Personal loans in Scandinavia, WI
State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Scandinavia's 366 residents.
A personal loan in Scandinavia is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 366 people. Scandinavia is home to roughly 366 people and stands 522nd by size out of 605 Census places in Wisconsin. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Scandinavia at about 2.1%. Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Scandinavia. A larger market lies at Iola, WI about 4 miles away.
Scandinavia: population, trend and location
Two layers matter for a Scandinavia borrower: the local population picture and Wisconsin's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: a Census-estimated 366, 522nd among Wisconsin's 605 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 2.1% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Net change: roughly 8 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 14% of the places in Wisconsin, with 366 residents in Scandinavia.
- Density: roughly 419 residents per square mile, spread over 0.9 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Scandinavia ranks 520th among Wisconsin's 605 places, at 0.9 sq mi.
- Water area: Scandinavia has 0.13 square miles of water, ranking 166th of 605 places in Wisconsin.
- State population share: Scandinavia accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Wisconsin.
- Nationally: Scandinavia is the 14,454th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Scandinavia's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 518th of 605 places in Wisconsin.
- Against the state trend: Scandinavia's 2.1% change compares with a Wisconsin average of +0.4% across its 605 places.
- Density rank: Scandinavia is the 459th most densely settled place in Wisconsin.
- Against the state median: Scandinavia runs about 419 residents per square mile, where the Wisconsin median is 800.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 44.4607, -89.1465.
- Nearest larger cities: Iola (4 mi); Amherst (7 mi); Amherst Junction (8 mi); Waupaca (9 mi); Manawa (11 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller places nearby: Ogdensburg (6 mi); Nelsonville (8 mi); Big Falls (12 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 13 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 281.
Borrowing reach in Scandinavia
With about 419 residents per square mile, Scandinavia is lightly settled, and 82 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. What is available to Scandinavia's 366 borrowers is set by Wisconsin licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Iola, WI about 4 miles away.
What shapes a Scandinavia personal loan
A Scandinavia personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 366 residents. A lender serving Scandinavia's 366 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Shortening the term on a Scandinavia loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
What to do before borrowing in Scandinavia
Before you hand your details to a lender in Scandinavia, where the population is near 366:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Check the Wisconsin regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- 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.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
What differs between Scandinavia and the rest of Wisconsin is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 366 people here.
The state rulebook for Scandinavia
For the roughly 366 residents of Scandinavia, the rules below are Wisconsin's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Division of Banking Source says: "Department" means the department of financial institutions | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed by the DFI Division of Banking; statewide database tracking (Wis. Stat. § 138.14) Source says: "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued by the division under sub. (5) | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Licensed lender license required from the Division of Banking (Wis. Stat. § 138.09) Source says: Before any person may do business under this section, that person shall first obtain a license from the division. | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
The geography behind Scandinavia
Scandinavia covers about 0.9 square miles of land, with 0.13 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). That land carries about 419 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Milwaukee, the distance is roughly 113 miles. Scandinavia has 82 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 520th of 605 Wisconsin places.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- Iola, WI — population 1,203
- Ogdensburg, WI — population 183
- Waupaca, WI — population 6,333
- Amherst, WI — population 1,125
- Nelsonville, WI — population 158
- Amherst Junction, WI — population 378
- Big Falls, WI — population 57
- Manawa, WI — population 1,405