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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 = L4X
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	5,490	4,555	4,220	340	930	760	170
Total families without children at home	1,645	1,645	1,455	195	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,840	2,910	2,760	150	925	760	170
1 child at home	1,700	1,120	1,050	70	580	425	145
2 children at home	1,500	1,200	1,135	65	300	280	15
3 or more children at home	640	590	570	15	55	50	0
Total children at home	6,895.0	5,555.0	5,310.0	245.0	1,335.0	1,140.0	200.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.2	1.3	0.7	1.4	1.5	1.1

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L4X, CodeL4X)