Photo: awmcphee · CC0Mary Kaeser Library is Fort Smith’s public library
It stands 0.7 km from the centre of Fort Smith. Library statistics aren’t published openly in the Northwest Territories, so there are no visit or loan figures for Fort Smith.
–Civic lifeNot gradedWhat a civic life grade would weigh in Fort Smith
Not graded: Statistics Canada has no volunteering estimate for the territories, so Fort Smith has too few of the three inputs.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Fort Smith mailing addresses hold 10 registered charities
It works out to 4 per 1,000 residents, where the typical the Northwest Territories town has 2.7 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.
Fort Smith’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Fort Smith.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Public library locations are taken from OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada inventory, merged where both list one place.
Questions about the library and civic life in Fort Smith
Does Fort Smith have a public library?
Yes: Mary Kaeser 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).