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Crete

Crete is a village in , United States. It is a far south suburb of , 30 miles from the and only 6 miles from the border.
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  • Type: Village with 8,470 residents
  • Description: town in the U.S. state of Illinois
  • Also known as: “Crete, IL”, “Crete, Illinois”, “Village of Crete”, and “Woods Corners”
  • Postal code: 60417

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crete-Monee High School and Balmoral Park.

School
is a four-year public high school located in Crete, Illinois, a far south suburb of , in the United States. Known colloquially as Crete, the high school houses students representing the surrounding communities of Crete, , , and portions of .

is an equestrian facility located just south of Crete, Illinois, United States. It operated from 1926 to 2015 as a horse racing track. It reopened in 2017 as a horse show facility under the same name, though this operation folded after only a few years. is situated 2 miles south of Crete.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steger and South Chicago Heights.

Village
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is a village in and , United States. It is 35 miles south of and had a population of 9,584 at the 2020 census. is situated 2 miles north of Crete.

Village
is a village and a south suburb in , United States. The population was 4,026 at the 2020 census. is situated 2½ miles north of Crete.

Village
is a village in with a small portion in in the U.S. state of . It is a south suburb of . The village is one of the region's few planned communities; it was developed in the 1960s as Wood Hill, then Park Forest South, and finally . is situated 2½ miles west of Crete.

Crete

Latitude
41.44453° or 41° 26′ 40″ north
Longitude
-87.63138° or 87° 37′ 53″ west
Population
8,470
Elevation
728 feet (222 metres)
Named after
Crete
United Nations Location Code
US CQQ
Open location code
86HJC9V9+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153541121
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4889120
Wiki­data ID
Q2575698
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Crete” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سرتي”
  • Basque: “Crete”
  • Catalan: “Crete”
  • Cebuano: “Crete”
  • Chinese: “Crete”
  • Chinese: “克里特 (伊利諾伊州)”
  • Chinese: “克里特”
  • Czech: “Crete”
  • Danish: “Crete”
  • Dutch: “Crete”
  • French: “Crete”
  • German: “Crete”
  • Gilaki: “کریت (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “کریت”
  • Haitian: “Crete, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “Crete”
  • Hungarian: “Crete”
  • Italian: “Crete”
  • Ladin: “Crete”
  • Mazanderani: “سرتی (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “سرتی”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Crete”
  • Newari: “क्रीट (इलियोनोई)”
  • Newari: “क्रीट, इलिनोइ”
  • Newari: “क्रीट, इलियोनोई”
  • Polish: “Crete”
  • Portuguese: “Crete”
  • Serbian: “Крит”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crete, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crete”
  • Slovak: “Crete”
  • Spanish: “Crete”
  • Swedish: “Crete, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Crete”
  • Ukrainian: “Крит”
  • Vietnamese: “Crete, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Crete”
  • Volapük: “Crete”
  • Welsh: “Crete, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Crete”

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Highlights include Crete United Methodist Church and Crete Village Hall.

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