Photo: Valentin8107 · CC BY-SA 4.0ORL: Vernon Branch and Vernon Branch are Vernon’s two public libraries
Vernon has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
ACivic life#29 of 254 in British ColumbiaVernon’s civic life grade, input by input
Vernon gets a A for civic life, #29 of 254 towns graded in British Columbia. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Vernon, 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.
146 registered charities are based in Vernon, by mailing address
Per 1,000 residents that makes 3; the median is 1.2 for British Columbia towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. 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.
2 public libraries in Vernon
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Vernon.
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 Vernon
Does Vernon have a public library?
Yes, 2: ORL: Vernon Branch and Vernon 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).