Photo: SriMesh · CC BY-SA 3.0Yorkton has no public library of its own; the nearest is Melville Public Library, 39 km away
Without open library statistics in Saskatchewan, the page names Yorkton’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
A−Civic life#16 of 104 in SaskatchewanYorkton’s civic life grade, input by input
Civic life in Yorkton grades A−: #16 of the 104 towns graded in Saskatchewan. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Yorkton, enough for a grade: charities and volunteering, but not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
56 registered charities are based in Yorkton, by mailing address
Per 1,000 residents that makes 3.2; the median is 2 for Saskatchewan towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. 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.
36.6%
For 2023, the provincial survey estimates that 36.6% of people in Saskatchewan volunteered formally (likely 33.9% to 39.5%); among the ten provinces the rate goes from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The closest is 39 km from Yorkton
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Yorkton.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Two sources make the map, OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada list, with academic and private libraries dropped.
Questions about the library and civic life in Yorkton
Does Yorkton have a public library?
Not in Yorkton: the nearest public library is Melville Public Library, in Melville.
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).