Personal loans in Laketown, UT
The roughly 307 people who live in Laketown borrow under Utah rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population rose by about 2.0%. At about 307 residents, Laketown is larger than roughly 14% of the places in Utah. Decide the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before sharing any details with a Laketown lender. Consumer lending that reaches Laketown's 307 residents is governed by Utah statute; no city ordinance changes it. The next larger city is Garden City, UT about 8 miles away.
The Laketown data picture
Most of what governs a Laketown loan is written in Utah law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: about 307 people live here, which puts Laketown 219th of 255 Census places in Utah (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 2.0% more residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Net change: roughly 6 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 14% of Utah places rank below Laketown.
- Density: the Census land area of 2.5 sq mi holds about 122 people per square mile.
- By land area: Laketown ranks 178th among Utah's 255 places, at 2.5 sq mi.
- Water area: Laketown has 0.02 square miles of water, ranking 58th of 255 places in Utah.
- Share of Utah: Laketown holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 307 people.
- National rank: Laketown is the 15,043rd most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Laketown's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 175th of 255 places in Utah.
- Against the state trend: Laketown's 2.0% change compares with a Utah average of +5.3% across its 255 places.
- Density rank: Laketown places 209th among Utah's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Laketown's 122 people per square mile sit against a Utah median of 705.
- Location: 41.8293, -111.3327 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Garden City (8 mi); Randolph (14 mi); Hyde Park (25 mi); North Logan (25 mi); Richmond (25 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Laketown.
- Smaller communities close by: St. Charles (20 mi); Woodruff (23 mi); Bloomington (25 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 6 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 135 places are larger than Laketown.
How Laketown compares across Utah
Laketown is the 219th-largest of 255 Census places in Utah and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Laketown stands 175th among Utah's 255 places — roughly the 31th percentile. Its roughly 122 residents per square mile place it 209th among Utah's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 6 residents.
A practical checklist for Laketown borrowers
These steps shape the offer you get in Laketown, a place of about 307 people:
- 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.
- Look the lender up in the Utah regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
What differs between Laketown and the rest of Utah is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 307 people here.
What shapes a Laketown personal loan
Most loans made to Laketown's 307 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Laketown lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Laketown loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
The state rulebook for Laketown
When Utah does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Laketown is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Utah Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Source says: The Department of Financial Institutions regulates 19 banks, 22 credit unions, 17 industrial banks and 1 trust company. | Utah Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | No general cap — parties may agree to any rate; 10% per annum legal rate if no rate is specified (Utah Code § 15-1-1) Source says: The parties to a lawful written, verbal, or implied contract may agree upon any rate of interest for the contract | Utah State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal; deferred deposit lenders must register with the Utah DFI (Utah Code Title 7, ch. 23) Source says: It is unlawful for a person to engage in the business of cashing checks or the business of deferred deposit lending in Utah | Utah State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
Getting a loan in Laketown
With about 122 residents per square mile, Laketown is lightly settled, and 49 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Whether Laketown has a local branch or not, a Utah-licensed lender can serve its 307 people online on the same terms. The nearest bigger place is Garden City, UT about 8 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Garden City, UT — population 713
- Randolph, UT — population 483
- St. Charles, ID — population 186
- Woodruff, UT — population 173
- Bloomington, ID — population 214
- Paris, ID — population 549
- Cokeville, WY — population 492
- North Logan, UT — population 11,711