Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Dutton’s public library is Elgin County Library - Dutton
It stands 0.3 km from the centre of Dutton. Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Dutton in particular.
C+Civic life#490 of 866 in OntarioDutton’s civic life grade, input by input
Civic life in Dutton grades C+: #490 of the 866 towns graded in Ontario. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Dutton, 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.
12 registered charities are based in Dutton, by mailing address
It works out to 2.6 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%
The 2023 survey gives Ontario one volunteering rate for all its towns, 32.1% (between 31.0% and 33.2%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Dutton’s public library
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Dutton.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The locations come from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s cultural facilities list of 2020, public libraries only.
Questions about the library and civic life in Dutton
Does Dutton have a public library?
Yes: Elgin County Library - Dutton.
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).