Crete, Illinois
Crete | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "Gateway to the Southland" | |
Location of Crete in Will and Cook Counties, Illinois. | |
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 |
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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 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.