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Families and persons per family, by province, census years 1951, 1956 and 1961
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| Households | Average persons per household | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1956 | 1961 | 1951 | 1956 | 1961 | |
| number | ||||||
| Canada | 3,387,381 | 3,711,500 | 4,147,414 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Newfoundland | 74,858 | 82,128 | 89,267 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Prince Edward Island | 21,381 | 21,153 | 21,969 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 145,127 | 154,243 | 161,894 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| New Brunswick | 111,639 | 116,623 | 124,653 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Quebec | 856,041 | 970,414 | 1,103,822 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Ontario | 1,162,772 | 1,342,572 | 1,511,478 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Manitoba | 191,268 | 204,414 | 215,831 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Saskatchewan | 196,188 | 205,135 | 211,776 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Alberta | 223,326 | 262,922 | 305,671 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| British Columbia | 299,845 | 346,003 | 394,023 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Yukon and Northwest Territories | 4,939 | 5,893 | 7,060 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967. | ||||||
