Personal loans in Swifton, AR
Personal loans in Swifton are mostly unsecured, so the APR reflects how a lender reads your credit — not the city's 720 population. A single loan can carry different costs on either side of a state line, and Swifton sits on the Arkansas side of that line. Swifton is home to roughly 720 people and stands 216th by size out of 500 Census places in Arkansas. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Swifton loan. Population in Swifton dropped about 0.8% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. The closest larger place is Tuckerman, AR about 8 miles away.
Swifton by the numbers
Set out below is Swifton's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: the Census counts 720 residents in Swifton (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 216th-largest figure among Arkansas's 500 places.
- Population trend: A decline of about 0.8% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Net change: roughly 6 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: Swifton sits ahead of around 57% of Arkansas places, at 720 people.
- Population density: 1,331 people per square mile on 0.5 square miles of land.
- By land area: Swifton ranks 416th among Arkansas's 500 places, at 0.5 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Arkansas's residents live in Swifton (720 people).
- National rank: Swifton is 11,666th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Swifton's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 275th of 500 places in Arkansas.
- State comparison: Arkansas's places average +0.3% for 2020-to-2023, against Swifton's 0.8%.
- Density rank: Swifton places 25th among Arkansas's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Swifton's 1,331 people per square mile sit against a Arkansas median of 386.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 35.8244, -91.1294.
- Nearest larger cities: Tuckerman (8 mi); Diaz (14 mi); Newport (15 mi); Hoxie (17 mi); Bono (19 mi). Online lenders reach Swifton no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller places nearby: Alicia (5 mi); Egypt (11 mi); Cash (11 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 56 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 146.
What Arkansas law requires in Swifton
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Arkansas, and so for Swifton's roughly 720 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Arkansas State Bank Department Source says: "The Department is charged with regulating state-chartered commercial banks with main offices in Arkansas". | Arkansas State Bank Department as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Not permitted — all storefront payday lending eliminated; the Attorney General has worked to eliminate all forms of payday lending since 2008 Source says: "the Attorney General's office has worked to eliminate all forms of payday lending in Arkansas"; "all storefront payday loan operations in Arkansas have been shut down". | Arkansas Attorney General — Consumer Protection Division as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | See the latest published figure value_text left null: the State Bank Department does not publish a consumer small-loan license rate schedule that could be verified; storefront payday lending has been eliminated (see Payday lending status). See the linked regulator page for the licensee categories it supervises. | Arkansas State Bank Department as of 2026-09-16 |
A practical checklist for Swifton borrowers
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Swifton, home to about 720 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Confirm the Arkansas licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
What differs between Swifton and the rest of Arkansas is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 720 people here.
Swifton against the rest of Arkansas
Set beside Arkansas's 500 places, Swifton ranks 216th by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Swifton stands 275th among Arkansas's 500 places — roughly the 45th percentile. At about 1,331 people per square mile, Swifton is the 25th most densely settled place in Arkansas. Within 50 miles sit 56 smaller Census places, alongside the 36 that are larger.
The anatomy of a Swifton personal loan
With roughly 720 residents, Swifton is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Swifton's rank of 216th in Arkansas: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Shortening the term on a Swifton loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Land, water and location for Swifton
Swifton covers about 0.5 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. That land carries about 1,331 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Little Rock, the distance is roughly 103 miles. Swifton has 36 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 146 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Alicia, AR — population 140
- Tuckerman, AR — population 1,683
- Grubbs, AR — population 304
- Minturn, AR — population 89
- Egypt, AR — population 109
- Cash, AR — population 277
- Campbell Station, AR — population 227
- Lynn, AR — population 254