Photo: Silver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 4.0Markham Public Library draws 6.9 visits per person served, ahead of 94% of Ontario’s town libraries
The library figures on this page are Markham’s: Markham Public Library serves all 365,051 people of the city, Vinegar Hill among them. 8.3 items per person served went out on loan in 2024. Visits here are a typical week’s count times 52, Ontario’s method, so read them as an estimate.
B−Civic life#305 of 866 in OntarioBehind Vinegar Hill’s civic life grade
Vinegar Hill gets a B− for civic life, #305 of 866 towns graded in Ontario. All three civic life inputs exist for Vinegar Hill: library visits per resident, charities per 1,000 residents and the provincial volunteering rate.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Markham mailing addresses hold 356 registered charities
There is no count for Vinegar Hill on its own: the charities are those of all of Markham. It works out to 1 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Ontario town has 1.4 and Canada’s 1.4. 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%
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.
Ahead of most of Ontario’s town libraries on all 3 measures
Each figure is per person served, set against 195 town libraries in Ontario’s statistics for 2024.
Town libraries only; regional systems left out.
A typical week brings about 48,360 visits
What Markham Public Library counted in 2024, as the library reported it.
Vinegar Hill’s 3 public libraries
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Vinegar Hill.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Visits count everyone. Visitors and people from nearby towns are in the count too; how many live in Vinegar Hill isn’t recorded.
Questions about the library and civic life in Vinegar Hill
Does Vinegar Hill have a public library?
Yes, 3: Markham Public Library - Aaniin Branch, Markham Public Library - Markham Village Branch and Southeast Community Centre And Library.
How busy is Markham Public Library?
People made 2,514,720 visits in person and borrowed 3,031,444 items in 2024.
Library statistics: Ontario Public Library Statistics, 2024. 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).