Personal loans in Jordan, MT
For a borrower among the roughly 365 residents of Jordan, a personal loan is a tool whose cost turns on the terms, not the address. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population rose by about 3.1%.
An estimated 365 people make their home in Jordan, a figure that ranks 89th in Montana. Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Jordan loan. To lend to Jordan's 365 residents, a company must hold a Montana licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it. The nearest larger metro is Glasgow, MT about 62 miles away.
Jordan: population, trend and location
Two layers matter for a Jordan borrower: the local population picture and Montana's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: an estimated 365 residents, 89th of 127 places in Montana (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Growth of about 3.1% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Absolute change: 11 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 30% of the places in Montana, with 365 residents in Jordan.
- Density: roughly 1,046 residents per square mile, spread over 0.3 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Jordan ranks 106th among Montana's 127 places, at 0.3 sq mi.
- State population share: Jordan accounts for about 0.1% of everyone in Montana.
- National rank: Jordan sits 14,458th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth in Montana: Jordan stands 60th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 127 places.
- Against the state trend: Jordan's 3.1% change compares with a Montana average of +3.8% across its 127 places.
- Density in Montana: Jordan ranks 66th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Montana: Jordan's 1,046 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,071.
- Location: coordinates 47.3211, -106.9099 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Glasgow (62 mi); Circle (62 mi); Forsyth (74 mi); Wolf Point (80 mi); Miles City (81 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller communities within reach: Fort Peck (52 mi); Nashua (62 mi); Melstone (67 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 0 places smaller than Jordan sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 10 places are larger than Jordan.
Lender access in Jordan
At roughly 1,046 people per square mile, Jordan is moderately settled; 0 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Montana licence lets a lender serve Jordan without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 365 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Glasgow, MT about 62 miles away.
A pre-application checklist for Jordan
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Jordan, home to about 365 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Montana regulator's licence list.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
In Jordan as elsewhere in Montana, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 365 residents.
Land, water and location for Jordan
Jordan covers about 0.3 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. Spread across it are roughly 1,046 residents per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Billings, the distance is roughly 132 miles. Within 50 miles of Jordan there are 0 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 106th of 127 Montana places.
Montana consumer-lending rules applied in Jordan
For the roughly 365 residents of Jordan, the rules below are Montana's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions (BFID), Department of Administration Source says: "The Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions (Division) does all of its licensing through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS)." | Montana Department of Administration, Division of Banking and Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal; deferred deposit lenders must be licensed; fee capped at 36% per annum Source says: "A licensee may not charge a fee for making or carrying each deferred deposit loan authorized by this part that exceeds 36% per annum" | Montana Legislative Services Division (Montana Code Annotated) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer loan license required under the Montana Consumer Loan Act (32-5-101); licensing through NMLS Source says: "A consumer loan license is needed to engage in business as defined in the Montana Consumer Loan Act" | Montana Department of Administration, Division of Banking and Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
Where Jordan sits in Montana
Among Montana's 127 places, Jordan sits at 89th for population, a share of roughly 0.1% of the state. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Jordan stands 60th among Montana's 127 places — roughly the 53th percentile. At about 1,046 people per square mile, Jordan is the 66th most densely settled place in Montana. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 11 residents.
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Nearby places
- Fort Peck, MT — population 235
- Glasgow, MT — population 3,180
- Nashua, MT — population 294
- Hysham, MT — population 278
- Forsyth, MT — population 1,616
- Melstone, MT — population 145
- Saco, MT — population 161
- Circle, MT — population 572