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Occupations in Augusta and Franklin, 1860
In nearly every occupational category Augusta residents owned more real and personal wealth than their counterparts in Franklin
County. The discrepancy was particularly significant among female occupations and students. In Augusta both owned far more
wealth than their Franklin counterparts. Only in the categories of artisans and unskilled workers did Franklin achieve similar
levels of wealth to Augusta.
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Augusta |
Franklin |
| Occupation Type |
Avg. Age |
Avg. Real Estate |
Avg. Personal Prop. |
Avg. Age |
Avg. Real Estate |
Avg. Personal Prop. |
| Professions and Merchants |
37 |
$8,310 |
$7,371 |
45 |
$7,361 |
$2,345 |
| Farmers and Planters |
45 |
$8,433 |
$3,932 |
44 |
$6,958 |
$1,239 |
| Clerks and Proprietors |
31 |
$7,919 |
$3,664 |
33 |
$4,828 |
$1,172 |
| Artisans |
35 |
$1,670 |
$544 |
35 |
$1,423 |
$359 |
| Unskilled Workers |
29 |
$594 |
$250 |
30 |
$660 |
$155 |
| Female Occ. |
31 |
$2,129 |
$1,237 |
30 |
$901 |
$296 |
| Students |
19 |
$6,969 |
$2,789 |
20 |
$0 |
$194 |
U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census [1860]. Population of the United States in 1860, Compiled from the Original Returns of the
Eighth Census. Washington, D.C., 1864. U.S. Census of Population, 1860. Augusta County, Virginia and Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
In U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington: National Archives
and Records Administration (Augusta: Reels 1333 and 1387. Franklin: Reels 1111 and 1112).
Edward L. Ayers and William G. Thomas, III
Occupations in Augusta and Franklin, 1860
2001
Points of Analysis to this Data:
 "In Augusta, almost every group of white people owned property and homes worth more than their counterparts in Franklin, most
of it tied inextricably to slavery."
Citation: Key = E152
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