Monson Center

Geography

Monson Center is in the east-central part of the town of Monson, located at (42.097633, -72.314865). The CDP includes the town center ("Monson"), the adjacent village of South Monson, and rural land to the east and west of the villages. The eastern limit of the CDP is King Street and East Hill Road; the southern limit is Munn Street, Maple Street, and Bliss Street; the western limit is Ely Road, High Street, and Margaret Street; and the northern limit is Thompson Street, Chestnut Street, and Brimfield Road. The two villages are in the valley of Chicopee Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Quaboag River. Massachusetts Route 32 (Main Street) runs through the valley and the two villages, leading north to Palmer and south to Stafford Springs, Connecticut. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Monson Center CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.33%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Springfield International Charter School
  Other · Springfield · 1,520 students · 22.7:1 ratio
• Minnechaug Regional High
  High · Wilbraham · 984 students · 13.9:1 ratio
• Pathfinder Vocational Technical
  High · Palmer · 640 students · 9.4:1 ratio
• Wilbraham Middle
  Middle · Wilbraham · 599 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• Old Mill Pond
  Elementary · Palmer · 599 students · 11.3:1 ratio
• Meadow Brook
  Elementary · East Longmeadow · 566 students · 13.5:1 ratio
• Palmer High
  High · Palmer · 535 students · 8.9:1 ratio
• Paul R Baird Middle
  Middle · Ludlow · 516 students · 10.8:1 ratio