Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0Richmond Hill has 4 public library branches
Richmond Hill Public Library counts 215,018 people in its service area. 5.4 items per person served went out on loan in 2024. Ontario counts visits over one typical week and multiplies by 52, so the yearly figure is an estimate.
CCivic life#731 of 866 in OntarioBehind Richmond Hill’s civic life grade
With a C, Richmond Hill ranks #731 of 866 Ontario towns on civic life. A civic life grade combines library visits per resident, registered charities per 1,000 residents and the province’s volunteering rate, and all three exist for Richmond Hill.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
200 registered charities give a Richmond Hill mailing address
It works out to 0.9 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%
Between 31.0% and 33.2% of people in Ontario volunteered formally in 2023, 32.1% at the estimate’s middle; that is one figure for the province, which ranges from 25.2% to 40.3% nationally.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Ahead of most of Ontario’s town libraries on 2 of 3 measures
Measured per person served against the 195 town libraries of Ontario’s 2024 statistics.
Town libraries only; regional systems left out.
A typical week brings about 13,846 visits
Everything counted at Richmond Hill Public Library in 2024: visits, loans and cards.
4 public libraries in Richmond Hill
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Richmond Hill.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Two sources make the map, OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada list, with academic and private libraries dropped.
Questions about the library and civic life in Richmond Hill
Does Richmond Hill have a public library?
Yes, 4: Richmond Hill Public Library - Central Branch, Richmond Hill Public Library - Oak Ridges Branch, Richmond Hill Public Library - Richmond Green Branch and Richmond Hill Public Library - Richvale Branch.
How busy is Richmond Hill Public Library?
In 2024 it logged 719,992 in-person visits and 1,159,140 loans.
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).