Personal loans in Mount Hope, WI
Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Mount Hope at about 1.4%. The roughly 209 people who live in Mount Hope borrow under Wisconsin rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate.
Mount Hope is home to roughly 209 people and stands 571st by size out of 605 Census places in Wisconsin. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Bloomington, WI about 6 miles away. Which products a lender may offer to Mount Hope's 209 residents follows from the Wisconsin consumer-lending framework. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Mount Hope.
The Mount Hope data picture
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Wisconsin rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: about 209 people live here, which puts Mount Hope 571st of 605 Census places in Wisconsin (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 1.4% between 2020 and 2023.
- Absolute change: 3 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: Mount Hope's 209 people outrank roughly 6% of the places in Wisconsin.
- Density: the Census land area of 0.3 sq mi holds about 757 people per square mile.
- Land area: Mount Hope covers 0.3 square miles, the 600th-largest area among Wisconsin's 605 places.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Wisconsin's residents live in Mount Hope (209 people).
- National rank: Mount Hope is the 16,342nd most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Mount Hope's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 451st of 605 places in Wisconsin.
- State comparison: Wisconsin's places average +0.4% for 2020-to-2023, against Mount Hope's 1.4%.
- Density rank: Mount Hope places 315th among Wisconsin's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Mount Hope's 757 people per square mile sit against a Wisconsin median of 800.
- Location: it lies at 42.9696, -90.8596 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Bloomington (6 mi); Wauzeka (8 mi); Fennimore (11 mi); Lancaster (11 mi); Bagley (13 mi). Online lenders reach Mount Hope no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller communities close by: Patch Grove (6 mi); Woodman (9 mi); Steuben (15 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller neighbours: 33 places smaller than Mount Hope sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 417 places are larger than Mount Hope.
Wisconsin rules behind a Mount Hope personal loan
Below are the Wisconsin rules that apply to a loan made in Mount Hope, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Division of Banking Source says: "Department" means the department of financial institutions | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed by the DFI Division of Banking; statewide database tracking (Wis. Stat. § 138.14) Source says: "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued by the division under sub. (5) | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Licensed lender license required from the Division of Banking (Wis. Stat. § 138.09) Source says: Before any person may do business under this section, that person shall first obtain a license from the division. | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
Mount Hope in state context
Among Wisconsin's 605 places, Mount Hope sits at 571st for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Mount Hope stands 451st among Wisconsin's 605 places — roughly the 25th percentile. At about 757 people per square mile, Mount Hope is the 315th most densely settled place in Wisconsin. By land area, its 0.3 square miles rank 600th of 605 places in Wisconsin.
Borrowing reach in Mount Hope
At roughly 757 people per square mile, Mount Hope is moderately settled; 93 larger places lie within 50 miles. Whether Mount Hope has a local branch or not, a Wisconsin-licensed lender can serve its 209 people online on the same terms. The nearest bigger place is Bloomington, WI about 6 miles away.
The anatomy of a Mount Hope personal loan
Mount Hope is a small community of about 209 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Two numbers drive a Mount Hope loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Mount Hope loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
A pre-application checklist for Mount Hope
For Mount Hope's roughly 209 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Verify the lender's Wisconsin licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- 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.
None of these steps is Mount Hope-specific: the same Wisconsin licensing and disclosure rules reach all 209 residents.
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Nearby places
- Bloomington, WI — population 740
- Patch Grove, WI — population 199
- Wauzeka, WI — population 625
- Woodman, WI — population 120
- Lancaster, WI — population 3,896
- Fennimore, WI — population 2,759
- Steuben, WI — population 122
- Boscobel, WI — population 3,217