Geography Reference
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RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES
Share of total adherents in each
county's largest denomination, 2000
0 - 32.99%
33.00 - 41.99%
42.00 - 51.99%
52.00 - 63.99%
64.00% or higher
Figure 7.29
Religious Diversity in the United States.
Adapted with permission from
: B. Warf and M. Winsberg,
“The Geography of Religious Diversity in the United States,”
Professional Geographer,
2008.
Figure 7.31
Zell, South Dakota.
St. Mary's Catholic Church was built
by nuns in 1875 to serve Catholic immigrants and American
Indians. The more ornate architecture and stained glass of St.
Mary's Church is commonly found in Catholic churches in the
Great Plains.
Figure 7.30
Brown County, South Dakota.
The Scandinavian Lutheran
Church was founded by immigrants from northern Europe.
The simple architecture of the church is commonly found in
Protestant churches in the Great Plains.
© Erin H. Fouberg.
© Erin H. Fouberg.
