Crete Township is located in
Will County
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Common meanings
* Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death
* Will (philosophy), or willpower
* Will (sociology)
* Will, volition (psychology)
* Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will ...
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Illinois
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 23,774 and it contained 10,286 housing units.
was formed from a portion of Crete.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.91%) is land and (or 0.09%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...
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Park Forest (small portion)
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Sauk Village (small portion)
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Steger (southwest third)
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University Park (small portion)
Other Communities
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Plum Valley
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Goodenow
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Willowbrook
Demographics
The population as of 2016 was 23,530.
Notable people
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Emma Clara Schweer, former tax collector of Crete Township and the oldest elected official in the United States
References
External links
City-data.comWill County Official Site
Townships in Will County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
1849 establishments in Illinois
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