Photo: Onasill ~ Bill - 103 Million Views - Thank You · CC BY-SA 2.0Fergus has 4 public library branches
They are Aboyne Branch Library, Wellington County Library - Aboyne Branch, Wellington County Library - Elora Branch and 1 more. No library board reports for Fergus alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
CCivic life#706 of 866 in OntarioWhat Fergus’s civic life grade weighs
Fergus gets a C for civic life, #706 of 866 towns graded in Ontario. Fergus has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
56 registered charities give a Fergus mailing address
It works out to 1.6 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%
The whole province shares one estimate: 32.1% of people in Ontario volunteered formally in 2023 (between 31.0% and 33.2%), where the ten provinces run from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Fergus’s 4 public libraries
In order of distance from the centre of Fergus, as the crow flies.
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 Fergus
Does Fergus have a public library?
Yes, 4: Aboyne Branch Library, Wellington County Library - Aboyne Branch, Wellington County Library - Elora Branch and Wellington County Library - Fergus 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).