THE MONROE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Monroe township has 36.1 square miles of land in Ogle County. Its Census reference point is in Illinois/Indiana Prairies, within Central Corn Belt Plains.
Glaciated plains historically supported tallgrass prairie mixed with oak and hickory woodland. Dark prairie soils and broad farming landscapes distinguish much of the Central Corn Belt.
Regional context: Central Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Monroe and Ogle County
Monroe is associated with Ogle County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Monroe by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Monroe, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 0.6% recorded for Ogle County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Monroe township has 29.8 times the land area of nearby Monroe Center village (1.21 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

