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Households and persons per household, by province, census years 1951, 1956 and 1961

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Households and persons per household, by province, census years 1951, 1956 and 1961
  Households Average persons per household
  1951 1956 1961 1951 1956 1961
  number
Canada 3,409,2841 3,923,616 4,551,736 4.01 3.9 3.9
Newfoundland 70,980 78,808 87,940 5.0 5.1 5.0
Prince Edward Island 22,454 22,682 23,942 4.3 4.2 4.2
Nova Scotia 149,555 162,854 175,341 4.2 4.1 4.0
New Brunswick 114,007 120,475 132,715 4.4 4.5 4.4
Quebec 858,784 1,001,264 1,191,469 4.6 4.4 4.2
Ontario 1,181,126 1,392,491 1,640,881 3.8 3.8 3.7
Manitoba 202,398 217,964 239,754 3.7 3.7 3.7
Saskatchewan 221,456 233,664 245,424 3.7 3.6 3.6
Alberta 250,747 294,047 349,816 3.6 3.7 3.7
British Columbia 337,777 392,403 459,534 3.3 3.4 3.4
Yukon and Northwest Territories .. 6,994 7,920 .. 3.8 4.2
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967.