PROTESTANTS AND ROMAN CATHOLICS, 1861 TO 1891.
| Denomination. |
1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
| Numbers. |
Proportions per cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per cent. |
| Protestants |
380,563 |
77.60 |
517,326 |
75.20 |
618,392 |
75.24 |
836,857 |
77.10 |
| Roman Catholics |
109,829 |
22.40 |
170,620 |
24.80 |
203,480 |
24.76 |
248,591 |
22.90 |
| Total |
490,392 |
100.00 |
687,946 |
100.00 |
821,872 |
100.00 |
1,085,448 |
100.00 |