As of January 2010, there were 263,004 baptized members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) in Washington state.
Yes, definately. There are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) in every state of the US. There are over 6 million Mormons in the United States. The state with the largest number of Mormons is Utah with 1.8 million Mormons. The state with the fewest number of Mormons is Rhode Island, with about 4,000 Mormons.
Utah was settled by Mormons.
about 3-4%, but there are no recent studies.
I guess this depends on when in the late 1800's you are talking about. Many of the western states where Mormons settled were not actually states until the 1890's, they were territories. Either way, the answer would be Utah by far. Mormons settled almost the entire state of Utah. Southern Idaho and Northern Arizona had very high concentrations of Church members, but the rest of those states did not. There were also Mormon colonies and congregations in Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Canada, Mexico, the mid-west United States, Hawaii, New York, and Europe.
There are members and congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly called "Mormons") in every state of the United States. The headquarters of the Church is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. If you'd like to see a map of Church membership in the U.S. click the "Related Link" below.
While no official state nickname is the "Mormon State", Utah is sometimes called the Mormon state because Mormons settled it and the majority of residents (60%) are practicing Mormons. While Mormons live in all states and almost all countries, about 10% of the 14.5 million Mormons worldwide live in Utah.
Before the arrival of Brigham Young and the Mormons, the Paiute, Shoshone, and Ute.
Utah has the most members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly called "Mormons") with approximately 1,857,600 Church members.The next highest Mormon populations are:California with 755,700 members,Idaho with 406,700 members,Arizona with 374,800 members,Texas with 278,500 members,Washington with 257,700 members,Nevada with 173,639 members,Oregon with 145,400 members,Colorado with 137,100 members,and Florida with 131,621 members.To see a U.S. map of Church membership statistics, click the "Related Link" below.
I believe about 75% of the people are white.
The early settlers throughout much of Idaho, Utah, and Arizona were Mormons, and they still have high Mormon populations today. The first Mormons, however, settled in New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, which have pretty low Mormon populations today.
Mormons were kicked out of their homes in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois because people didn't like them. In Ohio, the Mormons left because the violence and persecution against them became too bad. The Church was growing quickly with many moving into the area, and people didn't appreciate the large influx of immigrants. In Missouri, the violence and persecution were bad, and additionally the government issued an 'extermination order' against them, which told the citizens of Missouri to drive the Mormons from the state. This was partly due to the Mormons mostly being abolitionists, and Missouri being a slave state. In Illinois, the violence and persecution grew so bad that the leader of the Mormon church was murdered by an armed mob. The governmentin Illinois asked the Mormons to leave the state to restore peace to the area.
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