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Census families in private households by family structure and presence of children, by province and territory (2006 Census)
(Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia)
	2006
	Canada	Man.	Sask.	Alta.	B.C.
	number
All families	8,896,840	312,805	267,455	904,850	1,161,420
Without children at home	3,420,850	119,575	110,835	351,300	479,400
With children at home	5,475,990	193,230	156,620	553,550	682,025
Families of married couples	6,105,910	225,880	194,160	658,900	844,430
Without children at home	2,662,135	100,490	95,415	278,990	387,780
With children at home	3,443,775	125,385	98,750	379,910	456,650
Families of common-law couples	1,376,870	33,715	28,855	115,685	141,830
Without children at home	758,715	19,080	15,425	72,310	91,620
With children at home	618,150	14,635	13,430	43,370	50,205
Lone-parent families	1,414,060	53,210	44,445	130,265	175,160
Male parent	281,775	10,275	9,270	27,715	35,390
Female parent	1,132,290	42,930	35,170	102,555	139,770
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2007-09-19.

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