1860 Census and Summaries
Comparative Stores and Establishments Per Capita
This table shows a higher per capita development of rural commercial establishments, such as mills and mines, in Augusta and a higher per capita development of urban commercial establishments, such as stores and hotels, in Franklin.
| Augusta | Franklin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 27,749 | 42,126 |
| Families | 3,740 | 7,709 |
| Average Family Size | 5.82 | 5.49 |
| Schools (public and private) | 54 | 173 |
| Persons per school | 513 | 243 |
| Churches | 61 | 75 |
| Persons per church | 455 | 562 |
| Towns | 31 | 43 |
| Persons per town | 895 | 979 |
| Commercial Establishments | 289 | 856 |
| Persons per commercial establishment | 96 | 49 |
| Mills and Mines | 187 | 201 |
| Persons per mill or mine | 148 | 210 |
| Blacksmiths | 28 | 95 |
| Persons per blacksmith | 991 | 443 |
| Tanyards | 11 | 29 |
| Persons per tanyard | 2523 | 1453 |
| Hotels and taverns | 8 | 45 |
| Persons per hotel or tavern | 3469 | 936 |
| Stores | 21 | 202 |
| Persons per store | 1321 | 209 |
| Miscellaneous | 34 | 36 |
| Persons per misc. | 816 | 1170 |
The data are based on the GIS of Augusta and Franklin households—maps are derived from a D.H. Davison map of Franklin County, published in 1858, and Jedediah Hotchkiss map of Augusta County, published in 1870 and based on surveys completed “during the war.” The maps have been georeferenced at the Virginia Center for Digital History, using ESRI Arc Info to produce a Geographic Information Systems map and database of households based on U.S. census data from the population, agricultural, and slaveowners schedules.
Note: Augusta’s per capita figures use the entire population free and slave.