Photo: Reynoborn64 · Public domainWestport Branch Library and Weymouth Waterfront Library are Digby’s two public libraries
Without open library statistics in Nova Scotia, the page names Digby’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
ACivic life#17 of 88 in Nova ScotiaWhat Digby’s civic life grade weighs
Civic life in Digby grades A: #17 of the 88 towns graded in Nova Scotia. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Digby has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
61 registered charities are based in Digby, by mailing address
It works out to 8.1 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%
In 2023, 37.0% of people in Nova Scotia volunteered formally: one estimate for the whole province, likely between 34.3% and 39.8%, in a range of 25.2% to 40.3% across the ten provinces.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Digby’s 2 public libraries
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Digby.
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 Digby
Does Digby have a public library?
Yes, 2: Westport Branch Library and Weymouth Waterfront 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).