PROTESTANTS AND ROMAN CATHOLICS, 1861 TO 1881.
Name of Denomination. 1861. 1871. 1881.
Numbers. Proportions per cent. Numbers. Proportions per cent. Numbers. Proportions per cent.
Protestants 380,563 77.61 517,326 75.20 618,392 75.24
Roman Catholics 109,829 22.39 170,620 24.80 203,480 24.76
Total 490,392 100.00 687,946 100.00 821,872 100.00