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Table 13
Municipalities with 5,000 persons or more in private households having the highest and lowest proportions of lone-parent families, 2006

Order Top 25 municipalities Province Proportion
(in percentage)

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.

1 Prince Albert Saskatchewan 28.2
2 Campbellton New Brunswick 27.1
2 Selkirk Manitoba 27.1
4 North Battleford Saskatchewan 26.1
5 Yarmouth Nova Scotia 25.8
6 The Pas Manitoba 25.7
7 Saint John New Brunswick 24.7
8 Cape Breton Nova Scotia 24.6
9 Joliette Quebec 24.4
10 Shippagan New Brunswick 23.5
11 Prince Rupert British Columbia 23.2
12 Iqaluit Nunavut 23.1
13 Stephenville Newfoundland and Labrador 22.9
14 Thompson Manitoba 22.6
15 Smiths Falls Ontario 22.5
16 Saumarez New Brunswick 22.3
16 Midland Ontario 22.3
18 Chandler Quebec 22.2
19 St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador 22.0
20 Charlottetown Prince Edward Island 21.9
21 Montréal Quebec 21.8
21 Whitehorse Yukon 21.8
23 Portage la Prairie Manitoba 21.7
23 Truro Nova Scotia 21.7
23 Alnwick Ontario 21.7
Order Bottom 25 municipalities Province Proportion
(in percentage)

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.

1 Stanley Manitoba 1.7
2 Taber Alberta 2.4
3 Peace River B British Columbia 4.0
4 Mapleton Ontario 4.2
5 Kneehill County Alberta 5.0
6 Cypress County Ontario 5.1
7 Vermilion River County No. 24 Alberta 5.3
7 Wellesley Ontario 5.3
9 Lacombe County Alberta 5.4
10 Puslinch Ontario 5.5
11 Georgian Bluffs Ontario 5.6
12 Barrhead County No. 11 Alberta 5.7
12 Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Ontario 5.7
14 Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Quebec 5.9
14 East St. Paul Manitoba 5.9
16 Corman Park No. 344 Saskatchewan 6.0
16 Augusta Ontario 6.0
18 Mountain View County Alberta 6.1
19 St. Paul County No. 19 Alberta 6.2
20 Tay Valley Ontario 6.4
20 Rocky View No. 44 Alberta 6.4
20 Foothills No. 31 Alberta 6.4
20 Lethbridge County Alberta 6.4
24 Wheatland County Alberta 6.5
25 Mackenzie No. 23 Alberta 6.6