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Do not fill this in! {{Other uses|Crete (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Crete | settlement_type = [[Village (Illinois)|Village]] | image_skyline = | image_caption = Memorial Day Parade in Crete, 2014 | motto = "Gateway to the [[Chicago Southland|Southland]]" | image_map = File:Cook County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Crete Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Crete in Will County, Illinois. | image_map1 = Illinois in United States (US48).svg | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = Location of Illinois in the United States | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|41|27|21|N|87|37|8|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | grid_name = | grid_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = [[Will County, Illinois|Will]] | subdivision_type3 = Township | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1836 | founder = Dyantha and Willard Wood | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Michael Einhorn | leader_title1 = Village president | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 24.52 | area_total_sq_mi = 9.47 | area_land_km2 = 24.47 | area_land_sq_mi = 9.45 | area_water_km2 = 0.04 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.02 | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | elevation_point = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_max_point = | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft = | elevation_min_point = | elevation_min_rank = | population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 8465 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = auto | population_metro_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density = | population_density_rank = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank2_km2 = | population_density_blank2_sq_mi = | population_demonym = | population_note = | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = | demographics_type2 = | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = [[Central Standard Time|CST]] | utc_offset1 = β6 | timezone1_DST = [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]] | utc_offset1_DST = β5 | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP Code(s)]] | postal_code = 60417 | postal2_code_type = | postal2_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = [[Area code 708|708]] | geocode = | iso_code = | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 17-17523 | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = | blank1_info_sec2 = | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = Crete, Illinois | website = [http://www.villageofcrete.org/ villageofcrete.org] }} '''Crete''' is a village in [[Will County, Illinois]], [[United States]]. It is a far south suburb of [[Chicago]], 30 miles from the [[Chicago Loop|Loop]] and only 6 miles from the [[Indiana]] border. The population was 8,465 at the 2020 census. Originally named Wood's Corner, it was founded in 1836 by [[Vermont]]ers Dyantha and Willard Wood. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cretemainstreet.com/crete/main_street_history.php |title=History of Main Street - Crete Illinois |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2022-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518222313/http://www.cretemainstreet.com/crete/main_street_history.php |archive-date=18 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Geography== Crete is located at {{coord|41|27|21|N|87|37|8|W|type:city}} (41.455910, -87.618798).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the 2010 census, Crete has a total area of {{convert|9.627|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|9.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.82%) is land and {{convert|0.017|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.18%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1717523 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |access-date=2015-08-02 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213064915/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1717523 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Crete is located about {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of Illinois Route 394 and within {{convert|40|mi|km}} of downtown Chicago. [[Willow Brook Estates, Illinois|Willow Brook Estates]], an unincorporated area between Crete and the [[Indiana]] border, uses the Crete postal code and is considered an eastern extension of the village. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 539 |1890= 642 |1900= 700 |1910= 840 |1920= 945 |1930= 1429 |1940= 1772 |1950= 2298 |1960= 3463 |1970= 4656 |1980= 5417 |1990= 6773 |2000= 7346 |2010= 8259 |2020=8465 |estref= |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> 2020 U.S. Census <ref>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cretevillageillinois/PST045219 ]{{dead link|date=May 2022}}</ref>}} As of the July of 2021 U.S. census,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=July 2021 |title=QuickFacts - Crete village, Illinois |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cretevillageillinois/PST040221 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507190618/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cretevillageillinois/PST040221 |archive-date=2023-05-07 |access-date=2023-03-26 |url-status=live}}</ref> there were 8,407 people, 3,300 households and 2,52 people per household. The median household income was $80,718 2021 dollars, and 5.3% of people were below the poverty line. In 2020, the [[population density]] was of 899.7 per square mile.<ref name="census-g0012">{{cite web |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1717523 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213064915/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1717523 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |access-date=2015-08-02 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The median value of owner-occupied housing units from 2017 to 2021 was of $172,700 2021 dollars, and the median gross rent was $1,111. 94.6% of households had a computer.<ref name=":0" /> In 2021, the racial makeup of the village was 57.8% [[White (US Census)|White Alone]], 31.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] and [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.3% [[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 8.7% of the population. 3.6% of people living in Crete were born outside of the U.S.<ref name=":0" /> There were 18.5% people under the age of 18, 3.3% under 5 years old, and 26.6% 65 years of age or older. 53.3% of people were female, and from 2017 to 2021 there were 486 veterans and 154 employer firms. ==Education== All public schools in Crete are managed by [[Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201U]], which is a unit school district which combines elementary, middle, and high schools. Serving the village of Crete are: * Crete Elementary School (pre-kindergarten through 5th grade) * Crete Monee Middle School (6th through 8th grade) * [[Crete-Monee High School]] (9th through 12th grades) Illinois Lutheran is a Pre-K to 12th grade school of the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] in Crete.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pursue Excellence|url=http://ilhs.org/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=What is Lutheran|url=http://ilhs.org/about-us/what-is-lutheran/}}</ref> [[Governors State University]] is in [[University Park, Illinois|University Park]], which borders Crete. ==Local attractions== * Crete is home to [[Balmoral Park, Illinois|Balmoral Park Racetrack]]. * The forest preserve along with Plum Creek ([[Goodenow Grove]]), a park with [[ice skating]] and [[sledding]] in the winter, and [[hiking]] in the summer. (Goodenow Grove does, however, have a [[Beecher, Illinois]] address.) ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.villageofcrete.org/ Official village website] {{Will County, Illinois}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in Illinois]] [[Category:Villages in Will County, Illinois]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1836]] [[Category:1836 establishments in Illinois]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! 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