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Revision as of 22:01, 4 February 2025

Illinois
Flag of Illinois State seal of Illinois
Flag of Illinois Seal of Illinois
Nickname(s): Land of Lincoln; The Prairie State
Motto(s): State sovereignty, national union
Map of the United States with Illinois highlighted
General State Information
Capital Springfield
Largest city Chicago
Total Square Miles 57,918 sq mi
(140,998 km2)
State Width 210 miles (340 km)
State Length 395 miles (629 km)
Current Population Statistics
Total State Population 12,859,995 (2015 est)
Total Mental Health Population 1,337 (2009)
 - Past Maximum Population 55,000 (est) in 1958
Current Institution Statistics
Total Number Of Institutions
 - Public Institutions 9
 - Private Institutions
Past Mental Health Institutions Total
Peak Number of Institutions 28 in 1963
 - State Hospitals 18 in 1965
 - State Schools 12 in 1960
 - Private Institutions 3 in 1980


State Hospitals

Private Institutions

Federal Institutions

State School

Reform Schools

County Asylums

Sanatoriums

Books

An Illustrated History: Illinois Public Mental Health Services 1847 to 2000, Joseph J Mehr, Trafford Press, ISBN - 9781553952152