Photo: University of the Fraser Valley · CC BY 2.0Chilliwack has 3 public library branches
Among them: FVRL: Chilliwack Library, FVRL: Sardis Library and FVRL: Yarrow Library. No library board reports for Chilliwack alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
BCivic life#174 of 254 in British ColumbiaChilliwack’s civic life grade, input by input
With a B, Chilliwack ranks #174 of 254 British Columbia towns on civic life. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Chilliwack, 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.
181 registered charities are based in Chilliwack, by mailing address
It works out to 1.7 per 1,000 residents, where the typical British Columbia town has 1.2 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.
36.9%
Volunteering here is a provincial number: 36.9% of people across British Columbia in 2023, likely 35.2% to 38.7%, set in a ten-province range of 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
3 public libraries in Chilliwack
In order of distance from the centre of Chilliwack, as the crow flies.
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 Chilliwack
Does Chilliwack have a public library?
Yes, 3: FVRL: Chilliwack Library, FVRL: Sardis Library and FVRL: Yarrow 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).