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Household size, by province and territory (2006 Census)
(Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia)
	2006
	Canada	Man.	Sask.	Alta.	B.C.
	number
Total households¹	12,437,470	448,780	387,145	1,256,195	1,643,150
1-person households	3,327,050	128,295	111,315	308,695	460,580
2-person households	4,175,145	148,045	136,095	428,325	562,220
3-person households	1,978,555	65,345	52,930	200,215	243,155
4-person households	1,868,765	64,040	51,405	196,205	230,265
5-person households	743,880	27,775	23,515	82,605	95,275
6-person or more households	344,075	15,280	11,885	40,160	51,650
Total persons in households	31,074,400	1,119,530	945,890	3,228,070	4,054,605
Average number of persons in household	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.6	2.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2007-10-03.

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