Pekin
city and county seat of Tazewell County, Illinois, United States
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Summary
Pekin is a city in the United States[1]. Pekin ranks in the top 7% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,120 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tazewell County[3], Peoria County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Illinois River[6]
- Head of government: Mark Luft[7], Mary Burress[8]
- Instance of: county seat[9]
- Postal code: 61554[10], 61555[11], 61558[12]
- Commons category: Pekin, Illinois[13]
- Local dialing code: 309[14]
- Inception: January 1, 1829[15]
- Official website: http://www.ci.pekin.il.us/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pekin, Illinois[17]
- Population: 34,094[18], 31,731[19], 33,875[20]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Pekin, Illinois[21]
- Capital of: Tazewell County[22]
- Official name: Pekin[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Pekin, Illinois[24]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Pekin, Illinois[25]
- Number of households: 13,777[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Pekin, Illinois[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 538 feet[28]
- Area: 39.944177 km²[29], 39.203318 km²[30]
- Water as percent of area: 3.8176 percent[31]
- Per capita income: 27,461 US dollars[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Pekin include Pekin Municipal Airport[33], an airport[34], in United States[35].
Why It Matters
Pekin has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Pekin is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Pekin include Pekin Municipal Airport[33], an airport[34], in United States[35].