Pekin | |
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| Motto: "Community' Opportunity' Home" | |
 Location of Pekin in Tazewell and Peoria counties, Illinois | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′04″N 89°37′30″W / 40.56778°N 89.62500°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| Counties | Tazewell; Peoria[1] (small portion) |
| Townships | Pekin, Hollis |
| Named for | Beijing, China |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mary Burress |
| Area | |
• City | 16.57 sq mi (42.91 km2) |
| • Land | 15.72 sq mi (40.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 31,731 |
| • Density | 2,019/sq mi (5,229.19/km2) |
| • Metro | 402,391 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61554 61555 (P.O. Boxes only) |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-58447 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396172[2] |
| Website | www |
Pekin (/ˈpiːkɪn/ PEE-kin) is a city in and the county seat of Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is the largest city of Tazewell County and the second most populous municipality of the Peoria metropolitan area, after Peoria itself.[4] As of the 2020 census, its population is 31,731.[5] A small portion of the city limits extend into Peoria County. It is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Pekin's Mineral Springs Park is near Pekin Hospital and the Miller Senior Center. The city is the location of a high-rise residential facility of the United Auto Workers; the location of the Pekin Federal Correctional Institution; and the headquarters of a regional insurance company, Pekin Insurance.
- ^ "Subcounty population estimates: Illinois 2000–2008". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 18, 2009. Archived from the original (CSV) on March 31, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pekin, Illinois
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Census.gov". Census.gov. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved February 16, 2023.