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One of the most striking facts in the history of Protestantism in the 19th century was its great expansion in North America.<ref> This section is based on [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/encyc09.protestantism.html?highlight=schleiermacher#highlight F. Kattenbusch and Arthur C. A. Hall, "Protestantism" in ''New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge,'' (1911) Vol. IX]</ref> The United States by 1910 had the largest Protestant population of any land—from 65,000,000 to 66,000,000 (out of a total population of 79,000,000)<ref>According to the estimate of H. K. Carroll in W. D. Grant, ed. ''Christendom Anno Domini 1901'', (1902), i. 530–531</ref>, which is based upon the census of 1900. Britain probably comes next with 38,000,000 Protestants (total population 42,500,000) and Germany third with somewhat more than 35,000,000 (total population 56,000,000).<ref> H. Zeller's figures for the Eastern Church are 106,480,000, Orthodox; 8,130,000 "other [Eastern] Christians."; H. A. Krose, gives Greek Orthodox 109,000,000l schismatic Orientals, 6,554,913; Raskolniks (Russian dissenters), 2,173,371. Roman Catholics 265,000,000; Eastern Church 117,000,000.</ref>
One of the most striking facts in the history of Protestantism in the 19th century was its great expansion in North America.<ref> This section is based on [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/encyc09.protestantism.html?highlight=schleiermacher#highlight F. Kattenbusch and Arthur C. A. Hall, "Protestantism" in ''New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge,'' (1911) Vol. IX]</ref> The United States by 1910 had the largest Protestant population of any land—from 65,000,000 to 66,000,000 (out of a total population of 79,000,000)<ref>According to the estimate of H. K. Carroll in W. D. Grant, ed. ''Christendom Anno Domini 1901'', (1902), i. 530–531</ref>, which is based upon the census of 1900. Britain probably comes next with 38,000,000 Protestants (total population 42,500,000) and Germany third with somewhat more than 35,000,000 (total population 56,000,000).<ref> H. Zeller's figures for the Eastern Church are 106,480,000, Orthodox; 8,130,000 "other [Eastern] Christians."; H. A. Krose, gives Greek Orthodox 109,000,000l schismatic Orientals, 6,554,913; Raskolniks (Russian dissenters), 2,173,371. Roman Catholics 265,000,000; Eastern Church 117,000,000.</ref>
'''Reformed Protestantism:'''
'''Reformed Protestantism in 1900:'''
* Great Britain 20,500,000
* Great Britain 20,500,000
**see [[Church of Scotland]]
**see [[Church of Scotland]]
**Total Reformed 104,500,000
**Total Reformed 104,500,000
'''Lutheran:'''
'''Lutheran: in 1900'''
*Germany 32,000,000
*Germany 32,000,000
* Norway and Sweden 7,500,000
* Norway and Sweden 7,500,000
* Denmark 2,500,000
* Denmark 2,500,000
* Finland and the Baltic Provinces 6,000,000
* Finland and the Baltic Provinces 6,000,000
**Total Lutheran 56,000,000
**Total Lutheran 56,000,000
'''Anglican:'''
'''Anglican: in 1900'''
*England 10,750,000
* England 10,750,000
* Scotland and Ireland 750,000
* Scotland and Ireland 750,000
* British Empire 4,000,000
* British Empire 4,000,000
'''Protestant missions''' 5,500,000
'''Protestant missions''' 5,500,000
'''Grand Total 182,000,000'''
'''Grand Total in 1900: 182,000,000'''
== Impact ==
== Impact ==