Crete Township, Illinois

Crete Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 23,774 and it contained 10,286 housing units.^[2] Washington Township was formed from a portion of Crete.

Crete Township
Township
Location in Will County
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Will
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	44.38 sq mi (114.9 km2)
• Land	44.34 sq mi (114.8 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.09%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	23,530
• Density	536.2/sq mi (207.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-197-17536

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.38 square miles (114.9 km²), of which 44.34 square miles (114.8 km²) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.09%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Crete
• Park Forest (small portion)
• Sauk Village (small portion)
• Steger (southwest third)
• University Park (mostly)

Other Communities

• Faithorn at 41.428089°N 87.608093°W / 41.428089; -87.608093
• Goodenow
• Plum Valley
• Willow Brook Estates

Demographics

The population as of 2016 was 23,530.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	23,530	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Notable people

• Emma Clara Schweer, former tax collector of Crete Township and the oldest elected official in the United States