Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPictou County, Subdivision A has one public library, Janice Murray Gill Memorial Library
It sits 18 km from the centre of Pictou County, Subdivision A. Without open library statistics in Nova Scotia, the page names Pictou County, Subdivision A’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
ACivic life#23 of 88 in Nova ScotiaWhat Pictou County, Subdivision A’s civic life grade weighs
Pictou County, Subdivision A gets a A for civic life, #23 of 88 towns graded in Nova Scotia. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Pictou County, Subdivision A, 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.
22 registered charities give a Pictou County, Subdivision A mailing address
It works out to 3.4 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Nova Scotia town has 1.1 and Canada’s 1.4. 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.
Pictou County, Subdivision A’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Pictou County, Subdivision A.















What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The map joins OpenStreetMap with Statistics Canada’s 2020 cultural facilities list and leaves out school, college and private libraries.
Questions about the library and civic life in Pictou County, Subdivision A
Does Pictou County, Subdivision A have a public library?
Yes: Janice Murray Gill 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).