Religion and Conjugal Condition., TABLE VI.—Showing the Number and Proportion per cent. of Persons, Married, never Married, Widowed, and Divorced, belonging to the principal Religious Denominations, according to the Returns of the Census taken on 5th April, 1891.
| Denominations. |
Total Population. |
Numerical (specified). |
Centesimal (specified). |
Per cent. Married to Persons 15 years and over. |
| Total specified. |
Married. |
Not Married. |
Widowed. |
Divorced. |
Total specified. |
Married. |
Not Married. |
Widowed. |
Divorced. |
| Total (including Chinese) |
146,667 |
146,042 |
43,712 |
95,931 |
6,368 |
31 |
100.00 |
29.93 |
65.69 |
4.36 |
0.02 |
48.93 |
| Chinese only |
939 |
826 |
362 |
454 |
10 |
|
100.00 |
43.82 |
54.97 |
1.21 |
|
44.04 |
| Total (exclusive of Chinese) |
145,728 |
145,216 |
43,350 |
95,477 |
6,358 |
31 |
100.00 |
29.85 |
65.75 |
4.38 |
0.02 |
48.97 |
| CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Protestant Denominations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Baptists |
3,285 |
3,285 |
1,077 |
2,095 |
112 |
1 |
|
32.78 |
63.78 |
3.41 |
0.03 |
55.60 |
| Christian Brethren, &c. |
1,218 |
1,218 |
378 |
794 |
44 |
2 |
|
31.04 |
65.19 |
3.61 |
0.16 |
53.54 |
| Episcopalians |
76,082 |
76,068 |
22,804 |
49,944 |
3,305 |
15 |
|
29.98 |
65.66 |
4.34 |
0.02 |
49.95 |
| Independents |
4,501 |
4,501 |
1,284 |
3,026 |
190 |
1 |
|
28.53 |
67.23 |
4.22 |
0.02 |
48.21 |
| Lutherans |
421 |
421 |
193 |
212 |
16 |
|
|
45.84 |
50.36 |
3.80 |
|
54.98 |
| Methodists |
17,150 |
17,149 |
5,026 |
11,585 |
538 |
|
|
29.30 |
67.56 |
3.14 |
|
53.09 |
| Presbyterians |
9,756 |
9,756 |
3,104 |
6,110 |
541 |
1 |
|
31.81 |
62.63 |
5.55 |
0.01 |
48.39 |
| Other Protestant Denominations |
1,529 |
1,529 |
492 |
981 |
55 |
1 |
|
32.18 |
64.15 |
3.60 |
0.07 |
49.25 |
| Total Protestant Denominations |
113,942 |
113,927 |
34,358 |
74,747 |
4,801 |
21 |
|
30.16 |
65.61 |
4.21 |
0.02 |
50.38 |
|
Catholics
|
25,805 |
25,780 |
7,197 |
17,189 |
1,387 |
7 |
|
27.91 |
66.68 |
5.38 |
0.03 |
44.82 |
| Total Christian Denominations |
139,747 |
139,707 |
41,555 |
91,936 |
6,188 |
28 |
|
29.75 |
65.80 |
4.43 |
0.02 |
49.32 |
| NON-CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Buddhists, Confucians, &c. |
826 |
826 |
362 |
454 |
10 |
|
|
43.82 |
54.97 |
1.21 |
|
44.04 |
| Mahometans and other Non-Christian Sects |
259 |
258 |
147 |
103 |
8 |
|
|
56.97 |
39.93 |
3.10 |
|
61.76 |
| RESIDUE |
5,147 |
5,146 |
1,619 |
3,370 |
154 |
3 |
|
31.45 |
65.50 |
2.99 |
0.06 |
48.08 |
| UNSPECIFIED (as regards Denomination) |
688 |
105 |
29 |
68 |
8 |
|
|
27.62 |
64.76 |
7.62 |
|
27.62 |