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Farm census family by size, by provinces (2001 Censuses of Agriculture and Population)
| Definitions and notes |
1996 |
2001 |
1996 to 2001 |
| |
number |
% of total |
number |
% of total |
% change |
| Canada |
|
| Total number of census families1 |
216,420 |
100.0 |
187,770 |
100.0 |
-13.2 |
| Size of census family |
|
| 2 persons |
80,470 |
37.2 |
78,845 |
42.0 |
-2.0 |
| 3 persons |
41,750 |
19.3 |
35,285 |
18.8 |
-15.5 |
| 4 persons |
48,230 |
22.3 |
38,920 |
20.7 |
-19.3 |
| 5 persons |
30,195 |
14.0 |
22,485 |
12.0 |
-25.5 |
| 6 persons |
11,585 |
5.4 |
8,745 |
4.7 |
-24.5 |
| 7 persons and over |
4,185 |
1.9 |
3,485 |
1.9 |
-16.7 |
| |
|
| Average size of census family |
3.4 |
… |
3.3 |
… |
-2.9 |
| 1. Only unincorporated farms are included because incorporated farms are legal entities. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Censuses of Agriculture and Population. |
| Last modified: 2004-09-29. |
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table, consult the 2001 Census of Agriculture.
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