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Where the Mormons Are (2012)
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:22 am
by _moksha
Did you know that Utah County is the most Mormon part of the United States? We are talking numbers here and not sheer zealotry! Find out the scoop on Slate.com:
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/map_of_the_week/2012/02/mormon_population_in_the_u_s_an_interactive_map.html
Re: Where the Mormons Are (2012)
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:29 am
by _Drifting
Penguin That Winks (Lamanite name), do we know if this statistical report represents all Mormons or Adult Mormons?
Re: Where the Mormons Are (2012)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 2:25 am
by _moksha
Drifting wrote:Penguin That Winks (Lamanite name), do we know if this statistical report represents all Mormons or Adult Mormons?
I think Mormon membership names are on record after baptism, so while not inclusive this may include those from 8 to adulthood. If this were limited to those claiming membership solely on a census form, then Mormon numbers would be underreported from Church records.
Re: Where the Mormons Are (2012)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 2:52 am
by _Quasimodo
moksha wrote:Drifting wrote:Penguin That Winks (Lamanite name), do we know if this statistical report represents all Mormons or Adult Mormons?
I think Mormon membership names are on record after baptism, so while not inclusive this may include those from 8 to adulthood. If this were limited to those claiming membership solely on a census form, then Mormon numbers would be underreported from Church records.
From Wikipedia:
A majority of the state's residents are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As of 2007, 60.7% of Utahns are counted as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, although only 41.6% of them are active members.[9][33] Mormons now make up about 34%–41% of Salt Lake City,
If the figures are stating that only 41.6% of Mormons are active, that makes the total below 50%. I never thought that would have happened when I lived there.
The percentage is even lower in SLC. Whoda thunk it?