Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0St. Stephen has two public libraries, Saint Croix Public Library and St. Croix Public Library
Without open library statistics in New Brunswick, the page names St. Stephen’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
A−Civic life#1 of 60 in New BrunswickWhat St. Stephen’s civic life grade weighs
With a A−, St. Stephen ranks #1 of 60 New Brunswick towns on civic life. St. Stephen 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.
St. Stephen mailing addresses hold 37 registered charities
That is 7.6 per 1,000 residents, against 1.8 in the typical New Brunswick town and 1.4 across Canada. 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%
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.
St. Stephen’s 2 public libraries
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of St. Stephen.
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 St. Stephen
Does St. Stephen have a public library?
Yes, 2: Saint Croix Public Library and St. Croix 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).