Photo: VirdenPioneers · CC BY-SA 4.0Virden has one public library, Border Regional Library
It stands 0.3 km from the centre of Virden. Without open library statistics in Manitoba, the page names Virden’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
A+Civic life#8 of 185 in ManitobaBehind Virden’s civic life grade
With a A+, Virden ranks #8 of 185 Manitoba towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Virden has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
33 registered charities give a Virden mailing address
Per 1,000 residents that makes 9.9; the median is 2.1 for Manitoba 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.
38.3%
In 2023, 38.3% of people in Manitoba volunteered formally: one estimate for the whole province, likely between 35.6% and 41.1%, in a range of 25.2% to 40.3% across the ten provinces.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Virden’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Virden.
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 Virden
Does Virden have a public library?
Yes: Border 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).