Personal loans in Cherry Valley, AR
At about 567 residents, Cherry Valley is larger than roughly 51% of the places in Arkansas. If you are weighing a personal loan in Cherry Valley, start from the payment you can carry; its 567 residents face the same statewide rules. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Cherry Valley residents before they take on more. Consumer lending that reaches Cherry Valley's 567 residents is governed by Arkansas statute; no city ordinance changes it. The trend for Cherry Valley between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 1.2%. A larger market lies at Harrisburg, AR about 11 miles away.
Local context for Cherry Valley
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Arkansas rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: 567 residents; Cherry Valley is the 244th-largest of 500 places in Arkansas (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A drop of about 1.2% from 2020 to 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 7 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: Cherry Valley sits ahead of around 51% of Arkansas places, at 567 people.
- Population density: 740 people per square mile on 0.8 square miles of land.
- Land area: Cherry Valley covers 0.8 square miles, the 384th-largest area among Arkansas's 500 places.
- Share of Arkansas: Cherry Valley holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 567 people.
- National rank: Cherry Valley sits 12,655th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Cherry Valley ranks 297th among Arkansas's 500 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Arkansas: the state average change is +0.3%, while Cherry Valley moved 1.2%.
- Density rank: Cherry Valley places 110th among Arkansas's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Cherry Valley's 740 people per square mile sit against a Arkansas median of 386.
- Location: it lies at 35.4028, -90.7536 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Harrisburg (11 mi); Wynne (12 mi); Parkin (15 mi); Weiner (17 mi); Earle (19 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Cherry Valley.
- Smaller places close by: Hickory Ridge (14 mi); Fisher (14 mi); Waldenburg (15 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 49 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 171.
Cherry Valley's place among Arkansas's 500 places
Cherry Valley is the 244th-largest of 500 Census places in Arkansas and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Cherry Valley stands 297th among Arkansas's 500 places — roughly the 41th percentile. At about 740 people per square mile, Cherry Valley is the 110th most densely settled place in Arkansas. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 7 residents.
Getting a loan in Cherry Valley
With about 740 residents per square mile, Cherry Valley is moderately settled, and 44 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Cherry Valley's 567 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. For a larger market, the closest option is Harrisburg, AR about 11 miles away.
How personal loans work in Cherry Valley
Cherry Valley is a small community of about 567 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Two numbers drive a Cherry Valley loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Cherry Valley loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
The geography behind Cherry Valley
Cherry Valley's land area is roughly 0.8 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. The resulting density is about 740 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Little Rock, the distance is roughly 102 miles. Within 50 miles of Cherry Valley there are 44 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 384th of 500 Arkansas places.
Arkansas rules behind a Cherry Valley personal loan
When Arkansas does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Cherry Valley is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Arkansas State Bank Department Source says: "The Department is charged with regulating state-chartered commercial banks with main offices in Arkansas". | Arkansas State Bank Department as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | See the latest published figure value_text left null: the State Bank Department does not publish a consumer small-loan license rate schedule that could be verified; storefront payday lending has been eliminated (see Payday lending status). See the linked regulator page for the licensee categories it supervises. | Arkansas State Bank Department as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 17% per annum for loans not made by or to governmental units or by federally insured depository institutions (Amendment 89, effective January 1, 2011) Source says: "shall not exceed seventeen percent (17%) per annum". | Arkansas Legislature — Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 89, § 3 (proposed by H.J.R. 1004 of 2009) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Harrisburg, AR — population 2,209
- Wynne, AR — population 8,011
- Fisher, AR — population 173
- Hickory Ridge, AR — population 229
- Waldenburg, AR — population 53
- Parkin, AR — population 784
- Weiner, AR — population 621
- Colt, AR — population 284