Editing Crete, Illinois

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| name                            = Crete              
| settlement_type                 = [[Village (Illinois)|Village]] 
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| image_caption                   = Memorial Day Parade in Crete, 2014 
| motto                           = "Gateway to the [[Chicago Southland|Southland]]"                                                    
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| founder                         = Dyantha and Willard Wood                                            
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| leader_name                     = Michael Einhorn
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'''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=May 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518222313/http://www.cretemainstreet.com/crete/main_street_history.php |archive-date=May 18, 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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|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=August 2, 2015
  |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=February 13, 2020
  |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= 641
|1900= 700
|1910= 840
|1920= 945
|1930= 1429
|1940= 1772
|1950= 2298
|1960= 3464
|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 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=May 7, 2023 |access-date=March 26, 2023 |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=February 13, 2020 |access-date=August 2, 2015 |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)
* Balmoral 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==
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==External links==
*[http://www.villageofcrete.org/ Official village website]

{{Will County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Will County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1836]]
[[Category:1836 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]