Photo: misterjerk2 · CC BY-SA 3.0Tantallon Public Library and J.D. Shatford Memorial Library are Upper Tantallon’s two public libraries
Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Nova Scotia, so this page has none for Upper Tantallon.
B−Civic life#53 of 88 in Nova ScotiaBehind Upper Tantallon’s civic life grade
With a B−, Upper Tantallon ranks #53 of 88 Nova Scotia towns on civic life. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Upper Tantallon, 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.
570 registered charities give a Halifax mailing address
There is no count for Upper Tantallon on its own: the charities are those of all of Halifax. Per 1,000 residents that makes 1.1; the median is 1.1 for Nova Scotia towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
37.0%
Between 34.3% and 39.8% of people in Nova Scotia volunteered formally in 2023, 37.0% at the estimate’s middle; that is one figure for the province, which ranges from 25.2% to 40.3% nationally.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Upper Tantallon’s 2 public libraries
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Upper Tantallon.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The points are public libraries only, drawn from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s list of cultural facilities (2020).
Questions about the library and civic life in Upper Tantallon
Does Upper Tantallon have a public library?
Yes, 2: Tantallon Public Library and J.D. Shatford 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).