Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Miramichi has two public libraries, Chatham Public Library and Newcastle Public Library
Library statistics aren’t published openly in New Brunswick, so there are no visit or loan figures for Miramichi.
A−Civic life#6 of 60 in New BrunswickBehind Miramichi’s civic life grade
Miramichi gets a A− for civic life, #6 of 60 towns graded in New Brunswick. Miramichi has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
62 registered charities give a Miramichi mailing address
That is 3.2 per 1,000 residents, against 1.8 in the typical New Brunswick town and 1.4 across Canada. 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.
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.
2 public libraries in Miramichi
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Miramichi.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The map joins OpenStreetMap with Statistics Canada’s 2020 cultural facilities list and leaves out school, college and private libraries.
Questions about the library and civic life in Miramichi
Does Miramichi have a public library?
Yes, 2: Chatham Public Library and Newcastle Public 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).