Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainColchester County, Subdivision A has no public library of its own; the nearest is Colchester - East Hants Public Library, 31 km away
After it comes Oxford Library (Oxford), 39 km away. Without open library statistics in Nova Scotia, the page names Colchester County, Subdivision A’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
A−Civic life#44 of 88 in Nova ScotiaColchester County, Subdivision A’s civic life grade, input by input
With a A−, Colchester County, Subdivision A ranks #44 of 88 Nova Scotia towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Colchester County, Subdivision A has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Colchester County, Subdivision A mailing addresses hold 4 registered charities
Per 1,000 residents that makes 1; the median is 1.1 for Nova Scotia 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.
37.0%
The 2023 survey gives Nova Scotia one volunteering rate for all its towns, 37.0% (between 34.3% and 39.8%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The closest is 31 km from Colchester County, Subdivision A
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Colchester County, Subdivision A.
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 Colchester County, Subdivision A
Does Colchester County, Subdivision A have a public library?
No, but Colchester - East Hants Public Library in Truro is the nearest public library to Colchester County, Subdivision A.
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).