Missouri

**Missouri**
	Missouri
Flag of Missouri	Seal of Missouri
	Nickname(s): The Show-Me State (unofficial)
	Motto(s): Salus populi suprema lex esto (Let the good of the people be the supreme law)
	General State Information
Capital	Jefferson City
Largest city	Kansas City
Total Square Miles	69,704 sq mi ; (180,533 km2)
State Width	240 miles (385 km)
State Length	300 miles (480 km)
	Current Population Statistics
Total State Population	6,083,672 (2015 est.)
Total Mental Health Population
- Past Maximum Population	in
	Current Institution Statistics
Total Number Of Institutions
- Public Institutions	4
- Private Institutions
	Past Mental Health Institutions Total
Peak Number of Institutions	1970 in 10
- State Hospitals	6 in 1973
- State Schools	4 in 1971
- Private Institutions	in

State Hospitals