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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 = L0C
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	2,745	2,405	2,120	285	340	220	125
Total families without children at home	1,165	1,160	980	180	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,585	1,245	1,140	105	345	220	120
1 child at home	610	460	395	65	145	80	70
2 children at home	625	510	490	20	110	75	35
3 or more children at home	350	265	255	15	85	65	20
Total children at home	2,995.0	2,355.0	2,190.0	160.0	640.0	430.0	205.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.6	1.9	1.9	1.7

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L0C, CodeL0C)