Compton has two public libraries, Bibliothèque De Compton and Bibliothèque De Hatley

Compton has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.

C⁺Civic life#111 of 507 in Quebec

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Libraries

Charities

2.1 per 1,000 residents

Civic life grade

Compton’s civic life grade, input by input

Compton gets a C+ for civic life, #111 of 507 towns graded in Quebec. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Compton, enough for a grade: charities and volunteering, but not library visits.

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Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Compton’s overall grade.

–Library visitsNo library board of its own A⁻Charities2.1 per 1,000 · Quebec towns 1.4 · Canada 1.4 C⁻Volunteering25.2% of residents · all of Quebec, 2023

Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.

Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.

Places to belong

7 registered charities are based in Compton, by mailing address

It works out to 2.1 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Quebec 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.

Volunteering

25.2%

Statistics Canada puts formal volunteering in Quebec at 25.2% in 2023, somewhere between 24.0% and 26.4%, for every town in the province alike; provinces range from 25.2% to 40.3%.

Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.

The libraries

2 public libraries in Compton

Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Compton.

0.6kmBibliothèque De ComptonDirections →11kmBibliothèque De HatleyDirections →

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Library locations. The locations come from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s cultural facilities list of 2020, public libraries only.

Questions about the library and civic life in Compton

Does Compton have a public library?

Yes, 2: Bibliothèque De Compton and Bibliothèque De Hatley.

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).