Crete, Nebraska NE Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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Crete is a city in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,028 at the 2000 census. Crete is located at 40.624790, -96.959178. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²), all land.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 20.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

Points of interest
Doane College - Doane College is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, United States, with additional campuses located in Lincoln and Grand Island. It was founded in 1872 as a Congregational institution by Thomas Doane, chief civil engineer of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad.

Doane College Osterhout Arboretum - 300 acres (1.2 km²) is an arboretum located at 1014 Boswell Street on the campus of Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.

The campus features more than 160 species of trees and shrubs, and a wide variety of flowering plants and bushes, including flora such as Exbury Azalea, Star Magnolia, and Flowering Dogwood.

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