Personal loans in Ardentown, DE

What the Census records for Ardentown

Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Delaware rules a lender must follow — and they are below.

• Population: a Census-estimated 254, 47th among Delaware's 57 places (Vintage 2023).
• Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 0.4%.
• Absolute change: 1 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
• Size percentile: about 18% of Delaware communities are smaller than Ardentown (254 residents).
• Land and density: 0.2 square miles of land carry roughly 1,085 residents per square mile.
• By land area: Ardentown ranks 48th among Delaware's 57 places, at 0.2 sq mi.
• Share of state population: Ardentown's 254 residents are about 0.1% of Delaware.
• National rank: Ardentown is the 15,702nd most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
• Growth rank: Ardentown's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 52nd of 57 places in Delaware.
• Against the state trend: Ardentown's 0.4% change compares with a Delaware average of +6.8% across its 57 places.
• Density rank: Ardentown places 37th among Delaware's places by people per square mile.
• Against the state median: Ardentown runs about 1,085 residents per square mile, where the Delaware median is 1,284.
• Location: latitude 39.8084, longitude -75.4810 (Census Gazetteer).
• Nearest larger cities: Arden (0 mi); Bellefonte (3 mi); Marcus Hook (3 mi); Trainer (4 mi); Penns Grove (6 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
• Smaller communities close by: Ardencroft (0 mi); Tavistock (24 mi); New Morgan (34 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
• Smaller neighbours: 8 places smaller than Ardentown sit within 50 miles.
• Within 100 miles: 684 places are larger than Ardentown.

Ardentown in state context

Within Delaware, Ardentown holds roughly 0.1% of all residents, the 47th-largest share among 57 places. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 52nd of 57 Delaware places, putting it near the 9th percentile for growth. At about 1,085 people per square mile, Ardentown is the 37th most densely settled place in Delaware. By land area, its 0.2 square miles rank 48th of 57 places in Delaware.

What shapes a Ardentown personal loan

Most loans made to Ardentown's 254 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. A lender serving Ardentown's 254 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Ardentown loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.

Getting a loan in Ardentown

At roughly 1,085 people per square mile, Ardentown is moderately settled; 218 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Delaware licence lets a lender serve Ardentown without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 254 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is Arden, DE about 0 miles away.

What Delaware law requires in Ardentown

Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Ardentown: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.

A practical checklist for Ardentown borrowers

Complete these steps first when you borrow in Ardentown (254 residents):

1. Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
2. Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
3. Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
4. Look the lender up in the Delaware regulator's licence records before you sign.
5. Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
6. Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
7. Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.

None of these steps is Ardentown-specific: the same Delaware licensing and disclosure rules reach all 254 residents.