Photo: Saskia2586 · CC BY-SA 3.0Elmira’s public library works from 4 branches
By name: Region Of Waterloo Library - Bloomingdale Branch, Region of Waterloo Library - Breslau Branch, Region Of Waterloo Library - Elmira Branch and 1 more. No library board reports for Elmira alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
B−Civic life#87 of 866 in OntarioBehind Elmira’s civic life grade
Elmira gets a B− for civic life, #87 of 866 towns graded in Ontario. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Elmira, 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.
67 registered charities are based in Elmira, by mailing address
That is 2.1 per 1,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical Ontario town and 1.4 across Canada. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
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.
Elmira’s 4 public libraries
In order of distance from the centre of Elmira, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. A library listed by both OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada appears once; campus, school and private ones are left off.
Questions about the library and civic life in Elmira
Does Elmira have a public library?
Yes, 4: Region Of Waterloo Library - Bloomingdale Branch, Region of Waterloo Library - Breslau Branch, Region Of Waterloo Library - Elmira Branch and Region of Waterloo Library - St. Jacobs 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).