Personal loans in St. Peter, IL
An estimated 317 people make their home in St. Peter, a figure that ranks 988th in Illinois. Two households in St. Peter with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 317 residents are not the reason.
Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in St. Peter. Lenders active in St. Peter report to a Illinois supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. St. Peter lost roughly 1.6% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. The closest larger city is Farina, IL about 5 miles away.
What the Census records for St. Peter
Set out below is St. Peter's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: an estimated 317 residents, 988th of 1,294 places in Illinois (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 1.6% between 2020 and 2023.
- Absolute change: 5 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 24% of Illinois places rank below St. Peter.
- Land and density: 0.5 square miles of land carry roughly 608 residents per square mile.
- Land area: St. Peter covers 0.5 square miles, the 1,026th-largest area among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Illinois's residents live in St. Peter (317 people).
- National rank: St. Peter is 14,919th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: St. Peter ranks 397th among Illinois's 1,294 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Illinois: the state average change is -2.0%, while St. Peter moved 1.6%.
- Density in Illinois: St. Peter ranks 929th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: St. Peter's 608 people per square mile sit against a Illinois median of 993.
- Location: latitude 38.8676, longitude -88.8504 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Farina (5 mi); Kinmundy (7 mi); Brownstown (10 mi); St. Elmo (11 mi); Edgewood (11 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller communities close by: Alma (11 mi); Iola (12 mi); Vernon (14 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller neighbours: 49 places smaller than St. Peter sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 492 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
What Illinois law requires in St. Peter
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for St. Peter: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| 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 |
Lender access in St. Peter
At roughly 608 people per square mile, St. Peter is moderately settled; 94 larger places lie within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Illinois reach St. Peter's 317 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest larger city, Farina, IL about 5 miles away.
The anatomy of a St. Peter personal loan
St. Peter is a small community of about 317 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The APR tracks your credit score rather than St. Peter's rank of 988th in Illinois: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. The term you choose in St. Peter decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
How St. Peter compares across Illinois
Set beside Illinois's 1,294 places, St. Peter ranks 988th by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 397th of 1,294 Illinois places, putting it near the 69th percentile for growth. Its roughly 608 residents per square mile place it 929th among Illinois's places. In land area, St. Peter ranks 1,026th among Illinois's 1,294 places.
Where St. Peter sits
Inside St. Peter's boundaries lie about 0.5 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. That land carries about 608 people per square mile. The largest place in Illinois, Chicago, lies about 214 miles away. Within 50 miles of St. Peter there are 94 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 1,026th of 1,294 Illinois places.
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Nearby places
- Farina, IL — population 530
- Kinmundy, IL — population 716
- St. Elmo, IL — population 1,245
- Alma, IL — population 305
- Brownstown, IL — population 681
- Edgewood, IL — population 391
- Altamont, IL — population 2,188
- Iola, IL — population 97