The Church in Arkansas
Pope
1911: Pius X
2011: Benedict XVI
Bishop of Little Rock
1911: John B. Morris
2011: Anthony B. Taylor
Number of Catholics in Arkansas
1911: about 22,000
2011: 131,976
Churches with resident priest
1911: 42
2011: 69
Missions2011: 38
Total number of churches
1911: 90
2011: 127 (excludes 20 churches without a resident pastor)
Parishes and missions with schools
1911: 44
2011: 28
Infant baptisms
1911: 917
2011: 2,567
Adult baptisms
1911: 205
2011: 186
Total baptisms
1911: 1,122
2011: 2,753 (excluding 201 baptisms of minors)
Deaths
1911: 249
2011: 839
Priests
1911: 70
2011: 111
Religious women
1911: 387
2011: 178
Hospitals
1911: 5
2011: 12
Source: 1911 and 2011 Official Catholic Directories
In the United States
U.S. population
1911: 93,863,000
2011: 310,500,000
Unemployment
1911: 6.7 percent
2011: 9 percent
Cost of a first-class stamp
1911: 2 cents
2011: 44 cents
Bread
1911: 5 cents
2011: $1.39
Milk
1911: 34 cents a gallon
2011: $ 3.11 a gallon
Average income
1911: $983
2011: $37,823
DOW Jones Industrial Average
1911: 82
2011: 12,000
President
1911: William H. Taft
2011: Barack Obama
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