Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Powassan’s public library is Powassan & District Union Public Library
It sits 2 km from the centre of Powassan. Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Powassan in particular.
BCivic life#68 of 866 in OntarioBehind Powassan’s civic life grade
With a B, Powassan ranks #68 of 866 Ontario towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Powassan has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
17 registered charities give a Powassan mailing address
It works out to 4.7 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.
Powassan’s public library
In order of distance from the centre of Powassan, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s list of cultural facilities (2020), merged; school, college, hospital and private libraries are left out.
Questions about the library and civic life in Powassan
Does Powassan have a public library?
Yes: Powassan & 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).