Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Enfield has two public libraries, Elmsdale Branch, Colchester-East Hants Public Library and Mount Uniacke Library
Without open library statistics in Nova Scotia, the page names Enfield’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
BCivic life#49 of 88 in Nova ScotiaEnfield’s civic life grade, input by input
Civic life in Enfield grades B: #49 of the 88 towns graded in Nova Scotia. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Enfield has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
45 registered charities are based in Enfield, by mailing address
It works out to 1.7 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.
Enfield’s 2 public libraries
In order of distance from the centre of Enfield, 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 Enfield
Does Enfield have a public library?
Yes, 2: Elmsdale Branch, Colchester-East Hants Public Library and Mount Uniacke 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).