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Libraries near Ixonia

Ixonia has no public library of its own; the nearest is Oconomowoc Public Library in Oconomowoc, 6.2 miles away

Ixonia doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Oconomowoc Public Library in Oconomowoc, 6.2 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

BCivic lifeAhead of 58% of U.S. towns · #198 of 358 in Wisconsin. Nonprofits and volunteering.
In brief

Libraries for Ixonia, in brief

Ixonia borrows from the libraries next door

Ixonia has no public library of its own, but two libraries are within 10 miles, the closest being Oconomowoc Public Library in Oconomowoc (6.2 miles). Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓

Ixonia isn’t the only town nearby without one

Lac La Belle, Oconomowoc and Lebanon don’t have a public library of their own either. Libraries next door ↓

This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.

Civic life grade

What’s behind Ixonia’s civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Ixonia is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #198 of 358 in Wisconsin. Ixonia is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Ixonia’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.

B
Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Ixonia’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 58%
FewerMore
Wisconsin towns we grade (358)Ahead of 45%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $67K–$112K (8,405)Ahead of 59%

Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.

How sure. Graded on two inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. Ixonia is small (5,083 residents), so a few dozen organizations or visits move its per-resident figures; the volunteering share is a 2022 estimate from Facebook users aged 25–44.

Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →

Places to belong

14 community nonprofits are registered in Ixonia

2.7 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture10.28 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation10.24 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans30.59 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services30.55 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education10.16 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health20.35 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals00.06 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17
Other30.51 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.47

Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (3 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.

Volunteering

10.5%

10.5% of Ixonia’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 8.6% in the typical Wisconsin town and 7.5% nationally.

Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Ixonia’s residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 6.2 miles away

Closest first, measured from the center of Ixonia. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.

Next door

Libraries next door

Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.

12+ loans per resident8–124–8Under 4No library / shared system
TownLibraryLoans per residentHoursCivic life
Lac La BelleNone of its own——— under 1,000 residents
OconomowocNone of its own——A−
LebanonNone of its own——C−
ConcordNone of its own——B+
WatertownNone of its own——D

Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.

  • The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.

Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →

Questions about the library and civic life in Ixonia

Does Ixonia have a public library?

No. The closest is Oconomowoc Public Library in Oconomowoc, 6.2 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is Ixonia’s civic life grade?

B Ixonia is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on civic life, #198 of 358 in Wisconsin. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

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Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.