Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHillsborough has no public library of its own; the nearest is Hillsborough Public Library, 3.7 km away
After it comes Dorchester Memorial Public Library (Dorchester), 14 km away. Without open library statistics in New Brunswick, the page names Hillsborough’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
C+Civic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringWhat Hillsborough’s civic life grade weighs
Civic life in Hillsborough grades C+. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Hillsborough has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Hillsborough mailing addresses hold 9 registered charities
Per 1,000 residents that makes 5.7; the median is 1.8 for New Brunswick towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
34.4%
No town-level count exists, so the page uses New Brunswick as a whole: 34.4% volunteered formally in 2023, between 31.6% and 37.2%, while the provinces span 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The closest is 3.7 km from Hillsborough
In order of distance from the centre of Hillsborough, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s list of cultural facilities (2020), merged; school, college, hospital and private libraries are left out.
Questions about the library and civic life in Hillsborough
Does Hillsborough have a public library?
No, but Hillsborough Public Library in New Brunswick is the nearest public library to Hillsborough.
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).