Personal loans in Norris, IL
With roughly 167 residents, Norris is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Illinois, not by the city. Norris ranks 1,144th of 1,294 places in Illinois, with a population near 167. The closest larger city is Canton, IL about 4 miles away. Norris lost roughly 3.5% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. A lender that serves Norris operates under Illinois lending statutes and a Illinois supervisor. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Norris loan.
Local context for Norris
The figures below are Norris's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Illinois rules.
- Population: about 167, ranked 1,144th of 1,294 places in Illinois (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 3.5%.
- People gained or lost: about 6 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 12% of the places in Illinois, with 167 residents in Norris.
- Population density: 590 people per square mile on 0.3 square miles of land.
- Land area: Norris covers 0.3 square miles, the 1,174th-largest area among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- Share of state population: Norris's 167 residents are about 0.0% of Illinois.
- Nationally: Norris is the 17,004th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Norris ranks 1,014th among Illinois's 1,294 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Illinois's places average -2.0% for 2020-to-2023, against Norris's 3.5%.
- Density in Illinois: Norris ranks 942nd by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Norris's 590 people per square mile sit against a Illinois median of 993.
- Location: 40.6258, -90.0320 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Canton (4 mi); Farmington (5 mi); Fairview (8 mi); Dunfermline (9 mi); St. David (9 mi). Online lenders reach Norris no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller communities within reach: Banner (10 mi); Bryant (12 mi); Ellisville (14 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 18 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 490.
Norris's place among Illinois's 1,294 places
Among Illinois's 1,294 places, Norris sits at 1,144th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 1,014th of 1,294 Illinois places, putting it near the 22th percentile for growth. At about 590 people per square mile, Norris is the 942nd most densely settled place in Illinois. The population moved by about 6 people between 2020 and 2023, a 3.5% shift.
What is available to Norris borrowers
With about 590 residents per square mile, Norris is moderately settled, and 126 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Whether Norris has a local branch or not, a Illinois-licensed lender can serve its 167 people online on the same terms. For a larger market, the closest option is Canton, IL about 4 miles away.
Illinois consumer-lending rules applied in Norris
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Illinois, and so for Norris's roughly 167 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Financial Institutions Source says: "DFI licenses, charters, and examines a wide variety of financial products and services including: Consumer and Sales Finance and Collection Agencies". | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license; capped at 36% annual percentage rate (payday loans) Source says: "shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate ... for a payday loan". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Installment Loan Act license required from the Director of Financial Institutions (loans above 9% APR) Source says: "No person ... shall engage in the business of making loans of money ... except ... after first obtaining a license from the Director of Financial Institutions". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
A pre-application checklist for Norris
These steps shape the offer you get in Norris, a place of about 167 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.
- Confirm the Illinois licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- 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 Illinois; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Norris holds 167 people.
Norris: area, density and distance
Norris covers about 0.3 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. The resulting density is about 590 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Chicago, is roughly 148 miles away. Norris has 126 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 18 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- Canton, IL — population 12,875
- Farmington, IL — population 2,303
- Dunfermline, IL — population 254
- St. David, IL — population 507
- Yates City, IL — population 623
- Fairview, IL — population 413
- Banner, IL — population 165
- Elmwood, IL — population 2,008