No public library stands in Montrose: the closest, Beaver Valley Public Library, is 4.7 km away
After it comes Trail & District Public Library (Trail), 8.5 km away. Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Montrose in particular.
A−Civic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringBehind Montrose’s civic life grade
Montrose gets a A− for civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Montrose has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
2 registered charities give a Montrose mailing address
It works out to 1.9 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%
One figure covers all of British Columbia: in 2023, 36.9% of its people gave time to an organization (between 35.2% and 38.7%), against a provincial range of 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The closest is 4.7 km from Montrose
Closest first, each distance a straight line from the centre of Montrose.
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 Montrose
Does Montrose have a public library?
No, but Beaver Valley Public Library in Fruitvale is the nearest public library to Montrose.
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).