Difference between revisions of "Pennsylvania"
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* [[U.S. Naval Asylum and Hospital]] | * [[U.S. Naval Asylum and Hospital]] | ||
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* [[Adams County Almshouse]] | * [[Adams County Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Allegheny City Home]] | * [[Allegheny City Home]] | ||
* [[Allegheny County Almshouse]] | * [[Allegheny County Almshouse]] | ||
| + | * [[Auburn and Rush Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Beaver County Almshouse]] | * [[Beaver County Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Bedford County Almshouse]] | * [[Bedford County Almshouse]] | ||
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* [[Crawford County Almshouse]] | * [[Crawford County Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Cumberland County Almshouse]] | * [[Cumberland County Almshouse]] | ||
| + | * [[Danville and Mahoning Poor-House]] | ||
* [[Dauphin County Almshouse]] | * [[Dauphin County Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Erie County Almshouse]] | * [[Erie County Almshouse]] | ||
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* [[Greene County Almshouse]] | * [[Greene County Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Hillside Farm and Almshouse]] | * [[Hillside Farm and Almshouse]] | ||
| + | * [[Honesdale and Texas Poor-House]] | ||
* [[Huntingdon County Almshouse]] | * [[Huntingdon County Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Kittanning Poor-House]] | * [[Kittanning Poor-House]] | ||
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* [[Mifflin County Almshouse]] | * [[Mifflin County Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Montgomery County Almshouse]] | * [[Montgomery County Almshouse]] | ||
| + | * [[Montrose and Bridgewater Almshouse]] | ||
* [[New Castle Poor-House]] | * [[New Castle Poor-House]] | ||
| + | * [[New Milford Almshouse]] | ||
| + | * [[Northampton County Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Northern Luzerne Poor-House]] | * [[Northern Luzerne Poor-House]] | ||
* [[Oxford and Lower Dublin Poor-House]] | * [[Oxford and Lower Dublin Poor-House]] | ||
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* [[Roxborough Poor-House]] | * [[Roxborough Poor-House]] | ||
* [[Schuylkill County Almshouse]] | * [[Schuylkill County Almshouse]] | ||
| + | * [[Sesquehanna Boro and Oakland Township Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Somerset County Almshouse]] | * [[Somerset County Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Sunbury Poor-House]] | * [[Sunbury Poor-House]] | ||
| + | * [[The Rouse Hospital]] | ||
* [[Tioga County Almshouse]] | * [[Tioga County Almshouse]] | ||
| + | * [[Valley Township Poor-House]] | ||
* [[Venango County Almshouse]] | * [[Venango County Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Washington County Almshouse]] | * [[Washington County Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Westmoreland County Almshouse]] | * [[Westmoreland County Almshouse]] | ||
* [[Williamsport City Poor-House]] | * [[Williamsport City Poor-House]] | ||
| − | + | * [[York County Almshouse]] | |
Revision as of 23:45, 6 February 2012
| Pennsylvania | |||||||||||
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| General State Information | |||||||||||
| Capital | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Largest city | Philadelphia | ||||||||||
| Total Square Miles | 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km2) | ||||||||||
| State Width | 280 miles (455 km) | ||||||||||
| State Length | 160 miles (255 km) | ||||||||||
| Current Population Statistics | |||||||||||
| Total State Population | 12,604,767 (2009 est.) | ||||||||||
| Total Mental Health Population | 1,772 (Dec 2009) | ||||||||||
| - Past Maximum Population | 43,383 in 1947 | ||||||||||
| Current Institution Statistics | |||||||||||
| Total Number Of Institutions | 9 | ||||||||||
| - Public Institutions | 7 | ||||||||||
| - Private Institutions | 2 | ||||||||||
| Past Mental Health Institutions Total | |||||||||||
| Peak Number of Institutions | 47 in 1947 | ||||||||||
| - State Hospitals | 24 in 1947 | ||||||||||
| - State Schools | 9 in 1947 | ||||||||||
| - Private Institutions | 4 in 1947 | ||||||||||
Contents
State Hospitals
- Allentown State Hospital
- Clarks Summit State Hospital
- Danville State Hospital
- Dixmont State Hospital
- Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
- Embreeville State Hospital
- Farview State Hospital
- Harrisburg State Hospital
- Haverford State Hospital
- Hollidaysburg State Hospital
- Lawrence Frick State Hospital
- Marcy State Hospital
- Mayview State Hospital
- Norristown State Hospital
- Philadelphia State Hospital
- Retreat State Hospital
- Samuel G. Dixon State Hospital
- Scranton State Hospital
- Somerset State Hospital
- Torrance State Hospital
- Warren State Hospital
- Wernersville State Hospital
- Western State Psychiatric Institute
- Woodville State Hospital
State Schools
- Altoona State School and Hospital
- Eastern State School and Hospital
- Ebensburg State School and Hospital
- Laurelton State Village
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital
- Polk State School and Hospital
- Selinsgrove State School and Hospital
- Western State School and Hospital
- White Haven State School and Hospital
State Sanatoriums
- Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium
- Hamburg Tuberculosis Sanatorium
- Marcy State Hospital
- South Mountain Restoration Center
- West Mountain Sanitarium
- White Haven Sanatorium
Private Sanatoriums
- Eagleville Sanitarium
- Easton Sanitarium
- Eyrie Sanatorium
- Fern Cliff Sanatorium
- Grand-View Sanatorium
- Markleton Sanatorium
- Mercer Sanatorium
- Mountain Park Sanatorium
- Overlook Sanitarium
- Punxsutawney Sanitarium
- Wood Lea Sanatorium
State Hospitals for Miners
- Ashland State Hospital
- Blossburg State Hospital
- Coaldale State Hospital
- Connellsville State Hospital
- Hazleton State Hospital
- Nanticoke State Hospital
- Philipsburg State Hospital
- Punxsutawney State Hospital
- Shamokin State Hospital
Private Hospitals
- Friends Hospital
- Gladwyne Colony
- Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital
- Pennsylvania Hospital
- The Firs
- The Orchard
- The Tower House
- U.S. Naval Asylum and Hospital
County/City/District Almshouses
- Adams County Almshouse
- Allegheny City Home
- Allegheny County Almshouse
- Auburn and Rush Almshouse
- Beaver County Almshouse
- Bedford County Almshouse
- Berks County Almshouse
- Blakely Poor-House
- Blair County Almshouse
- Blockley Almshouse
- Bloom Poor-House
- Bradford County Almshouse
- Bucks County Almshouse
- Cambria County Almshouse
- Carbondale City Poor-House
- Central Poor District Almshouse
- Chester County Almshouse
- Coal Township Poor-House
- Conyngham and Centralia Poor-House
- Crawford County Almshouse
- Cumberland County Almshouse
- Danville and Mahoning Poor-House
- Dauphin County Almshouse
- Erie County Almshouse
- Fayette County Almshouse
- Franklin County Almshouse
- Germantown Poor-House
- Greene County Almshouse
- Hillside Farm and Almshouse
- Honesdale and Texas Poor-House
- Huntingdon County Almshouse
- Kittanning Poor-House
- Lancaster County Almshouse and Asylum
- Lebanon County Almshouse
- Lehigh County Almshouse
- Lock Haven City Poor House
- Madison Poor-House
- McKean County Almshouse
- Mercer County Almshouse
- Middle Coal Field Poor District Almshouse
- Mifflin County Almshouse
- Montgomery County Almshouse
- Montrose and Bridgewater Almshouse
- New Castle Poor-House
- New Milford Almshouse
- Northampton County Almshouse
- Northern Luzerne Poor-House
- Oxford and Lower Dublin Poor-House
- Perry County Almshouse
- Pittsburgh City Farm
- Ransom Poor-House
- Roxborough Poor-House
- Schuylkill County Almshouse
- Sesquehanna Boro and Oakland Township Almshouse
- Somerset County Almshouse
- Sunbury Poor-House
- The Rouse Hospital
- Tioga County Almshouse
- Valley Township Poor-House
- Venango County Almshouse
- Washington County Almshouse
- Westmoreland County Almshouse
- Williamsport City Poor-House
- York County Almshouse
