Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.03 public library branches serve Alexandria
They are Dalkeith Library, SDG Library - Alexandria Branch and SDG Library - Maxville Branch. No library board reports for Alexandria alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
BCivic life#39 of 866 in OntarioWhat Alexandria’s civic life grade weighs
With a B, Alexandria ranks #39 of 866 Ontario towns on civic life. Alexandria 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.
Alexandria mailing addresses hold 27 registered charities
It works out to 2.5 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Ontario town has 1.4 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.
32.1%
Statistics Canada puts formal volunteering in Ontario at 32.1% in 2023, somewhere between 31.0% and 33.2%, for every town in the province alike; provinces range from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
3 public libraries in Alexandria
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Alexandria.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Two sources make the map, OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada list, with academic and private libraries dropped.
Questions about the library and civic life in Alexandria
Does Alexandria have a public library?
Yes, 3: Dalkeith Library, SDG Library - Alexandria Branch and SDG Library - Maxville Branch.
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).