Editing Monson Center, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
Monson Center is in the east-central part of the town of Monson, located at {{Coord|42|5|51|N|72|18|54|W|type:city}} (42.097633, -72.314865).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb/| title=TIGERweb: Monson Center, MA| publisher=Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> 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 {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Palmer, Massachusetts|Palmer]] and south {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Stafford Springs, Connecticut]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Monson Center CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.33%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>