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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 = M1T
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	9,630	7,670	7,335	330	1,965	1,735	230
Total families without children at home	2,760	2,760	2,600	165	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	6,870	4,905	4,735	170	1,960	1,730	230
1 child at home	3,400	2,185	2,070	110	1,215	1,035	180
2 children at home	2,510	1,975	1,935	35	540	490	50
3 or more children at home	955	750	730	20	205	200	0
Total children at home	11,565.0	8,585.0	8,340.0	240.0	2,985.0	2,705.0	285.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.7	1.5	1.6	1.2

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (M1T, CodeM1T)