I think the 1855 manuscript census gives number of seats in each church, but
this is only a general guide. It seems to me that Kathy Kutolowski, at SUNY
Brockport, did an article on using this figure many years ago. Judy Wellman

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> French's Gazatteer will list the number of churches and types as of 1860.
> 1825, 1835, 1850, 1855 census should give church information but I doubt
> there is any place you can get the percentage numbers.
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>> I would very much appreciate it if someone could advise me about what the
>> religious demographics of Washington County may have been around
> 1825-1850.
>> What proportions of the population were members of which kinds of
> churches?
>> And, secondarily, if the ministers in that area during that era were
>> theological seminary-trained, which seminaries might they have attended.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Linda Crannell
>>