Personal loans in Twin Valley, MN
Twin Valley counts about 704 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — Minnesota law does the governing. At about 704 residents, Twin Valley is larger than roughly 51% of the places in Minnesota. Verify the lender's Minnesota licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Twin Valley. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Twin Valley at about 2.4%. Which products a lender may offer to Twin Valley's 704 residents follows from the Minnesota consumer-lending framework. For a bigger market, look to Ada, MN about 12 miles away.
Twin Valley: population, trend and location
Twin Valley is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: about 704 people live here, which puts Twin Valley 418th of 853 Census places in Minnesota (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A drop of about 2.4% from 2020 to 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 17 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: with 704 residents, Twin Valley is larger than about 51% of Minnesota's Census places.
- Population density: about 823 people per square mile (Census land area 0.9 sq mi).
- By land area: Twin Valley ranks 574th among Minnesota's 853 places, at 0.9 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Minnesota's residents live in Twin Valley (704 people).
- National rank: Twin Valley is 11,783rd of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Twin Valley ranks 664th among Minnesota's 853 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Minnesota's places average +0.1% for 2020-to-2023, against Twin Valley's 2.4%.
- Density rank: Twin Valley places 340th among Minnesota's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Twin Valley's 823 people per square mile sit against a Minnesota median of 607.
- Location: latitude 47.2589, longitude -96.2592 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Ada (12 mi); Mahnomen (14 mi); Fertile (19 mi); Hawley (27 mi); Lake Park (27 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Twin Valley whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller communities within reach: Gary (8 mi); Ulen (12 mi); Borup (13 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 47 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 60.
The Twin Valley borrowing checklist
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Twin Valley, home to about 704 people:
- 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 Minnesota licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
None of these steps is Twin Valley-specific: the same Minnesota licensing and disclosure rules reach all 704 residents.
Minnesota consumer-lending rules applied in Twin Valley
Minnesota has no separate rate rule for Twin Valley; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 704 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Minnesota Department of Commerce (commissioner of commerce) Source says: ""Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 6% per year legal rate of interest; a different rate may be contracted for in writing (Minn. Stat. § 334.01) Source says: "The interest for any legal indebtedness shall be at the rate of $6 upon $100 for a year" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed; APR capped at 36%, or up to 50% with an ability-to-repay analysis (Minn. Stat. §§ 47.60, 47.601, 47.603) Source says: "The cap on that annual percentage rate is set at either 36%, or up to 50% if the lender conducts an ability to repay analysis" | Minnesota Department of Commerce as of 2026-09-16 |
The geography behind Twin Valley
Inside Twin Valley's boundaries lie about 0.9 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. Spread across it are roughly 823 residents per square mile. The largest place in Minnesota, Minneapolis, lies about 214 miles away. Twin Valley has 23 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 574th of 853 Minnesota places.
Where Twin Valley sits in Minnesota
Twin Valley is the 418th-largest of 853 Census places in Minnesota and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Twin Valley ranks 664th of 853 in Minnesota (about the 22th percentile). Its roughly 823 residents per square mile place it 340th among Minnesota's places. By land area, its 0.9 square miles rank 574th of 853 places in Minnesota.
What a Twin Valley borrower is actually offered
A Twin Valley personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 704 residents. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Twin Valley's rank of 418th in Minnesota: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Twin Valley loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
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Nearby places
- Gary, MN — population 223
- Ulen, MN — population 475
- Borup, MN — population 95
- Ada, MN — population 1,703
- Fertile, MN — population 784
- Hitterdal, MN — population 201
- Mahnomen, MN — population 1,210
- Felton, MN — population 168