Photo: Gogerr · CC BY-SA 4.0At 2.7 loans per person served, Thorold Public Library lends less than 81% of Ontario’s town libraries
Thorold Public Library has one location for the 23,816 people it serves. 3 visits per person served came through its doors in 2024. The yearly visit count is an estimate: Ontario libraries count a typical week, then multiply by 52.
CCivic life#758 of 866 in OntarioThorold’s civic life grade, input by input
Civic life in Thorold grades C: #758 of the 866 towns graded in Ontario. All three civic life inputs exist for Thorold: 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.
37 registered charities are based in Thorold, by mailing address
It works out to 1.1 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%
Across Ontario, 32.1% of people volunteered through an organization in 2023, a provincial estimate with a likely range of 31.0% to 33.2%; the lowest province sits at 25.2% and the highest at 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Ahead of most of Ontario’s town libraries on 1 of 3 measures
Measured per person served against the 195 town libraries of Ontario’s 2024 statistics.
Town libraries only; regional systems left out.
About 1,354 visits in a typical week
What Thorold Public Library counted in 2024, as the library reported it.
Thorold’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Thorold.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Per person served. Rather than Thorold’s census count, the rates use the population the library board says it serves.
Questions about the library and civic life in Thorold
Does Thorold have a public library?
Yes: Thorold Public Library.
How busy is Thorold Public Library?
70,408 in-person visits and 64,481 items borrowed 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).