Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Glencoe has 4 public library branches
By name: Middlesex County Library - Glencoe, Middlesex County Library - Melbourne, Middlesex County Library - Newbury and 1 more. Glencoe has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
C−Civic life#765 of 866 in OntarioGlencoe’s civic life grade, input by input
Glencoe gets a C− for civic life, #765 of 866 towns graded in Ontario. Glencoe 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.
18 registered charities are based in Glencoe, by mailing address
It works out to 2.8 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%
For 2023, the provincial survey estimates that 32.1% of people in Ontario volunteered formally (likely 31.0% to 33.2%); among the ten provinces the rate goes from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Glencoe’s 4 public libraries
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Glencoe.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Public library locations are taken from OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada inventory, merged where both list one place.
Questions about the library and civic life in Glencoe
Does Glencoe have a public library?
Yes, 4: Middlesex County Library - Glencoe, Middlesex County Library - Melbourne, Middlesex County Library - Newbury and Middlesex County Library - Wardsville.
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).