Crete (Nebraska)

Saline County

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Crete is a city in Saline County in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

Demography

According to census of 2000, Crete has 6,028 inhabitants, of whom 2,963 men and 3,065 women

Location

Crete is located in southeastern Nebraska, about 30 km southwest of Lincoln, the Nebraska State Highways 33 and 103

History

Crete in 1871, as " Blue River City", the place of the first settler Jesse Bickle, and the district, which belonged to the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad, grew together. The city was named after Crete, Illinois. 1881 emerged the wooden house of high school and three other schools. Crete stood twice for election to the County Seat (1877 and 1927 ), but without success. In the first decade of the 20th century the first theater, " The Lyric " was born, and 1915, then became the " Sokol Hall " dedicated to the then shifted a large part of social life.