Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0Edmundston Public Library and Bibliothèque Rhéa-Larose are Edmundston’s two public libraries
Without open library statistics in New Brunswick, the page names Edmundston’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
B−Civic life#33 of 60 in New BrunswickEdmundston’s civic life grade, input by input
With a B−, Edmundston ranks #33 of 60 New Brunswick towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Edmundston 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 Edmundston mailing address
It works out to 1.8 per 1,000 residents, where the typical New Brunswick town has 1.8 and Canada’s 1.4. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
34.4%
Across New Brunswick, 34.4% of people volunteered through an organization in 2023, a provincial estimate with a likely range of 31.6% to 37.2%; the lowest province sits at 25.2% and the highest at 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Edmundston’s 2 public libraries
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Edmundston.















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 Edmundston
Does Edmundston have a public library?
Yes, 2: Edmundston Public Library and Bibliothèque Rhéa-Larose.
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).