Pekin
Encyclopedia
United States
- Pekin, IllinoisPekin, IllinoisPekin is a the county seat of Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is also the largest city of Tazewell County, and a key part of the Peoria metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, its population is 34,094. A small portion of the city limits extends...
- Pekin, IndianaPekin, IndianaPekin is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Indiana, United States. It is the site of Eastern High School, and many residents of the town consider it to be in fact what is known as "New Pekin, Indiana". Pekin is known for having the nation's longest running consecutive Fourth of...
- Pekin, IowaPekin, IowaPekin is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Jefferson County, Iowa, United States.-Education:Pekin is the location of a regional school system, which draws students from Farson, Hedrick, Martinsburg, Ollie, Packwood, and Richland, as well as from the surrounding countryside.The school...
- Pekin, Kentucky, now Paducah, KentuckyPaducah, KentuckyPaducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
- Pekin, Maryland
- Pekin Township, Michigan
- Pekin, New YorkPekin, New YorkPekin, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the towns of Cambria and Lewiston in Niagara County, New York, USA. It was a stop in the Underground Railroad-References:...
, hamlet in town of Cambria, New YorkCambria, New YorkCambria is a town in Niagara County, New York, USA. The population was 5,839 at the 2010 census. Cambria is an early name for Wales.The Town of Cambria is in the center of Niagara County.New York State Route 93 passes through the town.- History :... - Pekin, North DakotaPekin, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 80 people, 41 households, and 20 families residing in the city. The population density was 310.2 people per square mile . There were 63 housing units at an average density of 244.3 per square mile...
Animals
- Red-billed LeiothrixRed-billed LeiothrixThe Red-billed Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea, is a member of the Old World babbler family. It is a common cagebird and amongst aviculturists it goes by various names: Pekin Robin, Pekin Nightingale, Chinese Nightingale, Japanese Nightingale, and Japanese Robin, the last two being misnomers as it is...
, or Pekin Robin - Pekin duckPekin duckPekin duck, or Long Island duck , is a breed of domesticated duck used primarily for egg and meat production. It was bred from the Mallard in China. The ancestors of those ducks originated from the canals which linked waterways in Nanjing and originally had small bodies and black feathers...
, a breed of duck - Pekin chicken, a breed of chicken