Personal loans in Northome, MN
To lend to Northome's 154 residents, a company must hold a Minnesota licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it. At about 154 residents, Northome is larger than roughly 18% of the places in Minnesota.
A lender serving Northome holds a Minnesota licence and answers to a Minnesota regulator; no city office is involved for its 154 residents. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 1.3%. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Northome residents before they take on more. The closest larger place is Kelliher, MN about 9 miles away.
The Northome data picture
The figures below are Northome's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Minnesota rules.
- Population: about 154 people live here, which puts Northome 697th of 853 Census places in Minnesota (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 1.3% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- People gained or lost: about 2 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 18% of Minnesota places rank below Northome.
- Population density: about 106 people per square mile across 1.5 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- By land area: Northome ranks 399th among Minnesota's 853 places, at 1.5 sq mi.
- Water area: Northome has 0.30 square miles of water, ranking 160th of 853 places in Minnesota.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Minnesota's residents live in Northome (154 people).
- National rank: Northome is the 17,238th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in Minnesota: Northome stands 513th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 853 places.
- Against the state trend: Northome's 1.3% change compares with a Minnesota average of +0.1% across its 853 places.
- Density in Minnesota: Northome ranks 759th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Northome's 106 people per square mile sit against a Minnesota median of 607.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 47.8744, -94.2683.
- Nearest larger cities: Kelliher (9 mi); Blackduck (17 mi); Tenstrike (24 mi); Bigfork (30 mi); Big Falls (30 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Nearest smaller towns: Mizpah (4 mi); Funkley (10 mi); Squaw Lake (19 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 11 places smaller than Northome sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 87.
Northome against the rest of Minnesota
Within Minnesota, Northome holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 697th-largest share among 853 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Northome stands 513th among Minnesota's 853 places — roughly the 40th percentile. By density, at about 106 people per square mile, it ranks 759th in Minnesota. Within 50 miles sit 11 smaller Census places, alongside the 10 that are larger.
Lender access in Northome
At roughly 106 people per square mile, Northome is lightly settled; 10 larger places lie within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Northome's 154 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. For a larger market, the closest option is Kelliher, MN about 9 miles away.
Where Northome sits
Inside Northome's boundaries lie roughly 1.5 square miles of land and 0.30 square miles of water. Spread across it are roughly 106 residents per square mile. Minneapolis, the largest place in Minnesota, is about 207 miles from Northome. Northome has 10 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 11 smaller Census places.
Steps to take before a Northome loan
Before you apply in Northome, a community of about 154, work through these steps:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Minnesota regulator's licence list.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
The process is identical across Minnesota; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Northome holds 154 people.
Minnesota rules behind a Northome personal loan
Minnesota has no separate rate rule for Northome; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 154 people.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Regulated loan license required from the commissioner for loans within the Chapter 56 threshold (Minn. Stat. § 56.01) Source says: "without first obtaining a license from the commissioner, no person shall engage in the business of making loans of money" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Mizpah, MN — population 51
- Funkley, MN — population 12
- Kelliher, MN — population 250
- Squaw Lake, MN — population 100
- Blackduck, MN — population 818
- Tenstrike, MN — population 181
- Bena, MN — population 151
- Big Falls, MN — population 173