Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainCumberland County, Subdivision A’s public library works from 3 branches
Among them: Advocate Harbour Library, Parrsboro Library and River Hebert Miners Memorial Library. Without open library statistics in Nova Scotia, the page names Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
ACivic life#12 of 88 in Nova ScotiaBehind Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s civic life grade
Cumberland County, Subdivision A gets a A for civic life, #12 of 88 towns graded in Nova Scotia. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Cumberland County, Subdivision A, enough for a grade: charities and volunteering, but not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Cumberland County, Subdivision A mailing addresses hold 23 registered charities
It works out to 6.8 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Nova Scotia town has 1.1 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.
37.0%
The whole province shares one estimate: 37.0% of people in Nova Scotia volunteered formally in 2023 (between 34.3% and 39.8%), where the ten provinces run from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
3 public libraries in Cumberland County, Subdivision A
In order of distance from the centre of Cumberland County, Subdivision A, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Statistics Canada’s 2020 facilities list and OpenStreetMap supply the points; libraries of schools, colleges and hospitals are not shown.
Questions about the library and civic life in Cumberland County, Subdivision A
Does Cumberland County, Subdivision A have a public library?
Yes, 3: Advocate Harbour Library, Parrsboro Library and River Hebert Miners Memorial 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).