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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 = N7M
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	7,365	6,050	5,120	930	1,315	1,050	265
Total families without children at home	2,960	2,960	2,525	430	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,400	3,085	2,595	495	1,315	1,050	265
1 child at home	1,930	1,140	910	235	785	595	190
2 children at home	1,685	1,300	1,110	195	380	305	75
3 or more children at home	790	640	580	65	150	145	0
Total children at home	7,955.0	5,890.0	5,055.0	835.0	2,065.0	1,720.0	345.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.6	1.6	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N7M, CodeN7M)