Map of Crete city, Nebraska

Crete is a city in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,099 at the 2020 census.

Crete city overview:
Name:	Crete city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Saline County
Elevation:	1,352 ft (412 m)
Total Area:	3.85 sq mi (9.97 km²)
Land Area:	3.80 sq mi (9.84 km²)
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²)
Total Population:	7,099
Population Density:	1,869.14/sq mi (721.72/km²)
ZIP code:	68333
Area code:	402
FIPS code:	3111370
GNISfeature ID:	2393673
Website:	http://www.crete.ne.gov

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History

The railroad was extended to the area in 1870, bringing settlers. In 1871, two rival towns merged to form a new town, which was named after Crete, Illinois, the former hometown of an early settler. The name was also chosen to conform with the alphabetical stops on the new Burlington & Quincy Railroad line traveling westward from Lincoln: Berks, Crete, Dorchester, Exeter, Fairmont, Grafton, Harvard, Inland, Junianta, Kenesaw, Lowell, Minden etc. Some towns were already in existence, with Friend and Sutton inserted into the alphabetical town names. It was planned to have a town every 9 miles on the railroad, as a steam engine needed to fill up with water periodically. are Crete was once a contender for county seat.

On February 18, 1969, Crete was the site of a railroad accident that released a fog of anhydrous ammonia fumes from a ruptured railroad tank car, killing five residents and seriously injuring 11 others in their homes. Another three people, hoboes who had been riding on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad freight train as it traveled from Denver to Chicago, died of injuries received in the train derailment.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.97 square miles (7.69 km), of which 2.92 square miles (7.56 km) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km) is water.