Crete

Crete is a city in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,960 at the 2010 census. Crete is located at 40°37′29″N 96°57′33″W / 40.62472°N 96.95917°W / 40.62472; -96.95917 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles , all of it land. The city is mentioned in Brewer and Shipley's 1970 hit song "Tarkio Road." As of the census of 2000, there were 6,028 people, 2,078 households, and 1,317 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,541.9 people... per square mile . There were 2,188 housing units at an average density of 922.7 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 86.48% White, 0.76% African American, 0.73% Native American, 3.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.90% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.50% of the population. There were 2,078 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 29.
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