Crete Il Forum (2024)

FAQs

What is the ethnicity of Crete Illinois? ›

Crete Demographics

White: 54.46% Black or African American: 35.31% Two or more races: 5.8% Other race: 3.29%

Yes. Our water has 35-39 grains of hardness.

Crete is a very safe neighborhood. You would not need to worry about safety here. I have lived there for most of my childhood.

In 1843, Wood served as the first postmaster and selected the name Crete from the New Testament writings of St. Paul.

But Crete does have a white-washed village: Loutro. Loutro is a spectacularly pretty seaside village on the south west coast, with plenty of charm, including that of being reachable only on foot or by ferryboat.

Water is exchanged at the slowest of rates making the med as clear as a swarovski crystal. Limited water exchange = limited food for tiny organisms called phytoplankton aka algae, and it's these little dudes who play the lead role in water clarity. The Mediterranean is classified as “oligotrophic”.

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Olous or Olus (Ancient Greek: Ὄλους, or Ὄλουλις) was a city of ancient Crete; now sunken, it was situated at the site of present day town of Elounda, Crete, Greece.

As in the mainland, the cost of living is often about 50% of what you'd expect to spend in the U.S. You can expect housing prices in the big cities of Heraklion, Chania, and Rethymno to be more expensive than in the surrounding towns.

Is Crete a good place to retire to? ›

If you're looking for a coastal retreat that combines natural beauty with cultural heritage, look no further than Crete. As Greece's largest island, Crete offers a diverse range of experiences for retirees.

The largest Crete racial/ethnic groups are White (52.7%) followed by Black (34.6%) and Hispanic (7.4%).

Crete was the center of Europe's first advanced civilization, the Minoan (c. 2700–1420 BC). This civilization wrote in the undeciphered script known as Linear A. Early Cretan history is replete with legends such as those of King Minos, Theseus, and the Minotaur, passed on orally via poets such as Homer.

Crete, NE is home to a population of 7.09k people, from which 84.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 23.2% of Crete, NE residents were born outside of the country (1.65k people). In 2022, there were 2.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.64k people) in Crete, NE than any other race or ethnicity.

French (Crête): nickname for an overproud man, from Old French creste 'crest (of a hill)' (from Late Latin crista), used with reference to the comb of a rooster.

Families are welcome at The White Houses of Crete in the lovely village of Makriyialos. The houses are appropriate for families. Whatever the size of your family, there's something at The White Houses to suit you.

As of 2020, 60% of the state is White, 14% are Black, 18% are Latino, 5% are Asian or Pacific Islander, and 2% are of mixed or another race.