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===Religion=== In 2010, the largest organized religious group in Manhattan was the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York|Archdiocese of New York]], with 323,325 Catholics worshiping at 109 parishes, followed by 64,000 [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] Jews with 77 congregations, an estimated 42,545 [[Islam in the United States|Muslims]] with 21 congregations, 42,502 [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational]] adherents with 54 congregations, 26,178 [[Episcopal Church (United States)|TEC]] Episcopalians with 46 congregations, 25,048 [[American Baptist Churches USA|ABC-USA]] Baptists with 41 congregations, 24,536 [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] Jews with 10 congregations, 23,982 [[Mahayana]] Buddhists with 35 congregations, 10,503 [[Presbyterian Church in the United States of America|PC-USA]] Presbyterians with 30 congregations, and 10,268 [[Reformed Church in America|RCA]] Presbyterians with 10 congregations. Altogether, 44.0% of the population was claimed as members by religious congregations, although members of historically African-American denominations were underrepresented due to incomplete information.<ref>{{cite web | title = County Membership Report New York County (New York) | url = http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/rcms2010A.asp?U=36061&T=county&Y=2010&S=adh | website = The [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] | date = 2010 | access-date = January 2, 2020 | archive-date = August 3, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200803160418/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/rcms2010A.asp?U=36061&T=county&Y=2010&S=adh | url-status = dead }}</ref> In 2014, Manhattan had 703 religious organizations, the seventeenth most out of all US counties.<ref>{{cite web | title = Social Capital Variables Spreadsheet for 2014 | url = https://aese.psu.edu/nercrd/community/social-capital-resources/social-capital-variables-for-2014/social-capital-variables-spreadsheet-for-2014 | website = PennState College of Agricultural Sciences, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development | date = December 8, 2017 | access-date = December 30, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191231001016/https://aese.psu.edu/nercrd/community/social-capital-resources/social-capital-variables-for-2014/social-capital-variables-spreadsheet-for-2014 | archive-date = December 31, 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref> There is a large [[Buddhist temple]] in Manhattan located at the foot of the [[Manhattan Bridge]] in [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatown]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahayana Buddhist Temple |url=https://www.nycgo.com/attractions/mahayana-buddhist-temple |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=NYCgo.com |publisher=[[NYC & Company]] }}</ref>
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