Personal loans in Sumpter, OR
A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Sumpter up by about 1.5%. With roughly 209 residents, Sumpter is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Oregon, not by the city. About 209 people live in Sumpter, placing it 217th of 240 Census places in Oregon. The closest larger place is Haines, OR about 17 miles away. Which products a lender may offer to Sumpter's 209 residents follows from the Oregon consumer-lending framework. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Sumpter loan.
Local context for Sumpter
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Oregon rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: 209 people, a figure that places Sumpter 217th among the 240 Census places in Oregon (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 1.5% between 2020 and 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 3 residents.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 10% of the places in Oregon, with 209 residents in Sumpter.
- Population density: 96 people per square mile on 2.2 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Sumpter's 2.2 square miles rank 90th of 240 places in Oregon.
- State population share: Sumpter accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Oregon.
- Nationally: Sumpter is the 16,350th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth in Oregon: Sumpter stands 69th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 240 places.
- Versus Oregon: the state average change is +0.7%, while Sumpter moved 1.5%.
- Density rank: Sumpter places 234th among Oregon's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Oregon: Sumpter's 96 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,575.
- Location: 44.7435 / -118.1975, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Haines (17 mi); Baker City (18 mi); North Powder (24 mi); Prairie City (32 mi); Union (36 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller communities within reach: Granite (12 mi); Unity (20 mi); Long Creek (45 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 4 places smaller than Sumpter sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 51 places are larger than Sumpter.
Land, water and location for Sumpter
Sumpter covers about 2.2 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. Spread across it are roughly 96 residents per square mile. The largest place in Oregon, Portland, lies about 224 miles away. Within 50 miles of Sumpter there are 10 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 4 smaller Census places.
A practical checklist for Sumpter borrowers
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Sumpter (209 residents):
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- 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.
- Confirm the Oregon licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
The process is identical across Oregon; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Sumpter holds 209 people.
How Sumpter compares across Oregon
Among Oregon's 240 places, Sumpter sits at 217th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Sumpter ranks 69th of 240 in Oregon (about the 71th percentile). At about 96 people per square mile, Sumpter is the 234th most densely settled place in Oregon. In land area, Sumpter ranks 90th among Oregon's 240 places.
What Oregon law requires in Sumpter
Oregon has no separate rate rule for Sumpter; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 209 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (Department of Consumer and Business Services) Source says: "Protecting Oregonians' access to fair products and services through education, regulation, and consumer assistance." | Oregon Division of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed payday/title lenders; term 31-60 days; one-time 10% origination fee capped at $30; interest limited to 36%/yr; max APR 153.77%. Source says: "Interest rates are limited to 36 percent annually. The maximum APR (interest and fees) is 153.77 percent"; "A one-time 10 percent loan origination fee, up to a maximum of $30 for a new loan"; "The payday or title loan must be for at least 31 days and not longer than 60 days." | Oregon Division of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer finance license required to make consumer finance loans of $50,000 or less; license issued by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Source says: "a consumer finance loan of $50,000 or less... unless the person first obtains a license under this chapter" (ORS 725.045). | Oregon Legislative Assembly (Oregon Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
How lenders reach Sumpter
Sumpter is a sparsely settled community of about 209 people, with 10 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Lenders licensed in Oregon reach Sumpter's 209 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest larger city, Haines, OR about 17 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Granite, OR — population 30
- Unity, OR — population 43
- Haines, OR — population 379
- Baker City, OR — population 10,225
- North Powder, OR — population 496
- Union, OR — population 2,118
- Prairie City, OR — population 836
- La Grande, OR — population 12,973