Personal loans in Nevis, MN
Nevis ranks 539th of 853 places in Minnesota, with a population near 393. Nevis, Minnesota — home to about 393 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Minnesota law rather than any local rule.
Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Nevis loan. When Minnesota caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Nevis as from the rest of the state. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Nevis up by about 3.7%. A larger market lies at Akeley, MN about 6 miles away.
What the Census records for Nevis
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Minnesota table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: a Census-estimated 393, 539th among Minnesota's 853 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Up about 3.7% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Net change: roughly 14 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: Nevis sits ahead of around 37% of Minnesota places, at 393 people.
- Population density: about 424 people per square mile across 0.9 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- By land area: Nevis ranks 557th among Minnesota's 853 places, at 0.9 sq mi.
- Water area: Nevis has 0.08 square miles of water, ranking 256th of 853 places in Minnesota.
- Share of state population: Nevis's 393 residents are about 0.0% of Minnesota.
- National rank: Nevis is the 14,167th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Nevis ranks 93rd among Minnesota's 853 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Minnesota: the state average change is +0.1%, while Nevis moved 3.7%.
- Density rank: Nevis places 534th among Minnesota's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Nevis's 424 people per square mile sit against a Minnesota median of 607.
- Location: it lies at 46.9648, -94.8430 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Akeley (6 mi); Park Rapids (11 mi); Walker (15 mi); Menahga (19 mi); Sebeka (26 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller communities within reach: Hackensack (16 mi); Laporte (18 mi); Backus (18 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 21 places smaller than Nevis sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 118.
Nevis against the rest of Minnesota
Among Minnesota's 853 places, Nevis sits at 539th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Nevis ranks 93rd of 853 in Minnesota (about the 89th percentile). At about 424 people per square mile, Nevis is the 534th most densely settled place in Minnesota. In land area, Nevis ranks 557th among Minnesota's 853 places.
How lenders reach Nevis
At roughly 424 people per square mile, Nevis is lightly settled; 29 larger places lie within 50 miles. Whether Nevis has a local branch or not, a Minnesota-licensed lender can serve its 393 people online on the same terms. The nearest larger city, Akeley, MN about 6 miles away.
What Minnesota law requires in Nevis
Every row below records a Minnesota rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Nevis lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Minnesota Department of Commerce (commissioner of commerce) Source says: ""Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 6% per year legal rate of interest; a different rate may be contracted for in writing (Minn. Stat. § 334.01) Source says: "The interest for any legal indebtedness shall be at the rate of $6 upon $100 for a year" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed; APR capped at 36%, or up to 50% with an ability-to-repay analysis (Minn. Stat. §§ 47.60, 47.601, 47.603) Source says: "The cap on that annual percentage rate is set at either 36%, or up to 50% if the lender conducts an ability to repay analysis" | Minnesota Department of Commerce as of 2026-09-16 |
A practical checklist for Nevis borrowers
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Nevis, home to about 393 people:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Verify the lender's Minnesota 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.
The process is identical across Minnesota; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Nevis holds 393 people.
The anatomy of a Nevis personal loan
Nevis is a small community of about 393 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. A lender serving Nevis's 393 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Shortening the term on a Nevis loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
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Nearby places
- Akeley, MN — population 424
- Park Rapids, MN — population 4,302
- Laporte, MN — population 141
- Walker, MN — population 981
- Hackensack, MN — population 300
- Nimrod, MN — population 82
- Menahga, MN — population 1,347
- Backus, MN — population 271