Back سرتي (إلينوي) Arabic Crete (Illinois) Catalan Crete (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Illinois) CEB Crete, Illinois Welsh Crete Spanish Crete (Illinois) Basque Crete (Illinois) French Crete, Ilinwa HT Crete (Illinois) Italian Crete (Illinois) LLD
Crete | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "Gateway to the Southland" | |
 Location of Crete in Will County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°27′21″N 87°37′8″W / 41.45583°N 87.61889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Will |
| Founded | 1836 |
| Founded by | Dyantha and Willard Wood |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Einhorn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.47 sq mi (24.52 km2) |
| • Land | 9.45 sq mi (24.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 8,465 |
| • Density | 890/sq mi (350/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60417 |
| Area code | 708 |
| FIPS code | 17-17523 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Crete, Illinois |
| Website | villageofcrete.org |
Crete is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a far south suburb of Chicago, 30 miles from the 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 Vermonters Dyantha and Willard Wood. [2]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "History of Main Street - Crete Illinois". Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2022.