Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 3.0Bibliothèque Du Vieux-Couvent (New Richmond) is New Richmond’s public library
From the centre of New Richmond, it is 2.5 km away. No library board reports for New Richmond alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
B−Civic life#88 of 507 in QuebecNew Richmond’s civic life grade, input by input
With a B−, New Richmond ranks #88 of 507 Quebec towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and New Richmond has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
New Richmond mailing addresses hold 11 registered charities
Per 1,000 residents that makes 2.8; the median is 1.4 for Quebec towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
25.2%
In 2023, 25.2% of people in Quebec volunteered formally: one estimate for the whole province, likely between 24.0% and 26.4%, in a range of 25.2% to 40.3% across the ten provinces.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
New Richmond’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of New Richmond.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The points are public libraries only, drawn from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s list of cultural facilities (2020).
Questions about the library and civic life in New Richmond
Does New Richmond have a public library?
Yes: Bibliothèque Du Vieux-Couvent (New Richmond).
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).