Personal loans in Kiowa, OK
Kiowa is a small community of about 600 residents, and a personal loan taken out here is governed by Oklahoma statute. The Census estimates 600 residents in Kiowa, which ranks it 280th of 590 places in Oklahoma.
Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 increase in Kiowa at about 0.7%. Verify the lender's Oklahoma licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Kiowa. For a bigger market, look to Savanna, OK about 9 miles away. Rate ceilings, licensing requirements and product limits for Kiowa are all set at the Oklahoma level.
The Kiowa data picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Oklahoma table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: 600 — Kiowa ranks 280th of 590 communities in Oklahoma (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Up about 0.7% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- People gained or lost: about 4 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 53% of Oklahoma's places have fewer residents than Kiowa's 600.
- Population density: about 483 people per square mile across 1.2 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area: Kiowa covers 1.2 square miles, the 297th-largest area among Oklahoma's 590 places.
- Within Oklahoma: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Kiowa.
- National rank: Kiowa sits 12,433rd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Kiowa ranks 284th among Oklahoma's 590 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Oklahoma: the state average change is +1.3%, while Kiowa moved 0.7%.
- Density rank: Kiowa places 325th among Oklahoma's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Oklahoma: Kiowa's 483 people per square mile compare with a state median of 546.
- Location: 34.7233, -95.9029 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Savanna (9 mi); McAlester (16 mi); Krebs (18 mi); Haileyville (21 mi); Hartshorne (21 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller places close by: Pittsburg (3 mi); Ashland (10 mi); Stuart (17 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 42 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 161.
A pre-application checklist for Kiowa
Before you apply in Kiowa, a community of about 600, work through these steps:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Confirm the lender holds a Oklahoma licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
What differs between Kiowa and the rest of Oklahoma is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 600 people here.
How lenders reach Kiowa
At roughly 483 people per square mile, Kiowa is lightly settled; 21 larger places lie within 50 miles. What is available to Kiowa's 600 borrowers is set by Oklahoma licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest bigger place is Savanna, OK about 9 miles away.
The state rulebook for Kiowa
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Oklahoma, and so for Kiowa's roughly 600 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit (OKDOCC) Source says: "The Department is responsible for the regulation of consumer credit sales and consumer loans in the State of Oklahoma." | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small loan rate and principal caps (state-specific rule) | Small loans: interest capped at 17% per month; maximum aggregated principal of $1,500 per customer across all licensees (CPI-adjusted). Source says: "A licensee may only charge and collect a periodic interest rate not to exceed seventeen percent (17%) per month" (59 O.S. 3150.10(B)); max aggregated principal is $1,500 (3150.10(C)). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 6% per annum legal rate in the absence of a contract; parties may agree to any rate authorized by law. Source says: "The legal rate of interest shall be six percent (6%) in the absence of any contract as to the rate of interest" (15 O.S. 266). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Kiowa borrower is actually offered
With roughly 600 residents, Kiowa is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Kiowa. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Kiowa loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Kiowa in state context
Within Oklahoma, Kiowa holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 280th-largest share among 590 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Kiowa ranks 284th of 590 in Oklahoma (about the 52th percentile). By density, at about 483 people per square mile, it ranks 325th in Oklahoma. By land area, its 1.2 square miles rank 297th of 590 places in Oklahoma.
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Nearby places
- Pittsburg, OK — population 175
- Savanna, OK — population 616
- Ashland, OK — population 31
- McAlester, OK — population 18,140
- Stuart, OK — population 194
- Krebs, OK — population 2,070
- Alderson, OK — population 219
- Stringtown, OK — population 432