Photo: MBBrdn · CC0Brandon has two public libraries, Brandon Public Library and Manitoba Public Library Services
Library statistics aren’t published openly in Manitoba, so there are no visit or loan figures for Brandon.
ACivic life#36 of 185 in ManitobaBrandon’s civic life grade, input by input
Brandon gets a A for civic life, #36 of 185 towns graded in Manitoba. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Brandon has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
133 registered charities give a Brandon mailing address
That is 2.2 per 1,000 residents, against 2.1 in the typical Manitoba town and 1.4 across Canada. The CRA files each charity under its mailing address, so a service town collects its region’s charities and a suburb or rural municipality few.
38.3%
The 2023 survey gives Manitoba one volunteering rate for all its towns, 38.3% (between 35.6% and 41.1%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Brandon’s 2 public libraries
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Brandon.
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 Brandon
Does Brandon have a public library?
Yes, 2: Brandon Public Library and Manitoba Public Library Services.
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).