Personal loans in Walkerville, MT
Walkerville added about 3.6% to its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. In Walkerville, one of 127 Census places in Montana, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate. Walkerville is one of 127 Census places in Montana; its 659 residents put it at 72nd. The next larger city is Whitehall, MT about 24 miles away. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Walkerville's roughly 659 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Walkerville residents before they take on more.
Walkerville: the sourced local profile
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Montana rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: a Census-estimated 659, 72nd among Montana's 127 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 3.6% more residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Absolute change: 23 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: about 43% of Montana's Census places are smaller than Walkerville.
- Population density: about 296 people per square mile (Census land area 2.2 sq mi).
- Land area: Walkerville covers 2.2 square miles, the 26th-largest area among Montana's 127 places.
- Share of state population: Walkerville's 659 residents are about 0.1% of Montana.
- National rank: Walkerville sits 12,046th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Walkerville ranks 52nd among Montana's 127 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Walkerville's 3.6% change compares with a Montana average of +3.8% across its 127 places.
- Density rank: Walkerville places 114th among Montana's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Walkerville runs about 296 residents per square mile, where the Montana median is 1,071.
- Location: 46.0366, -112.5395 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Whitehall (24 mi); Boulder (24 mi); Deer Lodge (27 mi); Anaconda-Deer Lodge (29 mi); Philipsburg (42 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller communities within reach: Twin Bridges (36 mi); Drummond (52 mi); Virginia City (59 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 1 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 23 places are larger than Walkerville.
What to do before borrowing in Walkerville
Before you hand your details to a lender in Walkerville, where the population is near 659:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Confirm the lender holds a Montana licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
None of these steps is Walkerville-specific: the same Montana licensing and disclosure rules reach all 659 residents.
What is available to Walkerville borrowers
At roughly 296 people per square mile, Walkerville is lightly settled; 9 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Montana licence lets a lender serve Walkerville without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 659 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Whitehall, MT about 24 miles away.
Walkerville: area, density and distance
Walkerville covers about 2.2 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. With 659 residents, the land area yields roughly 296 people per square mile. The largest place in Montana, Billings, lies about 192 miles away. Walkerville has 9 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 26th of 127 Montana places.
Inside a Walkerville personal loan
With roughly 659 residents, Walkerville is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. A lender serving Walkerville's 659 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Shortening the term on a Walkerville loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
The Montana lending rules that reach Walkerville
When Montana does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Walkerville is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions (BFID), Department of Administration Source says: "The Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions (Division) does all of its licensing through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS)." | Montana Department of Administration, Division of Banking and Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | Greater of 15% or prime rate + 6 percentage points per year (written agreement); regulated lenders exempt Source says: "Parties may agree in writing to the payment of any rate of interest that does not exceed the greater of 15%" | Montana Legislative Services Division (Montana Code Annotated) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal; deferred deposit lenders must be licensed; fee capped at 36% per annum Source says: "A licensee may not charge a fee for making or carrying each deferred deposit loan authorized by this part that exceeds 36% per annum" | Montana Legislative Services Division (Montana Code Annotated) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Deer Lodge, MT — population 3,030
- Boulder, MT — population 1,283
- Whitehall, MT — population 1,080
- Twin Bridges, MT — population 385
- Anaconda-Deer Lodge, MT — population 9,673
- Sheridan, MT — population 761
- Helena, MT — population 34,464
- Philipsburg, MT — population 910