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Notable locations in Crete: Tuxedo Park Campground (A), College Heights Country Club (B), Crete (C), Crete Junction (D), Farmers Cooperative Elevator (E), Saline County Fairgrounds (F), Doane Village (G), Frees Hall (H), Cassell Open Air Theatre (I), Gaylord Hall (J), Whitin Art Building (K), Fairchild and Faculty Apartments (L), Taylor House (M), Fiske Lodge (N), Padour-Walker Administration Building (O), Communications Building (P), Goodall Science Building (Q), Burrage Hall (R), Bauer House (S), Perkins Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Crete include: Sacred Heart Catholic Church (A), Jehovahs Witnesses Kingdom Hall (B), Cornerstone Bible Church (C), Plymouth Congregational Church (D), Crete Berean Church (E), Grace United Methodist Church (F), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (G), Faith Christian Church (H), Faith Evangelical Free Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sacred Heart Cemetery (1), Heart Cemetery (2), Riverside Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Miller Pond (A), Doane Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Walnut Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Crete include: Gus Stoll Park (1), Simon Field (2), All American Rose Test Garden (3), Tuxedo Park (4), Little League Park (5), Wildwood Park (6), Nebraska Chautauquas Historical Marker (7), Northward Park (8), Crete City Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Crete Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Benne Memorial Museum (800 West 13th Street).
Hotels: Star Motel (845 East Highway 33), Super 8 Motel (1880 West 12th Street), Villa Madrid Motel (1515 West Highway 33).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Crete and their reported violations in the past:
CRETE, CITY OF (Population served: 6200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-1998), St Public Notif received (NOV-25-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-17-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-17-1997), St Public Notif received (FEB-12-1997)
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN (Population served: 76, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-18-2006 and MAR-08-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-08-2006)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-16-2005 and JUN-08-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-08-2005)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-20-2004 and JUN-16-2004, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2004)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-21-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 12.7% | | Whole state: | 9.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 7.8% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Crete, NE
People in group quarters in Crete
- 606 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 99 people in nursing homes
- 36 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Crete compared to Nebraska state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Crete (2009 data):
- Union Bank and Trust Company: Crete Branch at 1100 Main Avenue, branch established on 1900-01-01. Info updated 2006-06-06: Bank assets: $2,437.5 mil, Deposits: $2,087.7 mil, headquarters in Lincoln, NE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 37 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers & Merchants Investment, Inc.
- Pinnacle Bank: Crete Branch at 143 East 13th Street, branch established on 1897-01-01. Info updated 2007-09-25: Bank assets: $2,301.6 mil, Deposits: $1,951.4 mil, headquarters in Lincoln, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 55 total offices, Holding Company: Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.
- City Bank & Trust Co.: Crete Branch at 1135 Main Street, branch established on 1997-10-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $275.3 mil, Deposits: $194.2 mil, headquarters in Lincoln, NE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Tcm Company
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Saline County Nebraska:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (72%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Religion statistics for Crete
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | Other religions |
| Adherents | 27.4% | 23.3% | 19.0% | 16.9% | 13.4% |
| Congregations | 19.0% | 33.3% | 9.5% | 19.0% | 19.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $16,162 | $38,789 | 1 | $55 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $20,708 | $62,124 | 7 | $1,875 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
11 | $42,872 | $46,769 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $17,619 | $35,238 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,129 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $12,558 | $37,674 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $370 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $13,466 | $40,398 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $5,865 | $35,190 | 12 | $2,668 |
| Water Supply |
8 | $21,766 | $32,649 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
10 | $37,273 | $44,728 | 2 | $1,140 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $11,781 | $35,343 | 4 | $1,725 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $5,121 | $30,726 | 10 | $2,854 |
| Totals for Government |
60 | $205,191 | $41,038 | 39 | $11,816 |
Crete government finances in 2006:
- Charges - All Other: $308,000
Sewerage: $204,000
Parks and Recreation: $136,000
- Construction - Central Staff Services: $18,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $6,033,000
Parks and Recreation: $619,000
Police Protection: $613,000
Sewerage: $546,000
Local Fire Protection: $409,000
Water Utilities: $395,000
Regular Highways: $387,000
Central Staff Services: $320,000
Financial Administration: $246,000
Public Welfare - Other: $89,000
General Public Buildings: $49,000
General - Other: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $477,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $435,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,227,000
Interest Earnings: $204,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,914,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,479,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $3,014,000
Electric Utilities: $354,000
Public Welfare - Other: $102,000
Police Protection: $95,000
Local Fire Protection: $63,000
Water Utilities: $37,000
Sewerage: $16,000
General - Other: $14,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
General Public Building: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,179,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,373,000
Water Utilities: $198,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $715,000
Highways: $404,000
General Local Government Support: $258,000
- Tax - Public Utilities Sales: $2,141,000
NEC: $1,113,000
Property: $740,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $581,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,566,000
6.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,647 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.82% | | Nebraska average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,167 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.79% | | Nebraska average: | 7.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Crete:
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFOR (1240 AM; 1 kW; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
- KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KLIN (1400 AM; 1 kW; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
- KLMS (1480 AM; 1 kW; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Crete:
- KDNE (91.9 FM; CRETE, NE; Owner: DOANE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
- KTGL (92.9 FM; BEATRICE, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KUCV (91.1 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
- KSLI-FM (104.1 FM; CRETE, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFLV (89.9 FM; WILBER, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KIBZ (106.3 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFRX (102.7 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
- KBBK (107.3 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KTMX (104.9 FM; YORK, NE; Owner: PRAIRIE STATES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KEFM (96.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WEBSTER COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
- K220GT (91.9 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KUTT (99.5 FM; FAIRBURY, NE; Owner: SIEBERT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KKUL (105.3 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KRKR (95.1 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Crete:
- KLKN (Channel 8; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KOLN (Channel 10; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
- KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
- KPTM (Channel 42; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
- KXVO (Channel 15; OMAHA, NE; Owner: MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY)
- K21ES (Channel 21; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
- K54EU (Channel 54; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
- KWAZ-LP (Channel 22; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K18CD (Channel 18; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K58GD (Channel 58; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K27GX (Channel 27; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K67CV (Channel 67; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CHANNEL AMERICA LPTV LIC. SUBSIDIARY)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Crete, Nebraska:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 8
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 22
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Nebraska average:
- Fatal accident count: 94
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 146
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 36
- Fatalities: 102
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 240
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Crete fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total costs: $1,305,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,005
Total average daily truck traffic: 80
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 1,364
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Crete)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Crete, NE)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- CRETE, Sw 1/4 Of Se 1/4 Of Section 28, Township 8n, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 90.2 m, Call Sign: WPJC213
Assigned Frequencies : 6585.00 MHz, 6605.00 MHz, 6635.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- Crete,NE, Lat: 40.588194 Lon: -96.978500, Call Sign: WQAY279
Assigned Frequencies : 956.443 MHz, 956.443 MHz Grant Date: 08/25/2004, Expiration Date: 08/25/2014, Certifier: Joseph Listengart
Registrant: Source Gas LLC, 370 Van Gordon St Ste 4000, Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 243-3590, Fax: (303) 243-3606, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2- Crete Municipal Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: KSS8, Licensee ID: L00004962
Assigned Frequencies : 122.800 MHz Grant Date: 01/04/2005, Expiration Date: 01/04/2015
Registrant: Crete Airport Authority, 241 E 13th St, Crete, NE 68333, Phone: (402) 826-4035, Fax: (402) 826-5179 - Crete Municipal Airport, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB3179, Licensee ID: L00003457
Assigned Frequencies : 0.42051 MHz Grant Date: 10/05/1999, Expiration Date: 10/05/2004, Cancelation Date: 06/13/2003
Registrant: State Of Nebraska, Box 82088, Lincoln, NE 68501-2088
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Crete)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Crete)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 34
- Hazardous Condition: 3
- Service Call: 2
- Good Intent Call: 8
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Crete, NE
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