Pekin is an

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and

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(CDP) in Carroll County,

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, 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

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and to the north by Paris Township in Stark County.

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(Valley Street) passes through the southern part of the CDP, leading northeast into Minerva and southwest to

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. Canton is to the northwest via

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from Minerva. Pekin is on the north side of Sandy Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of the

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, part of the Ohio River watershed.

Demographics

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Census-designated places in Carroll County, Ohio Census-designated places in Ohio {{CarrollCountyOH-geo-stub