Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSaint Marys has no public library of its own; the nearest is Nashwaaksis Library, 11 km away
The next is Fredericton Public Library (Fredericton), 13 km away. Without open library statistics in New Brunswick, the page names Saint Marys’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
B+Civic life#11 of 60 in New BrunswickBehind Saint Marys’s civic life grade
Saint Marys gets a B+ for civic life, #11 of 60 towns graded in New Brunswick. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Saint Marys has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
4 registered charities are based in Saint Marys, by mailing address
It works out to 0.7 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%
Statistics Canada puts formal volunteering in New Brunswick at 34.4% in 2023, somewhere between 31.6% and 37.2%, for every town in the province alike; provinces range from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The closest is 11 km from Saint Marys
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Saint Marys.
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 Saint Marys
Does Saint Marys have a public library?
No library is mapped inside Saint Marys, and the nearest one is Nashwaaksis Library in Fredericton.
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).