Photo: Balcer~commonswiki · CC BY 2.5Caledonia’s public library works from 6 branches
Haldimand County Public Library serves 49,206 people. Loans ran to 4.3 items per person served in 2024. Visits here are a typical week’s count times 52, Ontario’s method, so read them as an estimate.
B−Civic life#266 of 866 in OntarioBehind Caledonia’s civic life grade
Caledonia gets a B− for civic life, #266 of 866 towns graded in Ontario. A civic life grade combines library visits per resident, registered charities per 1,000 residents and the province’s volunteering rate, and all three exist for Caledonia.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Caledonia mailing addresses hold 111 registered charities
It works out to 2 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Ontario town has 1.4 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.
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.
Ahead of most of Ontario’s town libraries on 2 of 3 measures
Each figure is per person served, set against 195 town libraries in Ontario’s statistics for 2024.
Town libraries only; regional systems left out.
About 3,292 visits in a typical week
Everything counted at Haldimand County Public Library in 2024: visits, loans and cards.
Caledonia’s 6 public libraries
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Caledonia.
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 Caledonia
Does Caledonia have a public library?
Yes, 6: Haldimand County Public Library - Caledonia Branch, Haldimand County Public Library - Cayuga Branch, Haldimand County Public Library - Dunnville Branch, Haldimand County Public Library - Hagersville Branch and 2 more.
How busy is Haldimand County Public Library?
For 2024 it reported 209,837 loans and 171,184 in-person visits.
Library statistics: Ontario Public Library Statistics, 2024. 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).