Personal loans in Lockridge, IA
Lockridge is home to roughly 240 people and stands 622nd by size out of 940 Census places in Iowa. Lockridge shed about 1.2% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate.
A personal loan in Lockridge is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 240 people. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Lockridge's 240 residents. Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Lockridge. The nearest larger city is Stockport, IA about 10 miles away.
What the Census records for Lockridge
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Iowa table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 240 people live here, which puts Lockridge 622nd of 940 Census places in Iowa (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 1.2% below the 2020 Census base.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 3 residents.
- Size percentile: about 34% of Iowa's Census places are smaller than Lockridge.
- Density: the Census land area of 0.6 sq mi holds about 385 people per square mile.
- Land area: Lockridge covers 0.6 square miles, the 561st-largest area among Iowa's 940 places.
- Share of Iowa: Lockridge holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 240 people.
- Nationally: Lockridge is the 15,900th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Lockridge's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 467th of 940 places in Iowa.
- Versus Iowa: the state average change is -0.7%, while Lockridge moved 1.2%.
- Density rank: Lockridge places 672nd among Iowa's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Lockridge's 385 people per square mile sit against a Iowa median of 672.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 40.9936, -91.7506.
- Nearest larger cities: Stockport (10 mi); Mount Pleasant (11 mi); Fairfield (11 mi); Wayland (12 mi); Salem (12 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Nearest smaller towns: Rome (4 mi); Westwood (7 mi); Hillsboro (11 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 45 places smaller than Lockridge sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 338 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
How Iowa law applies in Lockridge
This table holds the Iowa rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Lockridge's 240 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Iowa Division of Banking (IDOB), Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services Source says: "As part of the 2023 state government realignment, the IDOB became part of a new Department of Insurance and Financial Services". | Iowa Division of Banking as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 2 percentage points above the monthly average 10-year U.S. Treasury constant maturity rate (written agreements) Source says: "The maximum lawful rate of interest ... in any written agreement ... shall be two percentage points above the monthly average ten-year constant maturity interest rate". | Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (delayed deposit services; must be physically located in Iowa) Source says: "A person shall not operate a delayed deposit services business in this state unless the person is physically located in this state and licensed by the superintendent". | Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
Lockridge's place among Iowa's 940 places
Against Iowa's other places, Lockridge accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 622nd of 940 by size. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Lockridge ranks 467th of 940 in Iowa (about the 50th percentile). At about 385 people per square mile, Lockridge is the 672nd most densely settled place in Iowa. The population moved by about 3 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.2% shift.
Before you apply in Lockridge
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Lockridge, home to about 240 people:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Confirm the lender holds a Iowa licence by checking the regulator named above.
- 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 debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
In Lockridge as elsewhere in Iowa, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 240 residents.
Land, water and location for Lockridge
Inside Lockridge's boundaries lie about 0.6 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. Spread across it are roughly 385 residents per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Des Moines, the distance is roughly 105 miles. A 50-mile radius around Lockridge takes in 82 places that are larger. The 100-mile radius contains 338 larger places.
What is available to Lockridge borrowers
Lockridge is lightly settled, with about 385 people per square mile and 82 larger places within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Lockridge's 240 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, Stockport, IA about 10 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Rome, IA — population 112
- Westwood, IA — population 100
- Stockport, IA — population 275
- Hillsboro, IA — population 157
- Coppock, IA — population 36
- Wayland, IA — population 947
- Pleasant Plain, IA — population 80
- Salem, IA — population 386