Photo: Ribbet32 · CC BY-SA 4.0Red Deer County’s public library works from 3 branches
Among them: Delburne Municipal Library, Darwell Public Library and Elnora Public Library. Red Deer County has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
B−Civic life#440 of 474 in AlbertaBehind Red Deer County’s civic life grade
Red Deer County gets a B− for civic life, #440 of 474 towns graded in Alberta. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Red Deer 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 Red Deer County, by mailing address
It works out to 1.1 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%
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.
3 public libraries in Red Deer County
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Red Deer 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 Red Deer County
Does Red Deer County have a public library?
Yes, 3: Delburne Municipal Library, Darwell Public Library and Elnora Public 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).