Photo: Muskwatch · CC BY-SA 4.0Bella Coola 1 has two public libraries, VIRL: Bella Coola Branch and Bella Coola Branch
Bella Coola 1 has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
ACivic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringBehind Bella Coola 1’s civic life grade
Bella Coola 1’s civic life grade is A. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Bella Coola 1, 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.
7 registered charities give a Bella Coola 1 mailing address
It works out to 6.8 per 1,000 residents, where the typical British Columbia town has 1.2 and Canada’s 1.4. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
36.9%
The 2023 survey gives British Columbia one volunteering rate for all its towns, 36.9% (between 35.2% and 38.7%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Bella Coola 1’s 2 public libraries
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Bella Coola 1.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The points are public libraries only, drawn from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s list of cultural facilities (2020).
Questions about the library and civic life in Bella Coola 1
Does Bella Coola 1 have a public library?
Yes, 2: VIRL: Bella Coola Branch and Bella Coola Branch.
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).