Church growth, as indicated by the number of Stakes of
Zion,
in increments of 200 stakes
Year Number of Stakes Time between milestones
1830 0 --
1952 200 122 years
1964 400 12 years
1973 600 9 years
1977 800 4 years
1979 1000 2 years
1980 1200 1 year
1983 1400 3 years
1986 1600 3 years
1991 1800 5 years
1994 2000 3 years
1996 2200 2 years
1997 2400 1 year
2001 2600 4 years
2008 2800 7 years
An
interesting fact concerning the growth of stakes:
On
December 31, 1997 the Church had 2,424 stakes. It took 150 years to reach 1,212
stakes, and just 17 years to add the next 1,212 stakes (reaching the total of
2,424).
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