In addition to the ministers here included, there are about 350 who do not live near any one of their churches, but for the most part in the cities and towns. This number includes many student preachers.

On Map 26, page 117, the distribution of the villages is represented graphically.

Map 26

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TABLE V

Resident Ministers in Strictly Rural Townships, in the Open Country, and in Villages

Villages of
51-2500
persons		Per centVillages of
51-200
persons		Per centVillages of
201-500
persons		Per centVillages of
501-2500
persons		Per centVillages of
201-2500
persons		Per centOpen
country		Per cent
No. of villages1,476.51006734648733316.521803.554
No. of villages with ministers90161233.53536074307.597667.583
No. of ministers1,693(31)2701652731896531,423(69)3608
No. of villages without ministers575.539439.56512726931369
No. of churches3,25354984161,062181,207202,269372,80746