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Dwellings and family households, by provinces, 1881 to 1921
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| Population | Dwellings | Families | Persons per dwelling | Persons per family | Families per dwelling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | ||||||
| Canada1 | ||||||
| 1881 | 1,288,361 | 741,365 | 800,410 | 5.76 | 5.33 | 1.08 |
| 1891 | 4,734,273 | 856,607 | 900,080 | 5.53 | 5.26 | 1.05 |
| 1901 | 5,323,967 | 1,018,015 | 1,058,386 | 5.23 | 5.03 | 1.04 |
| 1911 | 7,191,621 | 1,108,689 | 1,482,980 | 5.11 | 4.85 | 1.05 |
| 1921 | 8,775,853 | 1,761,129 | 1,897,227 | 4.97 | 4.63 | 1.08 |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| 1881 | 108,891 | 17,724 | 17,973 | 6.14 | 6.06 | 1.01 |
| 1891 | 109,078 | 18,389 | 18,601 | 5.93 | 5.86 | 1.01 |
| 1901 | 103,259 | 18,530 | 18,746 | 5.57 | 5.51 | 1.01 |
| 1911 | 93,728 | 18,237 | 18,425 | 5.14 | 5.09 | 1.01 |
| 1921 | 88,615 | 18,628 | 18,801 | 4.76 | 4.71 | 1.01 |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| 1881 | 440,572 | 74,154 | 79,596 | 5.94 | 5.34 | 1.07 |
| 1891 | 450,396 | 79,102 | 83,733 | 5.69 | 5.38 | 1.06 |
| 1901 | 459,574 | 85,313 | 89,386 | 5.39 | 5.14 | 1.05 |
| 1911 | 492,338 | 93,784 | 98,491 | 5.25 | 5.00 | 1.05 |
| 1921 | 523,837 | 102,807 | 108,723 | 5.10 | 4.82 | 1.06 |
| New Brunswick | ||||||
| 1881 | 321,233 | 51,166 | 56,948 | 6.28 | 5.64 | 1.11 |
| 1891 | 321,263 | 54,718 | 58,462 | 5.87 | 5.50 | 1.07 |
| 1901 | 331,120 | 58,226 | 62,695 | 5.69 | 5.28 | 1.08 |
| 1911 | 351,889 | 60,930 | 67,093 | 5.78 | 5.24 | 1.10 |
| 1921 | 387,876 | 70,428 | 76,949 | 5.51 | 5.04 | 1.09 |
| Quebec | ||||||
| 1881 | 1,359,027 | 216,432 | 254,841 | 6.28 | 5.33 | 1.18 |
| 1891 | 1,488,535 | 246,644 | 271,991 | 6.04 | 5.47 | 1.10 |
| 1901 | 1,648,898 | 291,427 | 307,304 | 5.66 | 5.37 | 1.05 |
| 1911 | 2,005,776 | 340,196 | 371,590 | 5.90 | 5.40 | 1.09 |
| 1921 | 2,361,199 | 398,384 | 442,356 | 5.93 | 5.34 | 1.11 |
| Ontario | ||||||
| 1881 | 1,926,922 | 359,293 | 366,444 | 5.36 | 5.26 | 1.02 |
| 1891 | 2,114,321 | 406,948 | 414,789 | 5.20 | 5.10 | 1.02 |
| 1901 | 2,182,947 | 445,310 | 455,264 | 4.90 | 4.79 | 1.02 |
| 1911 | 2,527,292 | 529,190 | 545,229 | 4.78 | 4.64 | 1.03 |
| 1921 | 2,933,662 | 637,552 | 681,629 | 4.60 | 4.30 | 1.07 |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| 1881 | 62,260 | 12,803 | 14,169 | 4.86 | 4.39 | 1.11 |
| 1891 | 152,506 | 30,790 | 31,786 | 4.95 | 4.80 | 1.03 |
| 1901 | 255,211 | 49,784 | 51,056 | 5.13 | 5.00 | 1.03 |
| 1911 | 461,394 | 85,720 | 91,230 | 5.38 | 5.06 | 1.06 |
| 1921 | 610,118 | 117,541 | 128,984 | 5.19 | 4.73 | 1.10 |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||
| 1901 | 91,279 | 17,645 | 19,089 | 5.17 | 4.78 | 1.08 |
| 1911 | 492,432 | 118,283 | 120,751 | 4.16 | 4.08 | 1.02 |
| 1921 | 757,510 | 163,661 | 168,555 | 4.63 | 4.49 | 1.03 |
| Alberta | ||||||
| 1901 | 73,022 | 14,842 | 16,401 | 4.92 | 4.45 | 1.11 |
| 1911 | 374,295 | 87,672 | 90,346 | 4.27 | 1.41 | 1.03 |
| 1921 | 588,454 | 136,125 | 141,190 | 4.32 | 4.17 | 1.04 |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| 1881 | 49,459 | 9,793 | 10,439 | 5.05 | 4.74 | 1.07 |
| 1891 | 98,173 | 20,016 | 20,718 | 4.90 | 4.74 | 1.04 |
| 1901 | 178,657 | 36,938 | 38,445 | 4.84 | 4.65 | 1.04 |
| 1911 | 392,480 | 74,677 | 79,825 | 5.26 | 4.92 | 1.07 |
| 1921 | 524,582 | 119,003 | 130,040 | 4.41 | 4.03 | 1.09 |
| 1. Excludes Yukon and the Northwest Territories. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1927/1928. | ||||||
