Massachusetts

**Massachusetts**
	Massachusetts
Flag of Massachusetts	Seal of Massachusetts
	Nickname(s): The Bay State
	Motto(s): Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
	General State Information
Capital	Boston
Largest city	Boston
Total Square Miles	10,555 sq mi ; (27,336 km2)
State Width	183 miles (295 km)
State Length	113 miles (182 km)
	Current Population Statistics
Total State Population	6,859,819 (2017 est.)
Total Mental Health Population
- Past Maximum Population	53,600 in 1953
	Current Institution Statistics
Total Number Of Institutions
- Public Institutions
- Private Institutions
	Past Mental Health Institutions Total
Peak Number of Institutions	in
- State Hospitals	in
- State Schools	in
- Private Institutions	in

State Hospitals[edit]