Photo: JustSomePics · CC0Wingham’s public library works from 3 branches
By name: Alice Munro Public Library, Blyth Public Library and Huron County Library - Blyth Branch. No library board reports for Wingham alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
BCivic life#44 of 866 in OntarioWingham’s civic life grade, input by input
Civic life in Wingham grades B: #44 of the 866 towns graded in Ontario. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Wingham has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
26 registered charities are based in Wingham, by mailing address
It works out to 4.8 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.
3 public libraries in Wingham
In order of distance from the centre of Wingham, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Statistics Canada’s 2020 facilities list and OpenStreetMap supply the points; libraries of schools, colleges and hospitals are not shown.
Questions about the library and civic life in Wingham
Does Wingham have a public library?
Yes, 3: Alice Munro Public Library, Blyth Public Library and Huron County Library - Blyth Branch.
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).