Welcome to Pekin ...

The city of Pekin is located in Nelson County<1>.

The location of Pekin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Pekin was established in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pekin has a population of 64 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Pekin is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Pekin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Pekin: (701)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pekin had an population of 64 people. This is a decrease of 8.57% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pekin had a population of 70 people. This makes Pekin the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Pekin represents 0.01% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 316th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 70 people, the population of Pekin decreased 12.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 80 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pekin.

Communities Also Named Pekin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Pekin - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Nebraska, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (5), Tennessee and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pekin.

Communities near Pekin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pekin.

• Lakota
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
  • Lakota is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakota <5>
• McVille
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVille have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
  • McVille is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVille <5>
• Michigan City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Aneta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aneta
  • Aneta is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aneta <5>
• Binford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
  • Binford is located in Griggs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binford <5>
• Tolna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
  • Tolna is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolna <5>
• Warwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <5>
• McHenry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in Foster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <5>
• Hamar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
  • Hamar is located in Eddy County
• Jessie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
  • Jessie is located in Griggs County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessie <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pekin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pekin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pekin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pekin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pekin. See our Newspapers Page for Pekin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pekin ...

Looking for more information about Pekin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pekin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pekin.

Adding Pekin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pekin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pekin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pekin post office opened in 1906.

We also found Pekin on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pekin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pekin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/