New Hampshire (1906) religious affiliation, as reported in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, stated:
<The Roman Catholic Church in 1906 had more members than any other religious denomination (119,86 3 out of 190,298 communicants of all denominations); in the same year there were 19,070 Congregationalists, 15,974 Baptists, 12,529 Methodist Episcopalians (North) and 4,892 Protestant Episcopalians.> 1906NH001
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, Copyright 1912 by Robert Appleton Company, stated as of 1906, a census listed New Hampshire as:
<Congregationalists-19,070
Methodists-12,529
Baptists-9,741
Free Baptists-6,210
Unitarians-3,629
Universalists-1,993
Advent Christians-1,608
Christians-1,303
Presbyterians-842
Catholics-126,000 Catholics, consisting of French Canadians-66,200, Irish-52,250, Poles-5,000, Lithuanians-1,500, Ruthenians-750, with 118 secular priests, and 19 regulars; in 99 Churches, 24 Chapels, and 34 stations; over 13,000 children in parochial schools, 7 orphan asylums caring for 718 orphans, 5 homes for working girls with many other charitable institutions.
In 1903, Catholics numbered 100,000 in 91 Churches, 24 chapels, 36 stations, 107 priests, 12,00 children in the parochial schools, 4 hospitals, 4 homes for aged women. In 1884, Catholics numbered 45, 000 in 27 Churches, 5 convents, 40 priests, and 3,000 children in the parochial schools.> 1906NH002
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1906NH001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). New Hampshire, 1906, religious affiliation as reported in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/New_Hampshire#Population.
1906NH002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). New Hampshire, 1906, religious affiliation as reported in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, Copyright 1912 by Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10785a.htm.