Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainZoe Valle Library is Chester’s public library
From the centre of Chester, it is 6.2 km away. Library statistics aren’t published openly in Nova Scotia, so there are no visit or loan figures for Chester.
B+Civic life#48 of 88 in Nova ScotiaChester’s civic life grade, input by input
With a B+, Chester ranks #48 of 88 Nova Scotia towns on civic life. Chester 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.
23 registered charities give a Chester mailing address
That is 2 per 1,000 residents, against 1.1 in the typical Nova Scotia town and 1.4 across Canada. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
37.0%
Volunteering here is a provincial number: 37.0% of people across Nova Scotia in 2023, likely 34.3% to 39.8%, set in a ten-province range of 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Chester’s public library
In order of distance from the centre of Chester, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. A library listed by both OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada appears once; campus, school and private ones are left off.
Questions about the library and civic life in Chester
Does Chester have a public library?
Yes: Zoe Valle 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).