Personal loans in Virginia, MN
Virginia lost roughly 1.6% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. With an estimated 8,291 residents, Virginia is the 117th-largest of 853 places in Minnesota.
Virginia counts about 8,291 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — Minnesota law does the governing. Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach Virginia's 8,291 residents. When Minnesota caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Virginia as from the rest of the state. For a bigger market, look to Hibbing, MN about 22 miles away.
Virginia: the sourced local profile
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Minnesota table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: 8,291 people, a figure that places Virginia 117th among the 853 Census places in Minnesota (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 1.6% since the 2020 count.
- Net change: roughly 135 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: with 8,291 residents, Virginia is larger than about 86% of Minnesota's Census places.
- Population density: 442 people per square mile on 18.8 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Virginia's 18.8 square miles rank 75th of 853 places in Minnesota.
- Water area: Virginia has 0.33 square miles of water, ranking 156th of 853 places in Minnesota.
- State share: roughly 0.2% of Minnesota's residents live in Virginia (8,291 people).
- Nationally: Virginia is the 3,593rd-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Virginia ranks 567th among Minnesota's 853 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Minnesota's places average +0.1% for 2020-to-2023, against Virginia's 1.6%.
- Density in Minnesota: Virginia ranks 522nd by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Virginia runs about 442 residents per square mile, where the Minnesota median is 607.
- Location: 47.5280, -92.5176 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Hibbing (22 mi); Grand Rapids (52 mi); Hermantown (52 mi); Duluth (55 mi); Cloquet (55 mi). Online lenders reach Virginia no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller places close by: Gilbert (4 mi); Eveleth (4 mi); Mountain Iron (5 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 31 of them.
- At 100 miles: 6 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Which Minnesota laws govern a loan in Virginia
When Minnesota does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Virginia is bound by the same rules.
| 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 |
| Payday ability-to-repay requirement | Required for payday loans with an APR above 36% (Minn. Stat. § 47.603) Source says: "This section applies to all payday loans with an annual percentage rate that exceeds 36 percent." | 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 |
Where Virginia sits
Inside Virginia's boundaries lie roughly 18.8 square miles of land and 0.33 square miles of water. The resulting density is about 442 people per square mile. Minneapolis, the largest place in Minnesota, is about 181 miles from Virginia. A 50-mile radius around Virginia takes in 1 places that are larger. Within the same 50 miles lie 31 smaller Census places.
What is available to Virginia borrowers
Virginia is a lightly settled community of about 8,291 people, with 1 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Virginia's 8,291 borrowers is set by Minnesota licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Hibbing, MN about 22 miles away.
Steps to take before a Virginia loan
These steps shape the offer you get in Virginia, a place of about 8,291 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Confirm the lender holds a Minnesota licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
None of these steps is Virginia-specific: the same Minnesota licensing and disclosure rules reach all 8,291 residents.
Virginia against the rest of Minnesota
Against Minnesota's other places, Virginia accounts for about 0.2% of the state's population and ranks 117th of 853 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Virginia stands 567th among Minnesota's 853 places — roughly the 34th percentile. Its roughly 442 residents per square mile place it 522nd among Minnesota's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 135 residents.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- Eveleth, MN — population 3,434
- Gilbert, MN — population 1,664
- Leonidas, MN — population 50
- Mountain Iron, MN — population 2,854
- McKinley, MN — population 103
- Iron Junction, MN — population 107
- Biwabik, MN — population 963
- Kinney, MN — population 149