Polygamy and Population Growth
45 Primary Sources
Date | Summary | |||
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Dec 30, 1851 | Jedediah Grant explained to Thomas Kane that polygamy was necessary because there were more women than men. | Jedediah M. Grant LDS | Holograph Direct | |
1860 | John W. Gunnison reported in his book that Latter-day Saints practiced polygamy to account for population differences between men and women. | John W. Gunnison Non-LDS | Direct | |
Sep 1881 | John C. Kimball advanced the idea in Anti-Polygamy Standard that polygamy was to offer women homes. | John C. Kimball LDS | Scribed Verbatim Late Journalism | |
1943 | John A. Widstoe summarizes census evidence against the theory that polygamy was implemented to address a surplus of women. | John A. Widtsoe LDS | Direct Secondary | |
1980 | Population Studies article analyzes African data and connects polygyny to higher population growth through higher marital rates. | Helena Chojnacka Non-LDS | Secondary | |
1986 | Lee Bean and Geraldine Mineau report LDS plural wives had fewer children than non-plural-wives. | Lee Bean Non-LDS | Secondary | |
1990 | Lee Bean reports early Utah demographic statistics about polygamy using the Utah Population Database. | Lee Bean | Direct Secondary | |
1992 | Warren Hern analyzes a group (Amazonian tribesman) for which polygyny is associated with lower population growth. | Warren M. Hern Non-LDS | Secondary | |
1997 | Turnwait O. Michael and Alfred S. Ekpenyong publish scholarly article summarizing the literature on the polygyny-fertility hypothesis. | Turnwait O. Michael Non-LDS | Secondary | |
1997 | Analysis of the different regions in Kenya in 1988 and 1989; concludes that polygynous societies have higher overall fertility. | Alex Chika Ezeh Non-LDS | Secondary | |
1998 | Heaton compares Church growth through having children versus growth through conversions. | Tim Heaton LDS | Direct Secondary | |
2001 | Kathryn Daynes reports that temple-endowed women outnumbered men in 1850-1880 Utah. | Kathryn Daynes LDS | Secondary | |
Sep 21, 2002 | LAT report on survey that indicated that the Church was the fastest growing denomination from 1990-2000. | Los Angeles Times Non-LDS | Direct Journalism | |
2005 | Michѐle Tertilt analyzes variations in polygyny across Africa and concludes that polygyny is associated with higher population growth. | Michѐle Tertilt Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2005 | Study that reports on fact that Chile and Mexican censuses show many fewer members than are on Church records. | David Clark Knowlton LDS | Direct Secondary | |
Oct 17, 2005 | Merrill Bateman stated that the Church retains members unless they take their names off the record. | Merrill J. Bateman LDS | Direct Journalism | |
Jun 9, 2008 | Daynes reports on demographics in Manti that show exceptionally high marital rates. | Kathryn Daynes LDS | Secondary | |
2012 | The 2013 Church Almanac reports the official year-by-year Church numbers for wards, members, and stakes. | Deseret News LDS | Secondary | |
May 3, 2012 | DN reports results of survey that shows that Church grew fast in 2010s. | Deseret News LDS | Direct Journalism | |
Jul 16, 2012 | Analysis of discrepancies between Church numbers and government numbers in Brazil. | Matt Martinich LDS | Scribed Verbatim Direct | |
2013 | Jacob relates that the Lord will command them to raise up seed at specific times. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Standard Works | |
2013 | Externally published Church Almanac estimated in 2011 that 30% of worldwide members regularly attend church. | Matthew Martinich LDS | Secondary | |
2013 | Externally published Church Almanac that tracks growth across different countries. | Matthew Martinich LDS | Direct Secondary | |
Oct 25, 2013 | Martinich summarizes the history of the "convert baptisms" indicator. | Matt Martinich LDS | Secondary | |
Oct 25, 2013 | Martinich describes the history of the "children of record" indicator. | Matt Martinich LDS | Secondary | |
Jan 13, 2014 | WP article provides quantitative take-aways from third-party almanac project. | Peggy Fletcher Stack LDS Critic | Journalism | |
Jan 17, 2014 | Summarizes results of new Latter-day Saint almanac and cites the 30% active number. | Peggy Fletcher Stack LDS Critic | Journalism | |
2015 | Official Church statement on Church growth. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Direct | |
2017 | Dollahite provides a review of research on LDS fertility; LDS fertility rates above average of non-religious and most other religious groups. | David C. Dollahite LDS | Direct Secondary | |
2019 | BYU Studies article that analyzes Church growth using Pew data. | Stephen Cranney LDS | Direct Secondary | |
Apr 6, 2019 | The official Church membership numbers for 2018. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Secondary | |
Oct 17, 2019 | Pew Research Report on religious declines in general in U.S. | Pew Research Non-LDS | Direct Secondary | |
Oct 25, 2019 | Results of a large, cross-national survey about convert retention. | Matt Martinich LDS | Direct Secondary | |
Apr 4, 2020 | These are the official Church numbers for 2019. | Church Newsroom LDS | Direct | |
Jun 12, 2020 | T&S blog post that discusses GSS data on church activity. | Stephen Cranney LDS | Direct | |
2021 | Official Church essay that cites social science research about the relationship between fertility and growth. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Secondary | |
2021 | National survey with data on Latter-day Saints. | National Opinion Research Center Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Feb 20, 2021 | Reports World Values Survey shows decline in religiosity across the world. | Ronald Inglehart Non-LDS | Direct Secondary | |
Apr 3, 2021 | Official Numbers of stakes, wards and branches, and total membership for the Church in 2020. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Secondary | |
Jul 12, 2021 | Study details on demographic decline of mainline Protestantism. | Ryan Burge Non-LDS | Direct | |
Oct 5, 2021 | Stephen Cranney in Times and Seasons analyzes Church growth. | Stephen Cranney LDS | Direct | |
Dec 7, 2021 | Stephen Cranney calculates historical youth dependency ratios for Utah. | Stephen Cranney LDS | Secondary | |
Dec 7, 2021 | Stephen Cranney in Times and Seasons calculates historical youth dependency ratios for Utah. | Stephen Cranney LDS | Direct | |
Dec 20, 2021 | Stephen Cranney in Times and Seasons presents data on how many women emigrated to pioneer Utah. | Stephen Cranney LDS | Direct | |
Jun 6, 2022 | The Church News reports that Latter-day Saints increased in 49 out of the 50 states over the last decade. | David Schneider LDS | Direct Journalism |