Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0Bibliothèque De Thurso/Lochaber-Partie-Ouest is Thurso’s public library
It stands 0.4 km from the centre of Thurso. Thurso has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
CCivic life#248 of 507 in QuebecBehind Thurso’s civic life grade
Civic life in Thurso grades C: #248 of the 507 towns graded in Quebec. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Thurso has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
3 registered charities give a Thurso mailing address
That is 0.9 per 1,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical Quebec town and 1.4 across Canada. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
25.2%
Between 24.0% and 26.4% of people in Quebec volunteered formally in 2023, 25.2% at the estimate’s middle; that is one figure for the province, which ranges from 25.2% to 40.3% nationally.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Thurso’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Thurso.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The map joins OpenStreetMap with Statistics Canada’s 2020 cultural facilities list and leaves out school, college and private libraries.
Questions about the library and civic life in Thurso
Does Thurso have a public library?
Yes: Bibliothèque De Thurso/Lochaber-Partie-Ouest.
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).