Personal loans in Strong City, KS
A lender that serves Strong City operates under Kansas lending statutes and a Kansas supervisor. Strong City ranks 312th of 625 places in Kansas, with a population near 388. Personal loans in Strong City are mostly unsecured, so the APR reflects how a lender reads your credit — not the city's 388 population. Population in Strong City dropped about 0.3% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. Decide the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before sharing any details with a Strong City lender. The next larger city is Cottonwood Falls, KS about 2 miles away.
Where Strong City stands
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Kansas table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: 388 — Strong City ranks 312th of 625 communities in Kansas (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 0.3% since the 2020 count.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 1 residents.
- Size percentile: with 388 residents, Strong City is larger than about 50% of Kansas's Census places.
- Population density: about 708 people per square mile across 0.5 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- By land area: Strong City ranks 301st among Kansas's 625 places, at 0.5 sq mi.
- Within Kansas: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Strong City.
- Nationally: Strong City is the 14,217th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth in Kansas: Strong City stands 191st by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 625 places.
- Against the state trend: Strong City's 0.3% change compares with a Kansas average of -1.0% across its 625 places.
- Density rank: Strong City places 334th among Kansas's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Kansas: Strong City's 708 people per square mile compare with a state median of 764.
- Location: it lies at 38.3954, -96.5367 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Cottonwood Falls (2 mi); Americus (17 mi); Council Grove (19 mi); Emporia (19 mi); Olpe (22 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Strong City.
- Nearest smaller places: Elmdale (6 mi); Dunlap (15 mi); Matfield Green (16 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 36 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 176.
What shapes a Strong City personal loan
With roughly 388 residents, Strong City is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Strong City can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Shortening the term on a Strong City loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
How lenders reach Strong City
Strong City is moderately settled, with about 708 people per square mile and 32 larger places within 50 miles. Whether Strong City has a local branch or not, a Kansas-licensed lender can serve its 388 people online on the same terms. The nearest bigger place is Cottonwood Falls, KS about 2 miles away.
The geography behind Strong City
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.5 square miles of land within Strong City, with no significant water area listed. With 388 residents, the land area yields roughly 708 people per square mile. The largest place in Kansas, Wichita, lies about 66 miles away. Strong City has 32 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 36 smaller Census places.
Which Kansas laws govern a loan in Strong City
When Kansas does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Strong City is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner (OSBC) Source says: "The Office of the State Bank Commissioner regulates all state-chartered banks, trust companies, mortgage businesses, supervised lenders, credit service organizations, earned wage access service providers, and money transmitters". | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner as of 2026-09-16 |
| UCCC consumer loan rate caps | 36% on first $860 of unpaid balance; 21% above $860 (closed-end consumer loans) Source says: "36% on the unpaid principal balance which is $860 or less, and 21% on the unpaid principal balance which exceeds $860". | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 15% per annum (general contract-rate ceiling for written instruments) Source says: "may stipulate therein for interest receivable ... at a rate not to exceed 15% per annum unless otherwise specifically authorized by law". | Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
Strong City against the rest of Kansas
Among Kansas's 625 places, Strong City sits at 312th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Strong City ranks 191st of 625 in Kansas (about the 69th percentile). Its roughly 708 residents per square mile place it 334th among Kansas's places. In land area, Strong City ranks 301st among Kansas's 625 places.
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Nearby places
- Cottonwood Falls, KS — population 854
- Elmdale, KS — population 40
- Matfield Green, KS — population 52
- Dunlap, KS — population 28
- Council Grove, KS — population 2,125
- Wilsey, KS — population 139
- Americus, KS — population 772
- Cedar Point, KS — population 21