Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainEach person Strathcona County Library serves borrows 12.2 items, more than at 79% of Alberta’s town libraries
From 2 branches, Strathcona County Library serves 98,381 people. 3.4 visits per person served came through its doors in 2022. 2022 is the latest year in Alberta’s open library statistics, so the figures date from then.
B−Civic life#442 of 474 in AlbertaWhat Strathcona County’s civic life grade weighs
With a B−, Strathcona County ranks #442 of 474 Alberta towns on civic life. All three civic life inputs exist for Strathcona County: library visits per resident, charities per 1,000 residents and the provincial volunteering rate.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Strathcona County mailing addresses hold 116 registered charities
That is 1.1 per 1,000 residents, against 1.3 in the typical Alberta town and 1.4 across Canada. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
37.1%
37.1% of people in Alberta did formal volunteering in 2023, a province-wide estimate between 35.1% and 39.2%; across the ten provinces the rate runs from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Ahead of most of Alberta’s town libraries on 1 of 3 measures
Per person served, against the 118 town libraries in Alberta’s 2022 statistics.
Town libraries only; regional systems left out.
About 907 visits a day
The year 2022 at Strathcona County Library, in the library’s own counts.
2 public libraries in Strathcona County
Closest first, each distance a straight line from the centre of Strathcona County.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Only public libraries are mapped: OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s 2020 list, with school and university libraries removed.
Questions about the library and civic life in Strathcona County
Does Strathcona County have a public library?
Yes, 2: Calling Lake Public Library and Strathcona County Library.
How busy is Strathcona County Library?
Its 2022 report counts 330,949 visits in person and 1,203,524 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).