Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Catholic sisters and nuns in the United States
Table title:
Numbers
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sisters </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Change </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Orders </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Change </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1720 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1730 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +14 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +1 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1840 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 900 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +886 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +14 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1900 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 50,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +49,100 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 170 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +155 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1930 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 135,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +85,000 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 300 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +130 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1965 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 180,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > +45,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 300+ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > + </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1970 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 161,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 300+ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > n/a </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1975 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 135,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 26,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 300+ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > n/a </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1980 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 127,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 300+ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > n/a </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1985 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 115,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 300+ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > n/a </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1990 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 103,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 300+ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > n/a </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1995 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 91,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 300+ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > n/a </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 80,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 300* </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > n/a </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2005 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 69,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 250+ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > n/a </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2010 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 58,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 250* </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > n/a </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2014 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 50,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8,000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 200+ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > n/a </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How did the number of catholic nuns grow within the United States from 1840 to 1930?
Answer:
The Catholic sisters and nuns numbers grew from 900 sisters in 15 in 1840, 50,000 in 170 orders in 1900, and 135,000 in 300 different orders by 1930 in the United States.