Photo: Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0Jarvie Public Library is Westlock County’s public library
It stands 26 km from the centre of Westlock County. Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Westlock County in particular.
ACivic life#29 of 474 in AlbertaWestlock County’s civic life grade, input by input
Civic life in Westlock County grades A: #29 of the 474 towns graded in Alberta. Westlock 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.
Westlock County mailing addresses hold 4 registered charities
It works out to 0.5 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%
No town-level count exists, so the page uses Alberta as a whole: 37.1% volunteered formally in 2023, between 35.1% and 39.2%, while the provinces span 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Westlock County’s public library
In order of distance from the centre of Westlock County, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Locations merge two sources, OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s 2020 list, without school, college or hospital libraries.
Questions about the library and civic life in Westlock County
Does Westlock County have a public library?
Yes: Jarvie 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).