Photo: jasonwoodhead23 · CC BY 2.0Fort St. John has one public library, Fort St. John Public Library
The figures are those of Fort St. John Public Library, which serves 37,220 people in and around Fort St. John. 2.6 visits per person served came through its doors in 2025. The figures come from British Columbia’s public library statistics for 2025, as the library filed them.
B+Civic life#95 of 254 in British ColumbiaFort St. John’s civic life grade, input by input
With a B+, Fort St. John ranks #95 of 254 British Columbia towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Fort St. John has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Fort St. John mailing addresses hold 53 registered charities
That is 2.2 per 1,000 residents, against 1.2 in the typical British Columbia town and 1.4 across Canada. 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.
About 266 visits a day
What Fort St. John Public Library counted in 2025, as the library reported it.
Fort St. John’s public library
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Fort St. John.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The locations come from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s cultural facilities list of 2020, public libraries only.
Questions about the library and civic life in Fort St. John
Does Fort St. John have a public library?
Yes: Fort St. John Public Library.
How busy is Fort St. John Public Library?
It counted 97,272 in-person visits in 2025.
Library statistics: BC Public Libraries Statistics, 2025. 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).