Bow Island, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 520
2 persons: 230
Here:

44.2%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 100
Here:

19.2%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 80
Here:

15.4%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 110
Here:

21.2%
State:

9.7%

This centre Family Size

Married couples: 440
Here:

94.6%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 20
Here:

4.3%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 40
Here:

72.7%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 10
Here:

18.2%
State:

23.3%

Family types in this centre

Children in Families

Total children in families: 745
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.4
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 230
Here:

30.9%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 270
Here:

36.2%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 95
Here:

12.8%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 115
Here:

15.4%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 30
Here:

4.0%
State:

8.2%

Age of children in families in Bow Island

Number of children - Married couples

Number of children - Common-law couples

Number of children - Female lone parent

Households characteristics

Average number of persons per family
Here:

3.3
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 1,900
Male:

955
Female:

945
Living with relatives
Total: 15
Here:

0.8%
Alberta:

2.4%
Male: 5
This centre:

0.5%
Alberta:

2.4%
Female: 10
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 40
This centre:

2.1%
Alberta:

5.3%
Male: 20
This centre:

2.1%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 15
This centre:

1.6%
Province:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 120
This centre:

6.3%
Alberta:

9.6%
Male: 55
Here:

5.8%
Province:

9.4%
Female: 65
This centre:

6.9%
Alberta:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 1,730
This centre:

91.1%
Province:

82.7%
Male: 875
This centre:

91.6%
Alberta:

81.9%
Female: 850
Here:

89.9%
Alberta:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 220
Male:

105
Female:

115
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5
This centre:

2.3%
Alberta:

2.0%
Male: 5
This centre:

4.8%
Province:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 50
Here:

22.7%
Province:

25.0%
Male: 15
Here:

14.3%
Alberta:

15.8%
Female: 35
This centre:

30.4%
Province:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 155
Here:

70.5%
Alberta:

68.7%
Male: 85
Here:

81.0%
Alberta:

79.8%
Female: 70
This centre:

60.9%
Alberta:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 185
Here:

28.7%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 255
Here:

39.5%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 35
Here:

5.4%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 5
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 5
Here:

0.8%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 5
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

1.6%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 120
Here:

18.6%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 15
Here:

2.3%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

3.0
State:

2.6
1 person: 115
Here:

17.8%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 215
Here:

33.3%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 100
Here:

15.5%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 80
Here:

12.4%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 55
Here:

8.5%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 65
Here:

10.1%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in Bow Island


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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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