Photo: Kyla Curtis · Public domainBotwood has one public library, Botwood Kinsmen Public Library
From the centre of Botwood, it is 1.1 km away. Without open library statistics in Newfoundland and Labrador, the page names Botwood’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
B−Civic life#8 of 32 in Newfoundland and LabradorBotwood’s civic life grade, input by input
Botwood gets a B− for civic life, #8 of 32 towns graded in Newfoundland and Labrador. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Botwood has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
8 registered charities are based in Botwood, by mailing address
Per 1,000 residents that makes 2.8; the median is 1.4 for Newfoundland and Labrador 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.
34.8%
Between 31.7% and 38.0% of people in Newfoundland and Labrador volunteered formally in 2023, 34.8% at the estimate’s middle; that is one figure for the province, which ranges from 25.2% to 40.3% nationally.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Botwood’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Botwood.















What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Two sources make the map, OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada list, with academic and private libraries dropped.
Questions about the library and civic life in Botwood
Does Botwood have a public library?
Yes: Botwood Kinsmen 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).