Pekin, Illinois
Pekin | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "Community' Opportunity' Home" | |
Location of Pekin in Tazewell and Peoria counties, Illinois | |
Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′04″N 89°37′30″W / 40.56778°N 89.62500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| Counties | Tazewell; Peoria (small portion) |
| Townships | Pekin, Hollis |
| Named after | Beijing, China |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mary Burress |
| Area | |
| 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) | |
| 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 |
| Website | www |
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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 in north-central Illinois, after Peoria itself. As of the 2020 census, its population is 31,731. A small portion of the city limits extend into Peoria County.
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.