2020).
Questions about the library and civic life in Newell County
Does Newell County have a public library?
Yes, 2: Alcoma Community Library and Rosemary Community Library.
How busy is Newell Library?
Its 2022 report counts 6,649 visits in person and 22,858 items lent.
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).