Nikep (originally known as Pekin) is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in Allegany County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 95. Nikep is located in the

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of western Allegany County, along the old route of

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is to the northeast, and

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is to the southwest. The name Nikep was given to the first post office established in the community, because Pekin was already in use at another post office (Pekin, Indiana).

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Census-designated places in Allegany County, Maryland Census-designated places in Maryland {{AlleganyCountyMD-geo-stub