Personal loans in Oakwood, OK
The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 5.4% decline in Oakwood. About 70 people live in Oakwood, placing it 543rd of 590 Census places in Oklahoma.
With roughly 70 residents, Oakwood is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Oklahoma, not by the city. For a community of about 70, the practical step is to compare APR across at least three lenders before committing. Which products a lender may offer to Oakwood's 70 residents follows from the Oklahoma consumer-lending framework. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Canton, OK about 11 miles away.
Oakwood by the numbers
The figures below are Oakwood's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Oklahoma rules.
- Population: the Census counts 70 residents in Oakwood (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 543rd-largest figure among Oklahoma's 590 places.
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 5.4% between 2020 and 2023.
- Net change: roughly 4 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 8% of Oklahoma places rank below Oakwood.
- Land and density: 0.2 square miles of land carry roughly 295 residents per square mile.
- Land area rank: Oakwood's 0.2 square miles rank 543rd of 590 places in Oklahoma.
- Within Oklahoma: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Oakwood.
- National rank: Oakwood is 18,657th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Oakwood ranks 590th among Oklahoma's 590 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Oakwood's 5.4% change compares with a Oklahoma average of +1.3% across its 590 places.
- Density in Oklahoma: Oakwood ranks 420th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Oakwood's 295 people per square mile sit against a Oklahoma median of 546.
- Location: latitude 35.9316, longitude -98.7031 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Canton (11 mi); Thomas (13 mi); Longdale (16 mi); Taloga (16 mi); Watonga (18 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller communities within reach: Putnam (16 mi); Loyal (33 mi); Mutual (33 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 3 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 213.
Getting a loan in Oakwood
With about 295 residents per square mile, Oakwood is lightly settled, and 51 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. A Oklahoma licence lets a lender serve Oakwood without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 70 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is Canton, OK about 11 miles away.
Oakwood: area, density and distance
Inside Oakwood's boundaries lie about 0.2 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. With 70 residents, the land area yields roughly 295 people per square mile. The largest place in Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, lies about 74 miles away. Oakwood has 51 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 213 larger places.
Before you apply in Oakwood
Before you apply in Oakwood, a community of about 70, 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.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Oklahoma regulator's licence list.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
What differs between Oakwood and the rest of Oklahoma is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 70 people here.
What Oklahoma law requires in Oakwood
When Oklahoma does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Oakwood is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit (OKDOCC) Source says: "The Department is responsible for the regulation of consumer credit sales and consumer loans in the State of Oklahoma." | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 6% per annum legal rate in the absence of a contract; parties may agree to any rate authorized by law. Source says: "The legal rate of interest shall be six percent (6%) in the absence of any contract as to the rate of interest" (15 O.S. 266). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Prohibited since August 1, 2020: no new deferred deposit (payday) loans may be made; all Deferred Deposit Lending Act licenses terminated. Source says: "Beginning on and after August 1, 2020, no new deferred deposit loan may be entered into or transacted by a licensee or other person" and "All Deferred Deposit Lending Act licenses shall be terminated and be deemed to have expired on August 1, 2020" (59 O.S. 3101.1). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
Where Oakwood sits in Oklahoma
Set beside Oklahoma's 590 places, Oakwood ranks 543rd by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Oakwood stands 590th among Oklahoma's 590 places — roughly the 0th percentile. At about 295 people per square mile, Oakwood is the 420th most densely settled place in Oklahoma. The population moved by about 4 people between 2020 and 2023, a 5.4% shift.
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Nearby places
- Canton, OK — population 453
- Thomas, OK — population 1,137
- Longdale, OK — population 183
- Putnam, OK — population 27
- Taloga, OK — population 278
- Seiling, OK — population 813
- Watonga, OK — population 2,606
- Custer City, OK — population 368