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Libraries · Erin

Erin’s public library works from 4 branches

They are Wellington County Library - Erin Village Branch, Erin Branch Library, Hillsburgh Branch Library and 1 more. No library board reports for Erin alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.

C−Civic life#775 of 866 in Ontario
Libraries
4
Charities
16
1.2 per 1,000 residents
Civic life grade

Behind Erin’s civic life grade

Erin gets a C− for civic life, #775 of 866 towns graded in Ontario. Erin has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.

C−
Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Erin’s overall grade.

Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.

Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.

Places to belong

Erin mailing addresses hold 16 registered charities

That is 1.2 per 1,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical Ontario town and 1.4 across Canada. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.

Volunteering

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.

The libraries

4 public libraries in Erin

Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Erin.

How to read these numbers

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 Erin

Does Erin have a public library?

Yes, 4: Wellington County Library - Erin Village Branch, Erin Branch Library, Hillsburgh Branch Library and Hillsburgh Public Library.

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).