Photo: Paulo O · Public domainWestphal has no public library of its own; the nearest is Cole Harbour Public Library, 1.1 km away
After it comes Woodlawn Library (Portland Estates), 4 km away. Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Nova Scotia, so this page has none for Westphal.
B−Civic life#53 of 88 in Nova ScotiaBehind Westphal’s civic life grade
Civic life in Westphal grades B−: #53 of the 88 towns graded in Nova Scotia. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Westphal has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
570 registered charities are based in Halifax, by mailing address
There is no count for Westphal on its own: the charities are those of all of Halifax. That is 1.1 per 1,000 residents, against 1.1 in the typical Nova Scotia town and 1.4 across Canada. 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 nearest library is 1.1 km from Westphal
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Westphal.
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 Westphal
Does Westphal have a public library?
Westphal has none mapped; the closest public library is Cole Harbour Public Library, in Cole Harbour.
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).