Spence has no public library of its own; the nearest is Legislative Library of Manitoba, 0.8 km away
After it comes Millennium Library (South Portage), 1 km away. Library statistics aren’t published openly in Manitoba, so there are no visit or loan figures for Spence.
ACivic life#40 of 185 in ManitobaWhat Spence’s civic life grade weighs
Civic life in Spence grades A: #40 of the 185 towns graded in Manitoba. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Spence has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
1,819 registered charities are based in Winnipeg, by mailing address
There is no count for Spence on its own: the charities are those of all of Winnipeg. It works out to 2.1 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Manitoba town has 2.1 and Canada’s 1.4. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
38.3%
Volunteering here is a provincial number: 38.3% of people across Manitoba in 2023, likely 35.6% to 41.1%, set in a ten-province range of 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The closest is 0.8 km from Spence
In order of distance from the centre of Spence, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. A library listed by both OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada appears once; campus, school and private ones are left off.
Questions about the library and civic life in Spence
Does Spence have a public library?
Not in Spence: the nearest public library is Legislative Library of Manitoba, in South Portage.
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).