Monroe Center, Illinois

Monroe Center
Village
Post office in Monroe Center
Location of Monroe Center in Ogle County, Illinois.
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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
Area [1]
•  Village	1.21 sq mi (3.14 km2)
• Land	1.21 sq mi (3.14 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	853 ft (260 m)
Population  (2020)
•  Village	411
• Density	339.11/sq mi (130.91/km2)
•  Urban	550
•  Metro	1,200
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code	61052
Area code	815
FIPS code	17-50062
GNIS feature ID	2399384 [2]
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, approximately 0.6 mile east of Exit 111 from Interstate 39. The village had a population of 471 at the 2010 census.

Geography

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. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	471		—
2020	411		−12.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Education

It is in the Meridian Community Unit School District 223. ^[5]

Notable people

• Charles W. Baker (1876–1953), Illinois state legislator and farmer, was born in Monroe Center. ^[6]
• Andra Martin (born Sandra Rehn) (1935–2022), actress, grew up on the family farm in Monroe Center.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe Center, Illinois
3. {{cite web url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1750062 |title=G001 – Geographic Identifiers – 2010 Census Summary File 1 |accessdate=December 19, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055221/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1750062 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}
4. "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ogle County, IL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 26, 2025. - Text list
6. 'Senator Baker, Legislator, 38 Years, Dies,' Rockford Register Republic, February 26, 1963

External links

• 2005 Estimates