Crete Township is located in
Will County
Will County is a county in the northeastern part of the state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 696,355, an increase of 2.8% from 677,560 in 2010, making it Illinois's fourth-most populous county. The county sea ...
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Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
. 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 ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...
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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 (mostly)
Other Communities
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Faithorn at
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Goodenow
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Plum Valley
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Willow Brook Estates
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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