Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Chelsea Public Library and Bibliotheque De Chelsea are Chelsea’s two public libraries
From 2 branches, Chelsea public library serves 8,982 people. In 2025 it logged 3.1 visits for every person it serves. These are 2025 figures, the library’s own yearly return to Quebec’s statistics.
C−Civic life#312 of 507 in QuebecBehind Chelsea’s civic life grade
Civic life in Chelsea grades C−: #312 of the 507 towns graded in Quebec. All three civic life inputs exist for Chelsea: 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.
18 registered charities give a Chelsea mailing address
It works out to 2 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Quebec 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.
25.2%
One figure covers all of Quebec: in 2023, 25.2% of its people gave time to an organization (between 24.0% and 26.4%), against a provincial range of 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
About 75 visits a day
What Chelsea public library counted in 2025, as the library reported it.
2 public libraries in Chelsea
Closest first, each distance a straight line from the centre of Chelsea.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Only public libraries are mapped: OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s 2020 list, with school and university libraries removed.
Questions about the library and civic life in Chelsea
Does Chelsea have a public library?
Yes, 2: Chelsea Public Library and Bibliotheque De Chelsea.
How busy is Chelsea public library?
It counted 27,456 in-person visits in 2025.
Library statistics: Statistiques des bibliothèques publiques du Québec, 2025. 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).