Photo: Svhartje · CC BY-SA 3.0North-West Regional Library is Swan River’s public library
The library is 0.1 km from the centre of Swan River. Without open library statistics in Manitoba, the page names Swan River’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
A+Civic life#1 of 185 in ManitobaSwan River’s civic life grade, input by input
With a A+, Swan River ranks #1 of 185 Manitoba towns on civic life. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Swan River, 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.
49 registered charities are based in Swan River, by mailing address
It works out to 12.1 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Manitoba town has 2.1 and Canada’s 1.4. 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%
Across Manitoba, 38.3% of people volunteered through an organization in 2023, a provincial estimate with a likely range of 35.6% to 41.1%; the lowest province sits at 25.2% and the highest at 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Swan River’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Swan River.















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 Swan River
Does Swan River have a public library?
Yes: North-West Regional Library.
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).