Photo: Joli Rumi · CC BY-SA 4.0Stettler has two public libraries, Stettler Public Library and Innisfail Public Library
The figures are those of Stettler Library, which serves 11,478 people in and around Stettler. Loans ran to 7.2 items per person served in 2022. Alberta’s open library statistics stop at 2022, so these are its 2022 figures.
ACivic life#1 of 474 in AlbertaWhat Stettler’s civic life grade weighs
With a A, Stettler ranks #1 of 474 Alberta towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Stettler has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Stettler mailing addresses hold 37 registered charities
That is 6.1 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.
Some 150 visits on an average day
What Stettler Library counted in 2022, as the library reported it.
Stettler’s 2 public libraries
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Stettler.
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 Stettler
Does Stettler have a public library?
Yes, 2: Stettler Public Library and Innisfail Public Library.
How busy is Stettler Library?
For 2022 it reported 82,355 loans and 54,932 in-person visits.
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).