1860 Census and Summaries
African American Residence by Town, 1860
This table shows the residential patterns of Franklin County by race and township, showing where the black population lived.
| Town | Black Population |
|---|---|
| Antrim | 132 |
| Borough of Chambersburg | 84 |
| South Ward of Chambersburg | 439 |
| Fannett | 40 |
| Borough of Greencastle | 81 |
| Greene | 111 |
| Guilford | 79 |
| Hamilton | 22 |
| Letterkenny | 13 |
| Loudon | 2 |
| Lurgan | 2 |
| Borough of Mercer | 89 |
| Metal | 8 |
| Mont Alto | 0 |
| Montgomery | 331 |
| Borough of Orrstown | 1 |
| Peters | 115 |
| Quincy (Township and Village) | 43 |
| St. Thomas | 0 |
| Southampton | 124 |
| Warren | 6 |
| Washington | 47 |
| Waynesboro | 13 |
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).