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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 = L1T
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	10,670	9,090	8,405	685	1,580	1,375	205
Total families without children at home	2,120	2,120	1,835	285	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	8,555	6,970	6,570	400	1,585	1,375	205
1 child at home	2,770	1,890	1,755	135	875	755	120
2 children at home	3,830	3,355	3,175	185	475	410	65
3 or more children at home	1,955	1,725	1,640	80	225	210	20
Total children at home	16,875.0	14,265.0	13,505.0	760.0	2,610.0	2,280.0	330.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.1	1.7	1.7	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L1T, CodeL1T)