Photo: Elviroyage · CC BY 4.0No public library stands in Lunenburg: the closest, Margaret Hennigar Public Library, is 2.7 km away
Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Nova Scotia, so this page has none for Lunenburg.
A−Civic life#45 of 88 in Nova ScotiaLunenburg’s civic life grade, input by input
Civic life in Lunenburg grades A−: #45 of the 88 towns graded in Nova Scotia. Lunenburg has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
60 registered charities are based in Lunenburg, by mailing address
Per 1,000 residents that makes 2.2; the median is 1.1 for Nova Scotia towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. 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%
Across Nova Scotia, 37.0% of people volunteered through an organization in 2023, a provincial estimate with a likely range of 34.3% to 39.8%; the lowest province sits at 25.2% and the highest at 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The nearest library is 2.7 km from Lunenburg
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Lunenburg.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The locations come from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s cultural facilities list of 2020, public libraries only.
Questions about the library and civic life in Lunenburg
Does Lunenburg have a public library?
Not within Lunenburg itself: the closest is Margaret Hennigar Public Library, in Bridgewater.
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).