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History · Pekin

Pekin’s post office opened in 1836, and 53% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Pekin began

When was Pekin founded?

1836

The Pekin post office opened in 1836, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 314190 years
Founding year: the first Pekin post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Pekin’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Pekin are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Pekin’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1836: 190 years of Pekin.
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The story so far

Pekin, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pekin yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Pekin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is on the northern edge of Carroll County, in northeastern Brown Township. It is bordered to the east by the village of Minerva and to the north by Paris Township in Stark County. Ohio State Route 183 (Valley Street) passes through the southern part of the CDP, leading northeast into Minerva and southwest 4 miles (6 km) to Malvern. Canton is 17 miles (27 km) to the northwest via U.S. Route 30 from Minerva. Pekin is on the north side of Sandy Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Tuscarawas River, part of the Ohio …

Its first post office opened in 1836.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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History across the town line

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Questions about Pekin’s history

What year was Pekin founded?

The Pekin post office opened in 1836, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →