Crete Township, Illinois

Crete Township
Township
Location in Will County
Location in Will County
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyWill
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
 • Total
44.38 sq mi (114.9 km2)
 • Land44.34 sq mi (114.8 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)  0.09%
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
23,530
 • Density536.2/sq mi (207.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-197-17536
Websitecretetownship.com

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.

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

Other Communities

Demographics

The population as of 2016 was 23,530.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)23,530[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

Notable people

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

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Faithorn began as a railroad marshalling yard. Not to be confused with Faithorn, Michigan or the township. All are named after the Chicago railroad baron, John Nicholson Faithorn (1852–1914), who served as the president and general manager of the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad and was a key figure in the Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Railway.[3][4][5] And whose name appeared on "Faithorn jet"[6] and the eponymous “Faithorn yard.”[7] Situated near Crete, Illinois, close to the B&O property line, Faithorn Yard was a historic railroad yard located in Faithorn, Illinois, near the Illinois-Indiana border.[8] It served as the northern terminus of the Milwaukee Road's "South Eastern" line on the Terre Haute Division. It was a key, now-defunct terminal for the Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Railway, later acquired by the Milwaukee Road. It was active through the 1970s before being abandoned, per discussions on Trainorders.com.[9]

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 28, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ McLeod, Richard (1968). "History of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railway". The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. 118: 7–20.
  4. ↑ Herman 2009, p. 267.
  5. ↑ "Centennial History of the City of Chicago" (PDF). The Chicago Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois: PRESS OF THE BLAKELY PRINTING COMPANY. 1905. pp. 101–102.
  6. ↑ "Peninsula and Wisconsin Divisions". The Railroad Telegrapher. p. 1167.
  7. ↑ Sampson, Guy E. (April 1928). "Chicago Terminals" (PDF). The Milwaukee Magazine. Milwaukee Road. p. 36.
  8. ↑ Faithorn, IL: Boundary between B&OCT and Milwaukee (October 21, 2017)
  9. ↑ "Faithorn Yard".
  10. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Sources

  • Herman, Jenifer (2009). "Faithorn, Michigan". The Encyclopedia of Michigan. Vol. 1. State History Publications. p. 267. ISBN 9780403094196. ISBN 0403094194.

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