Monroe Center, Illinois

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Monroe Center
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Location of Monroe Center in Ogle County, Illinois.
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Monroe Center
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Monroe Center
Monroe Center (Illinois)
Coordinates: 42°05′54″N89°00′02″W / 42.09833°N 89.00056°W / 42.09833; -89.00056
Country United States
State Illinois
County Ogle
Township Monroe
Government
Area
[1]
   Village 1.21 sq mi (3.14 km2)
  Land1.21 sq mi (3.14 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
853 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020)
   Village 411
  Density339.11/sq mi (130.91/km2)
   Urban
550
   Metro
1,200
Time zone cst
Postal code
61052
Area code 815
FIPS code 17-50062
Website www.monroecenter.org

Monroe Center is a village in Ogle County, Illinois, United States, southeast of Rockford in Monroe Township. It is located on the Canadian Pacific Railway and on Illinois Route 72, about .6 mile east of Exit 111 from Interstate 39. The village had a population of 471 at the 2010 census.

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Geography

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Fire department for Monroe Center and Monroe Township

Monroe Center is on a hill and has many fields surrounding it. The Kilbuck Creek along with the retainment ponds and lakes alongside I-39 are the only bodies of water in the area. According to the 2010 census, Monroe Center has a total area of 1.21 square miles (3.13 km2), all land. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 471
2020 411−12.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

Notable person

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  4. 'Senator Baker, Legislator, 38 Years, Dies,' Rockford Register Republic, February 26, 1963