Statistics about Freemasons in Virginia
L = Lodges
Ra = Raisings
Aff = Affiliations
Re = Reinstatements
Dea = Deaths
Dem = Demits
N = Dropped for Non Payment of Dues (NPD)
Ex = Expelled
Total = Total Members
50 = Number of “50 Year” Members (no longer paying dues)
G/L = Gain or Loss per year
% = Percent Gain or Loss per year
Pop = Virginia’s total population each year – Known and Estimated – from Census Bureau and interpolations
M% = Percent of Virginia’s population who are Masons each year
Year |
L |
Ra |
Aff |
Re |
Dea |
Dem |
N |
Ex |
Total |
50 |
G/L |
% |
Pop |
M% |
1900 |
275 |
762 |
350 |
180 |
241 |
398 |
267 |
16 |
13,444 |
1,854,184 |
0.7% |
|||
1901 |
276 |
732 |
315 |
116 |
243 |
392 |
171 |
20 |
13,842 |
398 |
3.0% |
1,874,927 |
0.7% |
|
1902 |
277 |
724 |
354 |
218 |
247 |
420 |
174 |
9 |
14,303 |
461 |
3.3% |
1,895,670 |
0.8% |
|
1903 |
279 |
1,015 |
417 |
197 |
256 |
443 |
158 |
9 |
15,001 |
698 |
4.9% |
1,916,412 |
0.8% |
|
1904 |
1,937,155 |
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1905 |
284 |
1,156 |
539 |
171 |
275 |
585 |
190 |
11 |
15,846 |
1,957,898 |
0.8% |
|||
1906 |
290 |
1,206 |
418 |
165 |
235 |
439 |
136 |
6 |
16,981 |
1,135 |
7.2% |
1,978,641 |
0.9% |
|
1907 |
287 |
1,252 |
425 |
160 |
279 |
461 |
174 |
10 |
17,864 |
883 |
5.2% |
1,999,384 |
0.9% |
|
1908 |
295 |
1,325 |
385 |
134 |
280 |
500 |
143 |
15 |
18,749 |
885 |
5.0% |
2,020,126 |
0.9% |
|
1909 |
298 |
1,333 |
403 |
152 |
282 |
504 |
214 |
14 |
19,589 |
840 |
4.5% |
2,040,869 |
1.0% |
|
1910 |
303 |
1,316 |
488 |
122 |
284 |
495 |
209 |
16 |
20,638 |
1,049 |
5.4% |
2,061,612 |
1.0% |
|
1911 |
312 |
1,304 |
491 |
126 |
353 |
476 |
157 |
14 |
21,587 |
949 |
4.6% |
2,086,370 |
1.0% |
|
1912 |
320 |
1,276 |
461 |
105 |
344 |
530 |
229 |
26 |
22,698 |
1,111 |
5.1% |
2,111,127 |
1.1% |
|
1913 |
321 |
1,193 |
435 |
97 |
366 |
446 |
301 |
10 |
23,317 |
619 |
2.7% |
2,135,885 |
1.1% |
|
1914 |
320 |
1,300 |
447 |
161 |
326 |
556 |
231 |
15 |
24,087 |
770 |
3.3% |
2,160,642 |
1.1% |
|
1915 |
319 |
1,270 |
405 |
125 |
348 |
522 |
301 |
10 |
24,734 |
647 |
2.7% |
2,185,400 |
1.1% |
|
1916 |
322 |
1,202 |
426 |
180 |
374 |
501 |
243 |
9 |
25,531 |
797 |
3.2% |
2,210,157 |
1.2% |
|
1917 |
319 |
1,240 |
401 |
131 |
431 |
478 |
223 |
14 |
26,072 |
541 |
2.1% |
2,234,915 |
1.2% |
|
1918 |
322 |
1,533 |
380 |
132 |
386 |
420 |
208 |
7 |
27,141 |
1,069 |
4.1% |
2,259,672 |
1.2% |
|
1919 |
319 |
1,734 |
383 |
183 |
535 |
363 |
183 |
15 |
28,154 |
1,013 |
3.7% |
2,284,430 |
1.2% |
|
1920 |
325 |
3,672 |
565 |
203 |
392 |
536 |
184 |
14 |
31,321 |
3,167 |
11.2% |
2,309,187 |
1.4% |
|
1921 |
326 |
3,960 |
792 |
237 |
452 |
513 |
113 |
10 |
35,136 |
3,815 |
12.2% |
2,320,453 |
1.5% |
|
1922 |
332 |
3,909 |
760 |
185 |
389 |
618 |
176 |
20 |
38,786 |
3,650 |
10.4% |
2,331,720 |
1.7% |
|
1923 |
337 |
2,760 |
618 |
149 |
430 |
563 |
219 |
23 |
41,191 |
2,405 |
6.2% |
2,342,986 |
1.8% |
|
1924 |
347 |
2,884 |
580 |
138 |
435 |
720 |
316 |
21 |
43,630 |
2,439 |
5.9% |
2,354,253 |
1.9% |
|
1925 |
344 |
2,686 |
570 |
167 |
431 |
672 |
287 |
19 |
45,561 |
1,931 |
4.4% |
2,365,519 |
1.9% |
|
1926 |
353 |
2,352 |
570 |
95 |
501 |
611 |
431 |
23 |
47,012 |
1,451 |
3.2% |
2,376,785 |
2.0% |
|
1927 |
353 |
1,910 |
525 |
110 |
559 |
721 |
573 |
15 |
48,081 |
1,069 |
2.3% |
2,388,052 |
2.0% |
|
1928 |
352 |
1,800 |
571 |
98 |
598 |
746 |
631 |
13 |
48,562 |
481 |
1.0% |
2,399,318 |
2.0% |
|
1929 |
352 |
1,766 |
504 |
112 |
625 |
630 |
845 |
12 |
48,782 |
220 |
0.5% |
2,410,585 |
2.0% |
|
1930 |
354 |
1,299 |
412 |
93 |
650 |
559 |
859 |
23 |
48,577 |
(205) |
-0.4% |
2,421,851 |
2.0% |
|
1931 |
350 |
1,057 |
385 |
94 |
676 |
504 |
1,208 |
7 |
47,582 |
(995) |
-2.0% |
2,447,443 |
1.9% |
|
1932 |
350 |
810 |
321 |
91 |
658 |
623 |
1,657 |
16 |
45,850 |
(1,732) |
-3.6% |
2,473,035 |
1.9% |
|
1933 |
345 |
515 |
212 |
98 |
683 |
492 |
1,694 |
17 |
43,795 |
(2,055) |
-4.5% |
2,498,628 |
1.8% |
|
1934 |
343 |
586 |
230 |
176 |
656 |
509 |
1,709 |
13 |
41,887 |
(1,908) |
-4.4% |
2,524,220 |
1.7% |
|
1935 |
339 |
718 |
335 |
207 |
625 |
421 |
1,313 |
6 |
40,492 |
(1,395) |
-3.3% |
2,549,812 |
1.6% |
|
1936 |
338 |
758 |
272 |
202 |
738 |
334 |
1,002 |
7 |
39,551 |
(941) |
-2.3% |
2,575,404 |
1.5% |
|
1937 |
333 |
943 |
366 |
244 |
643 |
392 |
709 |
3 |
39,362 |
(189) |
-0.5% |
2,600,996 |
1.5% |
|
1938 |
333 |
952 |
298 |
241 |
620 |
369 |
636 |
4 |
39,215 |
(147) |
-0.4% |
2,626,589 |
1.5% |
|
1939 |
330 |
910 |
302 |
251 |
675 |
401 |
640 |
1 |
38,740 |
(475) |
-1.2% |
2,652,181 |
1.5% |
|
1940 |
327 |
1,018 |
358 |
162 |
707 |
376 |
536 |
1 |
38,765 |
25 |
0.1% |
2,677,773 |
1.4% |
|
1941 |
324 |
1,194 |
343 |
189 |
625 |
331 |
427 |
3 |
39,083 |
318 |
0.8% |
2,741,864 |
1.4% |
|
1942 |
322 |
1,343 |
363 |
243 |
661 |
289 |
357 |
1 |
39,492 |
409 |
1.0% |
2,805,954 |
1.4% |
|
1943 |
321 |
1,864 |
320 |
292 |
684 |
223 |
242 |
3 |
40,896 |
1,404 |
3.6% |
2,870,045 |
1.4% |
|
1944 |
2,596 |
351 |
407 |
751 |
251 |
160 |
2 |
43,085 |
2,189 |
5.4% |
2,934,136 |
1.5% |
||
1945 |
2,624 |
417 |
524 |
786 |
337 |
101 |
4 |
45,566 |
2,481 |
5.8% |
2,998,227 |
1.5% |
||
1946 |
3,431 |
542 |
351 |
709 |
409 |
105 |
10 |
48,770 |
3,204 |
7.0% |
3,062,317 |
1.6% |
||
1947 |
3,380 |
579 |
283 |
821 |
467 |
96 |
5 |
51,714 |
2,944 |
6.0% |
3,126,408 |
1.7% |
||
1948 |
2,959 |
535 |
251 |
846 |
431 |
135 |
5 |
54,280 |
2,566 |
5.0% |
3,190,499 |
1.7% |
||
1949 |
3,070 |
648 |
231 |
865 |
415 |
184 |
8 |
56,763 |
2,483 |
4.6% |
3,254,589 |
1.7% |
||
1950 |
2,661 |
552 |
155 |
903 |
473 |
207 |
3 |
58,784 |
2,021 |
3.6% |
3,318,680 |
1.8% |
||
1951 |
2,467 |
485 |
141 |
934 |
485 |
209 |
4 |
60,239 |
1,455 |
2.5% |
3,383,507 |
1.8% |
||
1952 |
2,713 |
528 |
150 |
940 |
449 |
197 |
5 |
62,070 |
1,831 |
3.0% |
3,448,334 |
1.8% |
||
1953 |
2,867 |
490 |
110 |
988 |
393 |
222 |
8 |
64,026 |
1,956 |
3.2% |
3,513,161 |
1.8% |
||
1954 |
2,381 |
435 |
97 |
1,010 |
447 |
275 |
12 |
65,199 |
1,173 |
1.8% |
3,577,988 |
1.8% |
||
1955 |
2,313 |
463 |
102 |
1,016 |
408 |
275 |
4 |
66,370 |
1,171 |
1.8% |
3,642,815 |
1.8% |
||
1956 |
2,384 |
387 |
104 |
1,074 |
492 |
349 |
4 |
67,395 |
1,025 |
1.5% |
3,707,641 |
1.8% |
||
1957 |
2,258 |
474 |
109 |
1,210 |
513 |
354 |
8 |
68,152 |
757 |
1.1% |
3,772,468 |
1.8% |
||
1958 |
1,938 |
462 |
81 |
1,157 |
492 |
354 |
6 |
68,606 |
714 |
454 |
0.7% |
3,837,295 |
1.8% |
|
1959 |
1,998 |
435 |
96 |
1,199 |
452 |
363 |
6 |
69,115 |
778 |
509 |
0.7% |
3,902,122 |
1.8% |
|
1960 |
2,003 |
511 |
94 |
1,274 |
456 |
359 |
3 |
69,603 |
812 |
488 |
0.7% |
3,966,949 |
1.8% |
|
1961 |
1,926 |
645 |
70 |
1,327 |
457 |
356 |
6 |
70,095 |
931 |
492 |
0.7% |
4,035,399 |
1.7% |
|
1962 |
1,797 |
492 |
70 |
1,317 |
491 |
365 |
6 |
70,295 |
1,027 |
200 |
0.3% |
4,103,849 |
1.7% |
|
1963 |
1,834 |
620 |
100 |
1,371 |
508 |
365 |
4 |
70,571 |
1,105 |
276 |
0.4% |
4,172,299 |
1.7% |
|
1964 |
1,878 |
548 |
91 |
1,469 |
485 |
354 |
4 |
70,785 |
1,170 |
214 |
0.3% |
4,240,749 |
1.7% |
|
1965 |
1,898 |
540 |
71 |
1,445 |
470 |
357 |
4 |
71,021 |
1,205 |
236 |
0.3% |
4,309,199 |
1.6% |
|
1966 |
1,788 |
438 |
79 |
1,462 |
460 |
354 |
3 |
71,058 |
1,274 |
37 |
0.1% |
4,377,648 |
1.6% |
|
1967 |
1,758 |
557 |
84 |
1,472 |
410 |
282 |
3 |
71,294 |
1,369 |
236 |
0.3% |
4,446,098 |
1.6% |
|
1968 |
1,642 |
519 |
88 |
1,507 |
435 |
384 |
5 |
71,211 |
1,437 |
(83) |
-0.1% |
4,514,548 |
1.6% |
|
1969 |
1,550 |
502 |
87 |
1,532 |
447 |
307 |
4 |
71,057 |
1,686 |
(154) |
-0.2% |
4,582,998 |
1.6% |
|
1970 |
1,530 |
637 |
92 |
1,454 |
468 |
372 |
8 |
70,977 |
2,074 |
(80) |
-0.1% |
4,651,448 |
1.5% |
|
1971 |
1,780 |
529 |
83 |
1,547 |
491 |
344 |
2 |
70,990 |
2,413 |
13 |
0.0% |
4,720,983 |
1.5% |
|
1972 |
1,687 |
565 |
100 |
1,447 |
499 |
330 |
0 |
71,021 |
2,562 |
31 |
0.0% |
4,790,518 |
1.5% |
|
1973 |
1,568 |
529 |
92 |
1,497 |
476 |
401 |
7 |
70,832 |
2,751 |
(189) |
-0.3% |
4,860,053 |
1.5% |
|
1974 |
1,585 |
718 |
102 |
1,579 |
632 |
400 |
2 |
70,518 |
3,118 |
(314) |
-0.4% |
4,929,588 |
1.4% |
|
1975 |
1,636 |
551 |
109 |
1,605 |
580 |
419 |
6 |
70,284 |
3,308 |
(234) |
-0.3% |
4,999,123 |
1.4% |
|
1976 |
1,569 |
641 |
101 |
1,539 |
551 |
462 |
7 |
69,987 |
3,409 |
(297) |
-0.4% |
5,068,657 |
1.4% |
|
1977 |
1,326 |
746 |
75 |
1,546 |
533 |
360 |
8 |
69,701 |
3,596 |
(286) |
-0.4% |
5,138,192 |
1.4% |
|
1978 |
1,334 |
939 |
80 |
1,570 |
537 |
391 |
6 |
69,565 |
3,645 |
(136) |
-0.2% |
5,207,727 |
1.3% |
|
1979 |
351 |
1,207 |
556 |
72 |
1,648 |
574 |
441 |
8 |
68,732 |
3,601 |
(833) |
-1.2% |
5,277,262 |
1.3% |
1980 |
352 |
1,188 |
634 |
76 |
1,598 |
626 |
434 |
8 |
67,967 |
3,559 |
(765) |
-1.1% |
5,346,797 |
1.3% |
1981 |
354 |
1,218 |
809 |
92 |
1,646 |
583 |
469 |
12 |
67,384 |
3,420 |
(583) |
-0.9% |
5,433,517 |
1.2% |
1982 |
354 |
1,152 |
516 |
98 |
1,612 |
509 |
314 |
13 |
66,707 |
3,291 |
(677) |
-1.0% |
5,520,238 |
1.2% |
1983 |
357 |
1,095 |
790 |
87 |
1,715 |
469 |
411 |
9 |
66,077 |
3,088 |
(630) |
-0.9% |
5,606,958 |
1.2% |
1984 |
357 |
998 |
528 |
91 |
1,643 |
498 |
530 |
10 |
64,988 |
2,941 |
(1,089) |
-1.6% |
5,693,678 |
1.1% |
1985 |
357 |
920 |
452 |
84 |
1,691 |
530 |
422 |
9 |
63,798 |
2,747 |
(1,190) |
-1.8% |
5,780,399 |
1.1% |
1986 |
357 |
849 |
495 |
90 |
1,703 |
529 |
391 |
7 |
62,615 |
2,614 |
(1,183) |
-1.9% |
5,867,119 |
1.1% |
1987 |
357 |
699 |
490 |
79 |
1,643 |
494 |
398 |
6 |
61,356 |
2,855 |
(1,259) |
-2.0% |
5,953,839 |
1.0% |
1988 |
357 |
726 |
461 |
99 |
1,699 |
503 |
477 |
2 |
59,971 |
2,516 |
(1,385) |
-2.3% |
6,040,559 |
1.0% |
1989 |
356 |
782 |
492 |
99 |
1,612 |
482 |
405 |
23 |
58,833 |
2,515 |
(1,138) |
-1.9% |
6,127,280 |
1.0% |
1990 |
355 |
766 |
447 |
96 |
1,633 |
489 |
514 |
13 |
57,492 |
2,478 |
(1,341) |
-2.3% |
6,214,000 |
0.9% |
1991 |
355 |
756 |
471 |
94 |
1,620 |
538 |
542 |
13 |
56,102 |
2,456 |
(1,390) |
-2.4% |
6,282,000 |
0.9% |
1992 |
351 |
763 |
476 |
101 |
1,568 |
497 |
495 |
5 |
54,871 |
2,458 |
(1,231) |
-2.2% |
6,383,000 |
0.9% |
1993 |
346 |
752 |
444 |
97 |
1,607 |
519 |
477 |
5 |
53,636 |
2,564 |
(1,235) |
-2.3% |
6,465,000 |
0.8% |
1994 |
344 |
698 |
461 |
369 |
1,613 |
446 |
404 |
5 |
52,592 |
2,709 |
(1,044) |
-1.9% |
6,538,000 |
0.8% |
1995 |
344 |
814 |
452 |
95 |
1,512 |
436 |
465 |
5 |
51,658 |
2,879 |
(934) |
-1.8% |
6,601,000 |
0.8% |
1996 |
341 |
1,354 |
436 |
166 |
1,581 |
475 |
381 |
5 |
51,162 |
3,256 |
(496) |
-1.0% |
6,666,000 |
0.8% |
1997 |
337 |
531 |
490 |
79 |
1,601 |
479 |
482 |
2 |
49,659 |
3,602 |
(1,503) |
-2.9% |
6,734,000 |
0.7% |
1998 |
390 |
326 |
61 |
1,102 |
230 |
230 |
5 |
48,252 |
3,604 |
(2,910) |
-5.7% |
6,734,000 |
0.7% |
|
1999 |
649 |
500 |
85 |
1,483 |
496 |
419 |
6 |
47,082 |
(2,577) |
-5.2% |