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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 = N8N
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	7,115	6,295	5,880	415	825	690	135
Total families without children at home	2,265	2,265	2,005	255	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,855	4,030	3,875	160	820	685	135
1 child at home	1,785	1,300	1,205	95	485	385	100
2 children at home	2,055	1,785	1,745	40	275	250	20
3 or more children at home	1,015	945	920	25	65	50	15
Total children at home	9,205.0	7,935.0	7,690.0	240.0	1,270.0	1,070.0	200.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.6	1.5	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N8N, CodeN8N)