EXHIBIT 11
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                     PEOPLES BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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                       COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
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                                   For the Three            For the Six
                                   Months Ended             Months Ended
                                     June 30,                 June 30,   
                                1997         1996        1997         1996 
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PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE 							
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EARNINGS: 					 	 	 
Net income                   $2,125,000   $1,971,000  $4,127,000   $3,852,000 
                                                        
COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING: 	 		 		 	 	 
Weighted average common
  shares outstanding*         3,449,968    3,439,371   3,447,931    3,434,008 
Add:  net effect of the
      assumed exercise of
      outstanding stock
      options - based on the
      treasury stock method     103,514       31,711      92,386       31,873 
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  Total primary weighted
   average shares outstanding 3,553,482    3,471,082   3,540,317    3,465,881 
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  PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE      $0.60        $0.57       $1.17        $1.11 
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FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE                          
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EARNINGS: 	 		 		 	 	 
Net income                   $2,125,000   $1,971,000  $4,127,000   $3,852,000 

COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING: 			 		 	 	 
Weighted average common
  shares outstanding*         3,449,968    3,439,371   3,447,931    3,434,008 
Add:  net effect of the
      assumed exercise of
      outstanding stock
      options - based on the
      treasury stock method     122,692       35,007     119,726       34,989 
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  Total fully diluted
   weighted average shares
   outstanding                3,572,660    3,474,378   3,567,657    3,468,997 
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  FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS
    PER SHARE                     $0.59        $0.57       $1.16        $1.11 
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* Adjusted for 10% stock dividend issued to stockholders of
  record at July 15, 1996.