Central Frontenac’s public library works from 3 branches

They are Kingston Frontenac Public Library - Arden Branch, Kingston Frontenac Public Library - Parham and Kingston Frontenac Public Library - Sharbot Lake. Central Frontenac has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.

C⁺Civic life#601 of 866 in Ontario

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Libraries

Charities

1.9 per 1,000 residents

Civic life grade

What Central Frontenac’s civic life grade weighs

With a C+, Central Frontenac ranks #601 of 866 Ontario towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Central Frontenac has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.

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Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Central Frontenac’s overall grade.

–Library visitsNo library board of its own C⁺Charities1.9 per 1,000 · Ontario towns 1.4 · Canada 1.4 C⁺Volunteering32.1% of residents · all of Ontario, 2023

Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.

Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.

Places to belong

Central Frontenac mailing addresses hold 10 registered charities

Per 1,000 residents that makes 1.9; the median is 1.4 for Ontario towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. The CRA files each charity under its mailing address, so a service town collects its region’s charities and a suburb or rural municipality few.

Volunteering

32.1%

No town-level count exists, so the page uses Ontario as a whole: 32.1% volunteered formally in 2023, between 31.0% and 33.2%, while the provinces span 25.2% to 40.3%.

Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.

The libraries

Central Frontenac’s 3 public libraries

In order of distance from the centre of Central Frontenac, as the crow flies.

4.7kmKingston Frontenac Public Library - Sharbot LakeWebsite →9.5kmKingston Frontenac Public Library - ParhamWebsite →16kmKingston Frontenac Public Library - Arden BranchWebsite →

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Library locations. Only public libraries are mapped: OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s 2020 list, with school and university libraries removed.

Questions about the library and civic life in Central Frontenac

Does Central Frontenac have a public library?

Yes, 3: Kingston Frontenac Public Library - Arden Branch, Kingston Frontenac Public Library - Parham and Kingston Frontenac Public Library - Sharbot Lake.

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).