Personal loans in Holmesville, OH
Holmesville, Ohio — home to about 373 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Ohio law rather than any local rule. Roughly 373 residents live in Holmesville, the 726th-largest community in Ohio. Census figures show Holmesville holding steady across 2020 to 2023. For the 373 people in Holmesville, Ohio runs its own consumer-lending licensing, and the sourced table below lists the figures that apply. Judge Holmesville offers on total cost, not on how quickly the money arrives. The nearest larger metro is Fredericksburg, OH about 4 miles away.
Holmesville: the sourced local profile
Here is the sourced Census picture for Holmesville, plus the Ohio lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: about 373 people live here, which puts Holmesville 726th of 924 Census places in Ohio (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is under a tenth of a percent.
- Size percentile: with 373 residents, Holmesville is larger than about 21% of Ohio's Census places.
- Population density: 1,673 people per square mile on 0.2 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Holmesville's 0.2 square miles rank 839th of 924 places in Ohio.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Ohio's residents live in Holmesville (373 people).
- National standing: Holmesville ranks 14,376th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Holmesville's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 245th of 924 places in Ohio.
- Against the state trend: Holmesville's 0.0% change compares with a Ohio average of +0.9% across its 924 places.
- Density rank: Holmesville places 295th among Ohio's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Holmesville runs about 1,673 residents per square mile, where the Ohio median is 1,289.
- Location: coordinates 40.6286, -81.9233 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Fredericksburg (4 mi); Millersburg (5 mi); Shreve (6 mi); Apple Creek (10 mi); Killbuck (10 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Nearest smaller towns: Nashville (10 mi); Glenmont (12 mi); Mount Eaton (12 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 39 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 550 places are larger than Holmesville.
A pre-application checklist for Holmesville
These steps shape the offer you get in Holmesville, a place of about 373 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a Ohio licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
In Holmesville as elsewhere in Ohio, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 373 residents.
How Ohio law applies in Holmesville
This table holds the Ohio rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Holmesville's 373 residents.
| 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 |
How personal loans work in Holmesville
A Holmesville personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 373 residents. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Holmesville can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Holmesville loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
How Holmesville compares across Ohio
Against Ohio's other places, Holmesville accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 726th of 924 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Holmesville stands 245th among Ohio's 924 places — roughly the 73th percentile. By density, at about 1,673 people per square mile, it ranks 295th in Ohio. By land area, its 0.2 square miles rank 839th of 924 places in Ohio.
Land, water and location for Holmesville
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.2 square miles of land within Holmesville, with no significant water area listed. With 373 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,673 people per square mile. The largest place in Ohio, Columbus, lies about 72 miles away. Within 50 miles of Holmesville there are 124 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 839th of 924 Ohio places.
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Nearby places
- Fredericksburg, OH — population 405
- Millersburg, OH — population 3,186
- Shreve, OH — population 1,498
- Killbuck, OH — population 804
- Apple Creek, OH — population 1,183
- Wooster, OH — population 27,030
- Nashville, OH — population 183
- Glenmont, OH — population 238