Photo: P199 · Public domainHighlands East’s public library works from 4 branches
They are Haliburton County Public Library - Cardiff Branch, Haliburton County Public Library - Gooderham Branch, Haliburton County Public Library - Highland Grove Branch and 1 more. Highlands East has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
B−Civic life#252 of 866 in OntarioBehind Highlands East’s civic life grade
Highlands East gets a B− for civic life, #252 of 866 towns graded in Ontario. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Highlands East, 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.
No registered charity gives a Highlands East mailing address
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%
In 2023, 32.1% of people in Ontario volunteered formally: one estimate for the whole province, likely between 31.0% and 33.2%, in a range of 25.2% to 40.3% across the ten provinces.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Highlands East’s 4 public libraries
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Highlands East.
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 Highlands East
Does Highlands East have a public library?
Yes, 4: Haliburton County Public Library - Cardiff Branch, Haliburton County Public Library - Gooderham Branch, Haliburton County Public Library - Highland Grove Branch and Haliburton County Public Library - Wilberforce 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).