Westlock has no public library of its own; the nearest is Jarvie Public Library, 34 km away

The next is Barrhead Public Library (Barrhead), 37 km away. Westlock has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.

ACivic life#29 of 474 in Alberta

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Civic life grade

Behind Westlock’s civic life grade

Westlock gets a A for civic life, #29 of 474 towns graded in Alberta. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Westlock has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.

Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Westlock’s overall grade.

–Library visitsNo library board of its own B⁺Charities6.2 per 1,000 · Alberta towns 1.3 · Canada 1.4 AVolunteering37.1% of residents · all of Alberta, 2023

Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.

Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.

Places to belong

33 registered charities give a Westlock mailing address

It works out to 6.2 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.

Volunteering

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.

Nearest libraries

The nearest library is 34 km from Westlock

Closest first, each distance a straight line from the centre of Westlock.

34kmJarvie Public LibraryWestlock CountyDirections →37kmBarrhead Public LibraryBarrheadDirections →47kmRich Valley LibraryLac Ste. Anne CountyDirections →49kmGibbons Public LibraryGibbonsDirections →53kmEntwistle Public LibraryRedwaterDirections →

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Library locations. A library listed by both OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada appears once; campus, school and private ones are left off.

Questions about the library and civic life in Westlock

Does Westlock have a public library?

There isn’t one in Westlock; people there use libraries such as Jarvie Public Library, in Westlock County.

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).