Monroe Center, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Monroe Center is a village in Ogle County
, Illinois
, is located southeast of Rockford
in Monroe Township
. It is located on the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad
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.
Ogle County, Illinois
Ogle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 53,497, which is an increase of 4.8% from 51,032 in 2000. Its county seat is Oregon, and its largest city is Rochelle...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, is located southeast of Rockford
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...
in Monroe Township
Monroe Township, Ogle County, Illinois
Monroe Township is located in Ogle County, Illinois. The population was 1,570 at the 2000 census. There are three restaurants and two gas stations in the township.- External links :****...
. It is located on the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad
Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad
The Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad was a Class II railroad operating in the north central United States. It has been controlled by the Canadian Pacific Railway and operated as a part of its system since October 30, 2008...
and on Illinois Route 72
Illinois Route 72
Illinois Route 72 is an east–west state road in northeastern Illinois. It runs from the intersection with Illinois Route 73 north of Lanark east to Illinois Route 43 in Chicago...
, about .6 mile east of Exit 111 from Interstate 39
Interstate 39
Interstate 39 is a highway in the midwestern United States. I-39 runs from Normal, Illinois at Interstate 55 to Highway 29 in Rothschild, Wisconsin, approximately six miles south of Wausau. I-39 was designed to replace US Highway 51, which in the early 1980s was one of the busiest two-lane...
. The village had a population of 471 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Monroe Center is on a hill and has many agricultural fields surrounding it. The Kilbuck Creek is the only body of water in the area.Demographics
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