Personal loans in Anton, TX
The Census counts 916 people in Anton, the 828th-largest figure among Texas's 1,224 places. For a borrower among the roughly 916 residents of Anton, a personal loan is a tool whose cost turns on the terms, not the address.
Decide the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before sharing any details with a Anton lender. Which products a lender may offer to Anton's 916 residents follows from the Texas consumer-lending framework. Population in Anton dropped about 1.4% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Littlefield, TX about 12 miles away.
Anton: population, trend and location
Two layers matter for a Anton borrower: the local population picture and Texas's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: the Census counts 916 residents in Anton (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 828th-largest figure among Texas's 1,224 places.
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 1.4% between 2020 and 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 13 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 32% of Texas's places have fewer residents than Anton's 916.
- Population density: about 1,260 people per square mile (Census land area 0.7 sq mi).
- Land area: Anton covers 0.7 square miles, the 1,086th-largest area among Texas's 1,224 places.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Texas's residents live in Anton (916 people).
- National rank: Anton is the 10,617th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Anton ranks 1,002nd among Texas's 1,224 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Texas's places average +6.5% for 2020-to-2023, against Anton's 1.4%.
- Density rank: Anton is the 368th most densely settled place in Texas.
- Density vs Texas: Anton's 1,260 people per square mile compare with a state median of 840.
- Location: 33.8107 / -102.1622, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Littlefield (12 mi); Shallowater (13 mi); Abernathy (18 mi); Levelland (20 mi); Wolfforth (23 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller towns nearby: Smyer (15 mi); Opdyke West (17 mi); New Deal (19 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 15 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 43.
What a Anton borrower is actually offered
A Anton personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 916 residents. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Anton's rank of 828th in Texas: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Anton loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Texas rules behind a Anton personal loan
Every row below records a Texas rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Anton lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | License required for non-depository lenders charging more than 10% interest; Chapter 342 governs consumer loans (Tex. Fin. Code § 342.051) Source says: Non-depository lenders who engage in making, transacting, or collecting loans with a rate of interest greater than 10% must be licensed by the OCCC. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
Anton in state context
Against Texas's other places, Anton accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 828th of 1,224 by size. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 1,002nd of 1,224 Texas places, putting it near the 18th percentile for growth. Its roughly 1,260 residents per square mile place it 368th among Texas's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 13 residents.
Anton: area, density and distance
Anton covers about 0.7 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. With 916 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,260 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Houston, the distance is roughly 485 miles. Within 50 miles of Anton there are 23 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 43 larger places.
Before you apply in Anton
Before you hand your details to a lender in Anton, where the population is near 916:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Confirm the Texas licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
In Anton as elsewhere in Texas, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 916 residents.
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Nearby places
- Littlefield, TX — population 5,768
- Shallowater, TX — population 2,932
- Smyer, TX — population 445
- Opdyke West, TX — population 227
- Levelland, TX — population 12,530
- Abernathy, TX — population 2,814
- Amherst, TX — population 655
- New Deal, TX — population 735