Personal loans in Holyoke, CO
The Census counts 2,295 people in Holyoke, the 112th-largest figure among Colorado's 270 places. The first question in Holyoke is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 2,295 people live here under Colorado lending law.
Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Holyoke. A lender that serves Holyoke operates under Colorado lending statutes and a Colorado supervisor. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 2.2% decline in Holyoke. The next larger city is Wray, CO about 35 miles away.
Borrowing in Holyoke: the local picture
Most of what governs a Holyoke loan is written in Colorado law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: about 2,295, ranked 112th of 270 places in Colorado (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: About 2.2% below the 2020 Census base.
- Absolute change: 51 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 59% of Colorado places rank below Holyoke.
- Population density: 928 people per square mile on 2.5 square miles of land.
- By land area: Holyoke ranks 113th among Colorado's 270 places, at 2.5 sq mi.
- Share of Colorado: Holyoke holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 2,295 people.
- Nationally: Holyoke is the 7,119th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Holyoke's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 190th of 270 places in Colorado.
- State comparison: Colorado's places average +2.3% for 2020-to-2023, against Holyoke's 2.2%.
- Density in Colorado: Holyoke ranks 153rd by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Holyoke's 928 people per square mile sit against a Colorado median of 1,126.
- Location: 40.5821, -102.2972 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Wray (35 mi); Yuma (39 mi); Sterling (47 mi); Ogallala (48 mi); Sidney (52 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller places close by: Paoli (9 mi); Lamar (17 mi); Haxtun (18 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 21 places smaller than Holyoke sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 11.
Where Holyoke sits
The Census Gazetteer records about 2.5 square miles of land within Holyoke, with no significant water area listed. That land carries about 928 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Denver, the distance is roughly 148 miles. A 50-mile radius around Holyoke takes in 4 places that are larger. The 100-mile radius contains 11 larger places.
Holyoke against the rest of Colorado
Set beside Colorado's 270 places, Holyoke ranks 112th by population and holds about 0.1% of the state total. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Holyoke stands 190th among Colorado's 270 places — roughly the 30th percentile. Its roughly 928 residents per square mile place it 153rd among Colorado's places. By land area, its 2.5 square miles rank 113th of 270 places in Colorado.
How lenders reach Holyoke
With about 928 residents per square mile, Holyoke is moderately settled, and 4 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. A Colorado licence lets a lender serve Holyoke without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 2,295 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is Wray, CO about 35 miles away.
Colorado consumer-lending rules applied in Holyoke
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Colorado, and so for Holyoke's roughly 2,295 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Colorado Attorney General's Office — Consumer Credit Unit (Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code) Source says: "The Consumer Credit Unit regulates (through licensure/registration programs) companies and individuals involved in consumer lending"; it "licenses non-bank lenders such as finance companies and payday lenders". | Colorado Attorney General — Consumer Protection Section as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | UCCC finance-charge ceilings: 12% per year on non-supervised consumer loans; supervised loans 36% on the first $1,000, 21% on $1,000–$3,000, 15% above $3,000 (or 21% flat); 21% on revolving accounts Source says: "not exceeding twelve percent per year on the unpaid balance of the amount financed"; "Thirty-six percent per year on that part of the unpaid balances of the amount financed that is one thousand dollars or less"; "Twenty-one percent per year on the unpaid balances of the amount financed". | Colorado General Assembly — C.R.S. § 5-2-201 (Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 5) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted but capped at 36% APR (Proposition 111, effective February 1, 2019) Source says: "a finance charge for each deferred deposit loan or payday loan that must not exceed an annual percentage rate of thirty-six percent". | Colorado General Assembly — C.R.S. § 5-3.1-105 (Deferred Deposit Loan Act) as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Holyoke borrower is actually offered
Holyoke is a small community of about 2,295 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 Holyoke can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Shortening the term on a Holyoke loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
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Nearby places
- Paoli, CO — population 48
- Venango, NE — population 153
- Lamar, NE — population 25
- Haxtun, CO — population 969
- Ovid, CO — population 265
- Julesburg, CO — population 1,238
- Sedgwick, CO — population 167
- Wray, CO — population 2,315