Table N. TABLE showing the RELIGIONS of the POPULATION in the PRINCIPAL TOWNS, and in the RURAL PORTIONS of the POLICE and PASTORAL DISTRICTS, as compared with the POPULATION in the entire Colony.
Name of Denomination. |
Number of each Denomination in the Colony. |
Number of each Denomination in the Principal Towns. |
Number of each Denomination in the Rural portion of Police and Pastoral Districts. |
Number. |
Percentage. |
Number. |
Percentage. |
Number. |
Percentage. |
Church of England |
Male |
22,837 |
22.86 |
8,410 |
8.42 |
14,427 |
14.44 |
Female |
14,624 |
14.64 |
7,513 |
7.52 |
7,111 |
7.12 |
Total |
37,461 |
37.50 |
15,923 |
15.94 |
21,538 |
21.56 |
Presbyterian |
Male |
7,890 |
7.89 |
2,712 |
2.71 |
5,178 |
5.18 |
Female |
5,371 |
5.38 |
2,663 |
2.67 |
2,708 |
2.71 |
Total |
13,261 |
13.27 |
5,375 |
5.38 |
7,886 |
7.89 |
Congregationalist and Independent |
Male |
1,185 |
1.19 |
529 |
0.53 |
656 |
0.67 |
Female |
955 |
0.96 |
529 |
0.53 |
426 |
0.42 |
Total |
2,140 |
2.15 |
1,058 |
1.06 |
1,082 |
1.09 |
Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist |
Male |
2,811 |
2.81 |
1,161 |
1.16 |
1,650 |
1.65 |
Female |
2,392 |
2.39 |
1,208 |
1.20 |
1,184 |
1.19 |
Total |
5,203 |
5.20 |
2,369 |
2.36 |
2,834 |
2.84 |
Baptist |
Male |
1,049 |
1.05 |
517 |
0.52 |
532 |
0.53 |
Female |
1,039 |
1.04 |
539 |
0.53 |
500 |
0.51 |
Total |
2,088 |
2.09 |
1,056 |
1.05 |
1,032 |
1.04 |
Other Protestants |
Male |
1,222 |
1.22 |
174 |
0.17 |
1,048 |
1.05 |
Female |
392 |
0.39 |
162 |
0.16 |
230 |
0.23 |
Total |
1,614 |
1.61 |
336 |
0.33 |
1,278 |
1.28 |
Lutheran |
Male |
3,937 |
3.94 |
794 |
0.79 |
3,143 |
3.15 |
Female |
2,405 |
2.40 |
556 |
0.55 |
1,849 |
1.85 |
Total |
6,342 |
6.34 |
1,350 |
1.34 |
4,992 |
5.00 |
Roman Catholic |
Male |
14,864 |
14.87 |
5,426 |
5.42 |
9,438 |
9.45 |
Female |
11,620 |
11.63 |
6,368 |
6.37 |
5,252 |
5.26 |
Total |
26,484 |
26.50 |
11,794 |
11.79 |
14,690 |
14.71 |
Hebrew |
Male |
163 |
0.16 |
118 |
0.12 |
45 |
0.04 |
Female |
82 |
0.08 |
75 |
0.07 |
7 |
|
Total |
245 |
0.24 |
193 |
0.19 |
52 |
0.05 |
Mohammedans, Pagans, &c. |
Male |
2,499 |
2.50 |
486 |
0.49 |
2,013 |
2.01 |
Female |
9 |
| 3 |
| 6 |
|
Total |
2,508 |
2.50 |
489 |
0.49 |
2,019 |
2.01 |
Other Persuasions |
Male |
275 |
0.27 |
82 |
0.09 |
193 |
0.20 |
Female |
99 |
0.10 |
48 |
0.04 |
51 |
0.04 |
Total |
374 |
0.37 |
130 |
0.13 |
244 |
0.24 |
Unspecified |
Male |
2,014 |
2.02 |
202 |
0.20 |
1,812 |
1.81 |
Female |
167 |
0.16 |
31 |
0.03 |
136 |
0.14 |
Total |
2,181 |
2.18 |
233 |
0.23 |
1,948 |
1.95 |
TOTAL |
| 99,901 |
| 40,306 |
| 59,595 |
|