Personal loans in Georgetown, OH
Georgetown's population held flat through the 2020-to-2023 comparison. About 4,458 people live in Georgetown, placing it 270th of 924 Census places in Ohio.
Georgetown is a small community of about 4,458 residents, and a personal loan taken out here is governed by Ohio statute. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Georgetown. Every figure below is Ohio's own, applied to Georgetown's 4,458 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. The closest larger place is Maysville, KY about 16 miles away.
Where Georgetown stands
Georgetown is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: about 4,458, ranked 270th of 924 places in Ohio (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Little measurable movement between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: with 4,458 residents, Georgetown is larger than about 71% of Ohio's Census places.
- Population density: about 1,074 people per square mile across 4.2 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area rank: Georgetown's 4.2 square miles rank 241st of 924 places in Ohio.
- Share of Ohio: Georgetown holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 4,458 people.
- National standing: Georgetown ranks 5,169th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Georgetown ranks 239th among Ohio's 924 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Ohio: the state average change is +0.9%, while Georgetown moved 0.0%.
- Density rank: Georgetown places 568th among Ohio's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Georgetown's 1,074 people per square mile sit against a Ohio median of 1,289.
- Location: it lies at 38.8683, -83.8992 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Maysville (16 mi); Alexandria (27 mi); Hillsboro (28 mi); Milford (29 mi); Cold Spring (31 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Georgetown whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Nearest smaller towns: Hamersville (6 mi); Russellville (6 mi); Higginsport (7 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 102 places smaller than Georgetown sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 148 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Georgetown in state context
Among Ohio's 924 places, Georgetown sits at 270th for population, a share of roughly 0.1% of the state. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Georgetown stands 239th among Ohio's 924 places — roughly the 74th percentile. By density, at about 1,074 people per square mile, it ranks 568th in Ohio. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 0 residents.
Ohio consumer-lending rules applied in Georgetown
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Georgetown: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions (Consumer Finance Section). Source says: "The Consumer Finance Section is responsible for regulating non-depository consumer lenders and related consumer finance businesses." | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed short-term lenders; interest capped at 28% per annum; total fees and charges capped at 60% of the originally contracted loan amount. Source says: "(A) Interest not exceeding a rate of twenty-eight per cent per annum" (Ohio Rev. Code 1321.40); total fees/charges capped at "a total amount of fees and charges that exceeds sixty per cent of the originally contracted loan amount" (1321.403). | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer finance licenses required for non-depository lenders, including Consumer Installment Loan Act lenders, General Loan Law lenders, short-term lenders, and small loan lenders. Source says: "We issue and manage licenses for companies and individuals under multiple Ohio statutes." (page's regulated-statutes list names Consumer Installment Loan Act lenders, General Loan Law lenders, Short-term lenders, Small loan lenders). | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
A pre-application checklist for Georgetown
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Georgetown, home to about 4,458 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Verify the lender's Ohio licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
What differs between Georgetown and the rest of Ohio is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 4,458 people here.
Land, water and location for Georgetown
Georgetown covers about 4.2 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. The resulting density is about 1,074 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Columbus, the distance is roughly 91 miles. A 50-mile radius around Georgetown takes in 47 places that are larger. By land area it ranks 241st of 924 Ohio places.
How lenders reach Georgetown
At roughly 1,074 people per square mile, Georgetown is moderately settled; 47 larger places lie within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Georgetown's 4,458 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, Maysville, KY about 16 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Hamersville, OH — population 487
- Higginsport, OH — population 216
- Russellville, OH — population 541
- Dover, KY — population 221
- Augusta, KY — population 1,090
- Ripley, OH — population 1,581
- Mount Orab, OH — population 4,349
- Sardinia, OH — population 1,089