| Monroe Center | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Illinois Ogle County#USA Illinois |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Ogle County |
| Coordinates: | 42.0983°N -89.0006°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ogle |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Monroe |
| Established Date: | 1875 |
| Leader Title: | Village President |
| Leader Name1: | Steve Gronlund |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.21 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.21 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 853 |
| Population Total: | 411 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 339.11 |
| Population Urban: | 550 |
| Population Metro: | 1200 |
| Timezone1: | cst |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 61052 |
| Area Code: | 815 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-50062 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.14 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.14 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Km2: | 130.91 |
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.
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 1.21sqmi, all land.[2]