Personal loans in Blaine, TN

Blaine is a small community in Tennessee, with an estimated 2,139 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook. Population in Blaine climbed about 2.7% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Rate-shopping from Blaine costs nothing at pre-qualification, where a soft pull leaves your credit file alone. The closest larger place is Plainview, TN about 6 miles away.

Blaine by the numbers

Most of what governs a Blaine loan is written in Tennessee law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.

• Population: 2,139 residents; Blaine is the 163rd-largest of 344 places in Tennessee (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
• Population trend: Up about 2.7% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
• Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 57 residents.
• Size percentile: Blaine sits ahead of around 53% of Tennessee places, at 2,139 people.
• Density: roughly 225 residents per square mile, spread over 9.5 sq mi of land.
• By land area: Blaine ranks 93rd among Tennessee's 344 places, at 9.5 sq mi.
• Water area rank: Blaine ranks 103rd among Tennessee's 344 places, with 0.02 sq mi.
• State population share: Blaine accounts for about 0.1% of everyone in Tennessee.
• National rank: Blaine is 7,389th of 19,457 places nationwide.
• Growth rank: Blaine's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 135th of 344 places in Tennessee.
• Against the state trend: Blaine's 2.7% change compares with a Tennessee average of +2.4% across its 344 places.
• Density rank: Blaine is the 293rd most densely settled place in Tennessee.
• Density in context: Blaine's 225 people per square mile sit against a Tennessee median of 553.
• Location: 36.1447, -83.6955 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
• Nearest larger cities: Plainview (6 mi); Maynardville (9 mi); Jefferson City (12 mi); Dandridge (17 mi); Knoxville (19 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Blaine whether or not they keep a local branch.
• Nearest smaller towns: Luttrell (5 mi); New Market (8 mi); Rutledge (13 mi).
• Within a 50-mile radius: 24 smaller Census places.
• At 100 miles: 85 larger Census places fall inside that radius.

Blaine on the map

Blaine covers about 9.5 square miles of land, with 0.02 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). Spread across it are roughly 225 residents per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Memphis, is roughly 359 miles away. Blaine has 33 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 85 larger places.

Lender access in Blaine

With about 225 residents per square mile, Blaine is lightly settled, and 33 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Blaine's 2,139 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, Plainview, TN about 6 miles away.

The Tennessee lending rules that reach Blaine

The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Tennessee, and so for Blaine's roughly 2,139 residents.

The anatomy of a Blaine personal loan

A Blaine personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 2,139 residents. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Blaine lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. The term you choose in Blaine decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.

Blaine in state context

Blaine is the 163rd-largest of 344 Census places in Tennessee and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Blaine stands 135th among Tennessee's 344 places — roughly the 61th percentile. Its roughly 225 residents per square mile place it 293rd among Tennessee's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 57 residents.