Personal loans in Crooks, SD

Crooks: population, trend and location

What follows is Crooks's place in the Census record, alongside the South Dakota rules that govern a personal loan made here.

• Population: 1,371 people, a figure that places Crooks 43rd among the 309 Census places in South Dakota (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
• Population trend: Up about 0.2% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
• People gained or lost: about 3 more since the 2020 base.
• Size percentile: Crooks's 1,371 people outrank roughly 86% of the places in South Dakota.
• Population density: 1,062 people per square mile on 1.3 square miles of land.
• Land area: Crooks covers 1.3 square miles, the 79th-largest area among South Dakota's 309 places.
• State population share: Crooks accounts for about 0.2% of everyone in South Dakota.
• National standing: Crooks ranks 9,040th of 19,457 US places.
• Growth rank: Crooks's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 130th of 309 places in South Dakota.
• State comparison: South Dakota's places average +0.9% for 2020-to-2023, against Crooks's 0.2%.
• Density rank: Crooks is the 66th most densely settled place in South Dakota.
• Density in context: Crooks's 1,062 people per square mile sit against a South Dakota median of 581.
• Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 43.6548, -96.8068.
• Nearest larger cities: Hartford (7 mi); Sioux Falls (9 mi); Brandon (12 mi); Dell Rapids (13 mi); Tea (14 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Crooks whether or not they keep a local branch.
• Nearest smaller towns: Baltic (8 mi); Colton (11 mi); Humboldt (13 mi).
• Smaller places within 50 miles: 74 of them.
• At 100 miles: 63 larger Census places fall inside that radius.

What shapes a Crooks personal loan

Crooks is a small community of about 1,371 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Crooks can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Crooks loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.

Steps to take before a Crooks loan

Complete these steps first when you borrow in Crooks (1,371 residents):

1. Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
2. Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
3. Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
4. Check the South Dakota regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
5. Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
6. If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
7. Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.

What differs between Crooks and the rest of South Dakota is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 1,371 people here.

How South Dakota law applies in Crooks

South Dakota has no separate rate rule for Crooks; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 1,371 people.

The geography behind Crooks

Inside Crooks's boundaries lie about 1.3 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. With 1,371 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,062 people per square mile. Sioux Falls, the largest place in South Dakota, is about 9 miles from Crooks. Counting outward 50 miles, 19 larger communities surround Crooks. The 100-mile radius contains 63 larger places.

Crooks in state context

Crooks is the 43rd-largest of 309 Census places in South Dakota and contains about 0.2% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 130th of 309 South Dakota places, putting it near the 58th percentile for growth. By density, at about 1,062 people per square mile, it ranks 66th in South Dakota. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 3 residents.