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Topic-based tabulation: Number of Children at Home (8) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Geography = M2L
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	Total - Census family structure	Total couple families	Married couple families	Common-law couple families	Total lone-parent families	Female parent families	Male parent families
Note(s) :
Total - Families by number of children at home	3,420	2,910	2,750	160	510	430	80
Total families without children at home	1,155	1,155	1,040	120	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,265	1,755	1,710	45	505	430	75
1 child at home	855	610	590	20	245	210	30
2 children at home	955	730	715	20	220	180	45
3 or more children at home	450	415	410	0	40	40	0
Total children at home	4,215.0	3,385.0	3,325.0	65.0	825.0	705.0	120.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.4	1.6	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (M2L, CodeM2L)