and 54 in Saskatchewan). By 2011, there were 345 across the Prairies – a 21 per cent increase. The 2016 census recorded 370 Hutterite colonies in Canada, of these: 175 were in Alberta, 110 in Manitoba and 70 in Saskatchewan. The same 2016 census which recorded 370 colonies, counted a total Hutterite population of 35,010 people (up from 32,500 in 2011). United States As of March 2018, there were 120 colonies in the United States, of which: 54 colonies in South Dakota, 50 in Montana, 9 in Minnesota and 7 in North Dakota. A Montana government report in 2010 published a specific list of colonies and schools in that state. The approximate U.S. population of Brethren was 11,000 in 2018. Hutterite colonies have existed in the rural farming areas of eastern Washington state since the mid-20th century. Colonies The mid-2004 location and number of the world's 483 Hutterite colonies: Canada (347) Dariusleut (142): Alberta (109); Saskatchewan (31); British Columbia (2) Schmiedeleut (105): Manitoba (105) Lehrerleut (99): Alberta (69); Saskatchewan (30) United States (134) Schmiedeleut (69): South Dakota (53); Minnesota (9); North Dakota (7) Lehrerleut (44): Montana (44) Dariusleut (21): Montana (15); Washington (5); Oregon (1) Japan (1) Dariusleut (1): Owa Hutterite Colony As of 2021, there are 572 Hutterite colonies in existence. Growth The very high birth rate among the Hutterites has decreased dramatically since 1950, as they have dropped from around ten children per family in 1954 to around five in 2010. Hutterite fertility rates remain relatively high compared to the general North American population, but relatively low compared to other traditional Anabaptist groups like the Amish or the Old Order Mennonites. While Hutterite women traditionally married around the ages of 20 or 21, marriages in the 21st century very often are delayed until the late 20s. Whereas Hutterite women traditionally had children until their mid 40s, today most Hutterite woman have their last child around the age of 35. Depiction in media 49th Parallel (1941) has a segment that takes place at a Hutterite community in Manitoba, Canada. The Hutterites is a documentary filmed by Colin Law in 1964 with the following synopsis: "The followers of religious leader Jacob Hutter live in farm communities, devoutly holding to the rules their founder laid down four centuries ago. Through the kindness of a Hutterite colony in Alberta, this film, in black and white, was made inside the community and shows