THE NEW PEKIN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mitchell Plain setting.
New Pekin town has 2.38 square miles of land in Washington County. Its Census reference point is in Mitchell Plain, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
New Pekin and Washington County
New Pekin is associated with Washington County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
New Pekin by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within New Pekin, or 0.9% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points higher than the 0.6% recorded for Washington County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, New Pekin town has 6.7% of the land area of nearby Pierce township (35.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.