Monroe Center, Illinois
Monroe Center | |
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Monroe Center Location within Ogle County | |
Coordinates: 42°05′54″N 89°00′02″W / 42.09833°N 89.00056°WCoordinates: 42°05′54″N 89°00′02″W / 42.09833°N 89.00056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Ogle |
Township | Monroe |
Government | |
Area | |
• 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 | 853 ft (260 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Village | 471 |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 435 |
• Density | 358.91/sq mi (138.56/km2) |
• Urban | 550 |
• Metro | 1,200 |
Time zone | cst |
Postal code | 61052 |
Area code(s) | 815 |
FIPS code | 17-50062 |
Website | www |
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. The controversial Great Lakes Basin Railroad is planned to run through Monroe Center.
Geography[]
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 | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2010 | 471 | — | |
2019 (est.) | 435 | [2] | −7.6% |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
Notable person[]
- Charles W. Baker (1876-1953), Illinois state legislator and farmer, was born in Monroe Center.[5]
References[]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ 'Senator Baker, Legislator, 38 Years, Dies,' Rockford Register Republic, February 26, 1963
External links[]
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Categories:
- Villages in Ogle County, Illinois
- Villages in Illinois