Personal loans in Pine City, MN
Pine City gained roughly 18.0% in population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Pine City, Minnesota — home to about 3,711 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Minnesota law rather than any local rule.
At about 3,711 residents, Pine City is larger than roughly 78% of the places in Minnesota. A larger market lies at Mora, MN about 16 miles away. Every figure below is Minnesota's own, applied to Pine City's 3,711 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Pine City.
The Pine City data picture
Most of what governs a Pine City loan is written in Minnesota law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: a Census-estimated 3,711, 189th among Minnesota's 853 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Up about 18.0% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 567 residents.
- Size percentile: with 3,711 residents, Pine City is larger than about 78% of Minnesota's Census places.
- Density: roughly 846 residents per square mile, spread over 4.4 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Pine City ranks 181st among Minnesota's 853 places, at 4.4 sq mi.
- Water: Pine City holds about 0.40 square miles, the 144th-largest water area in Minnesota.
- State share: roughly 0.1% of Minnesota's residents live in Pine City (3,711 people).
- National rank: Pine City is the 5,657th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in Minnesota: Pine City stands 7th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 853 places.
- Against the state trend: Pine City's 18.0% change compares with a Minnesota average of +0.1% across its 853 places.
- Density rank: Pine City is the 330th most densely settled place in Minnesota.
- Density vs Minnesota: Pine City's 846 people per square mile compare with a state median of 607.
- Location: latitude 45.8410, longitude -92.9665 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Mora (16 mi); North Branch (23 mi); Cambridge (23 mi); Isanti (28 mi); Lindstrom (32 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller places nearby: Rock Creek (6 mi); Henriette (8 mi); Brook Park (9 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 53 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 151 places are larger than Pine City.
How a Pine City personal loan is priced
A Pine City personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 3,711 residents. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Pine City lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Shortening the term on a Pine City loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Minnesota rules behind a Pine City personal loan
Every row below records a Minnesota rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Pine City 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 |
| 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 |
Pine City's place among Minnesota's 853 places
Against Minnesota's other places, Pine City accounts for about 0.1% of the state's population and ranks 189th of 853 by size. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 7th of 853 Minnesota places, putting it near the 99th percentile for growth. At about 846 people per square mile, Pine City is the 330th most densely settled place in Minnesota. In land area, Pine City ranks 181st among Minnesota's 853 places.
Before you apply in Pine City
For Pine City's roughly 3,711 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.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Verify the lender's Minnesota licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
In Pine City as elsewhere in Minnesota, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 3,711 residents.
Lender access in Pine City
Pine City is moderately settled, with about 846 people per square mile and 27 larger places within 50 miles. What is available to Pine City's 3,711 borrowers is set by Minnesota licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Mora, MN about 16 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Rock Creek, MN — population 1,782
- Brook Park, MN — population 130
- Rush City, MN — population 3,344
- Henriette, MN — population 59
- Hinckley, MN — population 1,936
- Grasston, MN — population 158
- Quamba, MN — population 108
- Braham, MN — population 1,793