Religious Demographics 1857-1991 for Newfoundland and Labrador

byJames Miller

YEAR POPULATION % Anglican % +/- Roman Catholic % +/- United % +/- Salvation Army % +/- Pentecostal % +/- Baptist % +/- Bible Students Brethren in Christ % +/- Buddhist % +/- Christian and Missionary Alliance % +/- Christian Organization Christian Reformed % +/- Christian Science % +/- Church of Christ, Disciples % +/- Church of Nazarene % +/- Confucian % +/- Congregationalist % +/- Congregationalist and Presbyterian Doukhobor % +/- Eastern Non-Christian Eastern Orthodox Evangelical Church Evangelical United Brethren Free Kirk % +/- Free Methodist Church % +/- Greek Catholic Greek Orthodox % +/- In. Bible Students Jehovah's Witness % +/- Jewish % +/- Kirk of Scotland % +/- Lutheran % +/- Mennonite % +/- Moravian % +/- Mormon % +/- Plymouth Brethren % +/- Presbyterian % +/- Protestant Reformed Church % +/- Seventh Day Adventist % +/- Ukrainian (Greek) Catholic % +/- Unitarian % +/- No Religion % +/- Other % +/-
1857 124,288 N/A 44,280 35.6 N/A 56,895 45.8 N/A 20,229 16.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 44 0.035 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 347 0.2792 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 536 0.4313 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 302 0.2430 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1869 146,536 15 55,184 37.7 2.1 61,040 41.7 -4.1 23,990 16.4 0.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 10 0.0068 -0.028 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 338 0.2307 -0.0485 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 573 0.3910 -0.0403 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 401 0.2737 0.0307 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1874 161,374 9 59,561 36.9 -0.8 67,317 41.7 0 35,705 22.1 5.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 39 0.0242 0.017 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 461 0.2857 0.055 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 126 0.0781 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,174 0.7275 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1884 197,335 18 69,000 35.0 -1.9 75,254 38.1 -3.6 48,767 24.7 2.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 65 0.0329 0.0087 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 768 0.3892 0.1035 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,349 0.6836 0.6055 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,495 0.7576 0.0301 N/A 637 0.3228 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1891 202,040 2 69,824 34.6 -0.4 72,696 36.0 -2.1 53,276 26.4 1.7 2,092 1.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 47 0.0233 -0.0096 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 782 0.3871 -0.0021 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,387 0.6865 0.0029 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,449 0.7172 -0.0404 N/A 487 0.2410 -0.0818 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1901 220,984 8.5 73,008 33.0 -1.6 75,989 34.4 -1.6 61,388 27.8 1.4 6,594 3.0 2 N/A N/A N/A 174 0.0787 0.055 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 954 0.4317 0.0446 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,377 0.6231 -0.0634 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,497 0.6774 -0.0398 N/A 3 0.001358 -0.2396 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 174 0.0787 N/A
1911 242,619 8.9 78,616 32.4 -0.6 81,177 33.5 -0.9 68,042 28.1 0.3 10,141 4.2 1.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,013 0.4175 -0.0142 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,291 0.5321 -0.091 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,876 0.7732 0.0958 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 463 0.1908 0.1121
1921 263,033 7.7 84,665 32.2 -0.2 86,576 32.9 -0.6 74,205 28.2 0.1 13,023 5.0 0.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,018 0.3870 -0.0305 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 761 0.2893 -0.2428 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,876 0.7132 -0.06 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 909 0.3456 0.1548
1935 289,588 10 92,709 32.0 -0.2 93,925 32.4 -0.5 76,134 26.3 -1.9 18,054 6.2 1.2 3,721 1.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 924 0.3191 -0.0679 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,460 0.5042 -0.209 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,661 0.9189 0.5733
1945 321,819 10 100,878 31.4 -0.6 106,006 32.9 0.5 80,094 24.9 -1.4 22,571 7.0 0.8 7,558 2.4 1.1 18 0.0056 N/A 76 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 375 N/A N/A N/A 22 0.00684 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,548 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 193 N/A N/A N/A 205 0.0637 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,164 0.3617 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 436 0.1355 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 98 0.0305 N/A 3,164 0.9832 0.0643
1951 361,416 11 109,090 30.2 -1.2 121,544 33.6 0.7 85,571 23.7 -1.2 28,017 7.8 0.8 11,237 3.1 0.7 249 0.0689 0.0633 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 36 0.00996 0.00312 35 0.00968 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 0.00055 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 66 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 0.000553 N/A 9 16 0.00443 N/A N/A 556 0.1538 N/A 264 0.0730 0.0093 N/A N/A N/A 202 0.0559 N/A 3 0.00083 N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 0.00138 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,914 0.5296 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 434 0.1201 -0.0154 8 0.002214 N/A 2 0.0005534 N/A 113 0.0313 0.0008 2,049 0.5669 -0.4163
1961 457,853 21 130,688 28.5 -1.7 163,618 35.7 2.1 97,886 21.4 -2.3 36,258 7.9 0.1 20,361 4.5 1.4 693 0.1514 0.0825 N/A 45 0.0098 N/A 1 0.000218 N/A 55 0.0120 N/A N/A 6 0.0013 N/A 50 0.0109 0.00094 119 0.02599 0.0163 8 0.00175 N/A 2 0.00044 -0.000117 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 0.000218 N/A N/A N/A N/A 13 N/A N/A N/A 6 0.0013 0.000747 N/A 49 0.0107 0.00627 N/A 1,145 0.2501 0.0963 253 0.0553 -0.0177 N/A N/A N/A 570 0.1245 0.0686 39 0.00852 0.00769 N/A N/A N/A 83 0.01813 0.01675 146 0.03189 N/A 2,510 0.5482 0.0186 N/A N/A N/A N/A 595 0.12995 0.00985 153 0.03342 0.0312 15 0.003276 0.002723 N/A N/A N/A 2,485 0.5428 -0.0241
1971 522,105 12 144,440 27.7 -0.8 190,960 36.6 0.9 101,795 19.5 -1.9 41,275 7.9 0 28,780 5.5 1 1,095 0.2097 0.0583 N/A 42 0.0080 -0.0018 30 0.00575 0.00553 5 0.000958 -0.011 N/A 5 0.000958 -0.00034 N/A N/A N/A 45 0.00862 -0.0174 45 0.00862 0.00687 5 0.00096 0.000521 N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 0.000958 0.00074 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 20 0.00383 0.00253 N/A 115 0.0220 0.0113 N/A 1,860 0.3563 0.1062 220 0.0421 -0.0132 N/A N/A N/A 520 0.0996 -0.0249 45 0.00862 0.0001 N/A N/A N/A 30 0.00575 -0.01238 10 0.001915 -0.02998 3,050 0.5842 0.036 N/A N/A N/A N/A 525 0.1006 -0.0294 60 0.01149 -0.0219 65 0.01245 0.009174 2,275 0.4357 N/A 4,410 0.8447 0.3019
1981 567,681 8 153,530 27.0 -0.7 204,470 36.0 -0.6 104,830 18.5 -1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 675 65 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 220 0.0388 -0.0033 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,520 0.9724 0.5367 110 0.0194 -0.8253
1991 568,474 N/A N/A N/A N/A 208,895 36.8 0.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 343,965 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9,270 1.6307 0.6583 1,805 0.3175 0.2981