Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Perth’s public library is Perth & District Union Public Library
The library is 0.4 km from the centre of Perth. Perth has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
B−Civic life#302 of 866 in OntarioPerth’s civic life grade, input by input
With a B−, Perth ranks #302 of 866 Ontario towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Perth has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
50 registered charities give a Perth mailing address
Per 1,000 residents that makes 7.2; the median is 1.4 for Ontario towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. The CRA files each charity under its mailing address, so a service town collects its region’s charities and a suburb or rural municipality few.
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.
Perth’s public library
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Perth.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The points are public libraries only, drawn from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s list of cultural facilities (2020).
Questions about the library and civic life in Perth
Does Perth have a public library?
Yes: Perth & District Union 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).