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Population in private households, showing living arrangements, by census metropolitan areas (2001 Census)


Definitions
Household: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy the same dwelling. The household may consist of a family group (census family) with or without other non-family persons; of two or more families sharing a dwelling; of a group of unrelated persons; or of one person living alone. A private household is a household occupying a private dwelling.

Family household: A household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family).

Non-family household: A household where one person lives alone, or a household that is composed of a group of two or more people who do not constitute a census family.

Census metropolitan area: Area consisting of one or more adjacent municipalities situated around a major urban core. To form a census metropolitan area, the urban core must have a population of at least 100,000.

View definitions for 2001 Census Metropolitan Areas: St. John's, Halifax, Saint John, Saguenay, Québec, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, Montréal, OttawaGatineau Ontario–Quebec, Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part), Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part), Kingston, Oshawa, Toronto, Hamilton, St. Catharines–Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor, Greater Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Abbotsford, Vancouver, Victoria



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