Monroe Center is a village in
Ogle County, Illinois
Ogle County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 53,497. Its county seat is Oregon, and its largest city is Rochelle. Ogle County comprises Rochelle, ...
,
United States
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, southeast of
Rockford in
Monroe Township. It is located on the
Canadian Pacific Railway and on
Illinois Route 72
Illinois Route 72 is an east–west state road in northern Illinois. It runs from the intersection with Illinois Route 73 north of Lanark east to Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue) in Chicago. This is a distance of .
Route description
Ill ...
, about .6 mile east of Exit 111 from
Interstate 39
Interstate 39 (I-39) is a highway in the Midwestern United States. I-39 runs from Normal, Illinois, at I-55 to State Trunk Highway 29 (WIS 29) in the town of Rib Mountain, Wisconsin, which is approximately south of Wausau. I- ...
. 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 , all land.
Demographics
Notable person
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Charles W. Baker (1876-1953), Illinois state legislator and farmer, was born in Monroe Center.
['Senator Baker, Legislator, 38 Years, Dies,' Rockford Register Republic, February 26, 1963]
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Andra Martin (born Sandra Rehn) (1935–2022), American Actor, grew up on the family farm in Monroe Center.
References
External links
2005 Estimates
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Villages in Ogle County, Illinois
Villages in Illinois