Personal loans in Hamburg, MN
A lender serving Hamburg holds a Minnesota licence and answers to a Minnesota regulator; no city office is involved for its 553 residents. A single loan can carry different costs on either side of a state line, and Hamburg sits on the Minnesota side of that line. By population, Hamburg sits at 468th in Minnesota, with an estimated 553 residents. Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach Hamburg's 553 residents. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 2.3%. The closest larger city is Norwood Young America, MN about 4 miles away.
Borrowing in Hamburg: the local picture
Here is the sourced Census picture for Hamburg, plus the Minnesota lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: the Census counts 553 residents in Hamburg (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 468th-largest figure among Minnesota's 853 places.
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 2.3% between 2020 and 2023.
- Absolute change: 13 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: about 45% of Minnesota communities are smaller than Hamburg (553 residents).
- Density: roughly 2,633 residents per square mile, spread over 0.2 sq mi of land.
- Land area: Hamburg covers 0.2 square miles, the 821st-largest area among Minnesota's 853 places.
- Share of Minnesota: Hamburg holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 553 people.
- Nationally: Hamburg is the 12,750th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Hamburg's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 657th of 853 places in Minnesota.
- Versus Minnesota: the state average change is +0.1%, while Hamburg moved 2.3%.
- Density in Minnesota: Hamburg ranks 38th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Minnesota: Hamburg's 2,633 people per square mile compare with a state median of 607.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 44.7325, -93.9632.
- Nearest larger cities: Norwood Young America (4 mi); Green Isle (4 mi); Cologne (9 mi); Glencoe (10 mi); Arlington (10 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller towns nearby: Plato (5 mi); New Germany (10 mi); New Auburn (14 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 24 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 351 places are larger than Hamburg.
The anatomy of a Hamburg personal loan
In Hamburg, a small community of about 553, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Two numbers drive a Hamburg 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 Hamburg loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Where Hamburg sits
Hamburg's land area is roughly 0.2 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. Spread across it are roughly 2,633 residents per square mile. Minneapolis, the largest place in Minnesota, is about 38 miles from Hamburg. A 50-mile radius around Hamburg takes in 160 places that are larger. By land area it ranks 821st of 853 Minnesota places.
How Minnesota law applies in Hamburg
When Minnesota does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Hamburg is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Minnesota Department of Commerce (commissioner of commerce) Source says: ""Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 6% per year legal rate of interest; a different rate may be contracted for in writing (Minn. Stat. § 334.01) Source says: "The interest for any legal indebtedness shall be at the rate of $6 upon $100 for a year" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed; APR capped at 36%, or up to 50% with an ability-to-repay analysis (Minn. Stat. §§ 47.60, 47.601, 47.603) Source says: "The cap on that annual percentage rate is set at either 36%, or up to 50% if the lender conducts an ability to repay analysis" | Minnesota Department of Commerce as of 2026-09-16 |
A pre-application checklist for Hamburg
For Hamburg's roughly 553 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Confirm the Minnesota licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
What differs between Hamburg and the rest of Minnesota is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 553 people here.
Hamburg's place among Minnesota's 853 places
Against Minnesota's other places, Hamburg accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 468th of 853 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Hamburg stands 657th among Minnesota's 853 places — roughly the 23th percentile. By density, at about 2,633 people per square mile, it ranks 38th in Minnesota. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 13 residents.
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Nearby places
- Norwood Young America, MN — population 3,811
- Green Isle, MN — population 663
- Plato, MN — population 325
- New Germany, MN — population 453
- Lester Prairie, MN — population 1,901
- Arlington, MN — population 2,305
- Mayer, MN — population 2,528
- Cologne, MN — population 2,075