#1Roanoke
Denton County · 10,931 peopleVisits per resident a year·Roanoke Public Library, FY 2024
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Towns with the most-used libraries in Texas
Roanoke has the most-used library of Texas’ 181 towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own: 11.2 visits per resident a year at Roanoke Public Library (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). The typical library here counts 2.3.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey: a year’s visits divided by the people the library serves. Only a library that serves one town (80–125% of its population) and reported its own count is ranked; IMLS estimates never are. A described list: no letters. How grades work
#111.2visits
Haslet
Tarrant County · 5,267 peopleVisits per resident a year·Haslet Public Library, FY 2024
#3Lindale
Smith County · 7,385 peopleVisits per resident a year·Lillie Russell Memorial Library, FY 2024
All 181 towns
Visits per resident, highest first.
181 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownVisits per residentPeople servedLibrary
16Wells Branchunincorporated, Travis County · 13,523 people14,136Wells Branch Community LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
35Farmers BranchDallas County · 38,320 people36,917Farmers Branch Manske Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
51North Richland HillsTarrant County · 70,843 people70,658North Richland Hills Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
84Canyon Lakeunincorporated, Comal County · 33,883 people34,525Tye Preston Memorial LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
116Grand PrairieDallas County · 209,434 people202,134Grand Prairie Public Library SystemIMLS, FY 2024
122Balch SpringsDallas County · 27,258 people26,711Balch Springs Library - Learning CenterIMLS, FY 2024
154HitchcockGalveston County · 7,722 people8,819Genevieve Miller Hitchcock Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which Texas town has the most-used library?
Roanoke (Denton County): Roanoke Public Library counts 11.2 visits per resident a year. Haslet (11.1) and Lindale (10.8) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By library visits per resident in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey: the visits a town’s own library reported, divided by the population it serves, highest first. It is the same rank as on each town’s Library & civic life page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own that reported its visits (181 in Texas). Towns served by a county or regional system share its figure and aren’t ranked one by one; figures IMLS estimated for a library that didn’t report aren’t ranked; in states with strong townships the township, not a village inside it, is ranked. Every town is on the Texas page.
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