Personal loans in Butler, IL
In Butler, one of 1,294 Census places in Illinois, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate. With 164 residents, Butler outranks about 11% of the communities in Illinois.
Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Butler. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 1.2% decline in Butler. Which products a lender may offer to Butler's 164 residents follows from the Illinois consumer-lending framework. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Hillsboro, IL about 4 miles away.
The Butler data picture
What follows is Butler's place in the Census record, alongside the Illinois rules that govern a personal loan made here.
- Population: the Census counts 164 residents in Butler (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 1,152nd-largest figure among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- Population trend: About 1.2% below the 2020 Census base.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 2 residents.
- Size percentile: about 11% of Illinois's Census places are smaller than Butler.
- Population density: about 275 people per square mile across 0.6 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area rank: Butler's 0.6 square miles rank 973rd of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- State population share: Butler accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Illinois.
- National rank: Butler is 17,052nd of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Butler ranks 289th among Illinois's 1,294 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Illinois's places average -2.0% for 2020-to-2023, against Butler's 1.2%.
- Density in Illinois: Butler ranks 1,137th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Butler's 275 people per square mile sit against a Illinois median of 993.
- Location: 39.1975 / -89.5322, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Hillsboro (4 mi); Schram City (4 mi); Taylor Springs (5 mi); Irving (7 mi); Litchfield (7 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller places nearby: Walshville (10 mi); Donnellson (12 mi); Eagarville (15 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 19 places smaller than Butler sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 592 places are larger than Butler.
Butler on the map
Inside Butler's boundaries lie about 0.6 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. That land carries about 275 people per square mile. Chicago, the largest place in Illinois, is about 207 miles from Butler. Within 50 miles of Butler there are 171 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 19 smaller Census places.
How lenders reach Butler
Butler is a lightly settled community of about 164 people, with 171 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Lenders licensed in Illinois reach Butler's 164 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest bigger place is Hillsboro, IL about 4 miles away.
What shapes a Butler personal loan
In Butler, a small community of about 164, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Butler. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Butler loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
What Illinois law requires in Butler
For the roughly 164 residents of Butler, the rules below are Illinois's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Financial Institutions Source says: "DFI licenses, charters, and examines a wide variety of financial products and services including: Consumer and Sales Finance and Collection Agencies". | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 9% annual percentage rate (general written-contract interest cap) Source says: "it shall be lawful for the parties to stipulate or agree that an annual percentage rate of 9%, or any less sum". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license; capped at 36% annual percentage rate (payday loans) Source says: "shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate ... for a payday loan". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Steps to take before a Butler loan
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Butler, home to about 164 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Confirm the Illinois licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
The process is identical across Illinois; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Butler holds 164 people.
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Nearby places
- Hillsboro, IL — population 5,773
- Taylor Springs, IL — population 728
- Schram City, IL — population 551
- Irving, IL — population 365
- Raymond, IL — population 921
- Litchfield, IL — population 6,614
- Walshville, IL — population 61
- Harvel, IL — population 170