Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 3.0Innerkip Public Library and Oxford County Library - Tavistock are Tavistock’s two public libraries
No library board reports for Tavistock alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
C+Civic life#678 of 866 in OntarioBehind Tavistock’s civic life grade
With a C+, Tavistock ranks #678 of 866 Ontario towns on civic life. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Tavistock, 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.
22 registered charities are based in Tavistock, by mailing address
It works out to 2.5 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Ontario town has 1.4 and Canada’s 1.4. 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%
No town-level count exists, so the page uses Ontario as a whole: 32.1% volunteered formally in 2023, between 31.0% and 33.2%, while the provinces span 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Tavistock’s 2 public libraries
In order of distance from the centre of Tavistock, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Locations merge two sources, OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s 2020 list, without school, college or hospital libraries.
Questions about the library and civic life in Tavistock
Does Tavistock have a public library?
Yes, 2: Innerkip Public Library and Oxford County Library - Tavistock.
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).