Monroe Center, Illinois

Monroe Center
Post office in Monroe Center
Location of Monroe Center in Ogle County, Illinois.
Monroe Center
Location within Ogle County
Monroe Center
Monroe Center (Illinois)
Coordinates: 42°05′54″N 89°00′02″W / 42.09833°N 89.00056°W / 42.09833; -89.00056
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyOgle
TownshipMonroe
Established1875
Area
 • Village
1.21 sq mi (3.14 km2)
 • Land1.21 sq mi (3.14 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
853 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Village
411
 • Density339.1/sq mi (130.91/km2)
 • Urban
550
 • Metro
1,200
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code
61052
Area code815
FIPS code17-50062
GNIS feature ID2399384
Websitewww.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. As of the 2020 census, Monroe Center had a population of 411.