Photo: GerthMichael · CC BY-SA 3.0Princeton has one public library, ORL: Princeton Branch
It stands 1.1 km from the centre of Princeton. No library board reports for Princeton alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
B+Civic life#107 of 254 in British ColumbiaPrinceton’s civic life grade, input by input
Civic life in Princeton grades B+: #107 of the 254 towns graded in British Columbia. Princeton has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Princeton mailing addresses hold 17 registered charities
It works out to 5.6 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%
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.
Princeton’s public library
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Princeton.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Public library locations are taken from OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada inventory, merged where both list one place.
Questions about the library and civic life in Princeton
Does Princeton have a public library?
Yes: ORL: Princeton 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).