Personal loans in Adams, MN
Adams ranks 423rd of 853 places in Minnesota, with a population near 688. A lender serving Adams holds a Minnesota licence and answers to a Minnesota regulator; no city office is involved for its 688 residents.
Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Adams. Which products a lender may offer to Adams's 688 residents follows from the Minnesota consumer-lending framework. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population rose by about 0.7%. The nearest larger metro is Le Roy, MN about 11 miles away.
Local context for Adams
Set out below is Adams's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: 688 residents; Adams is the 423rd-largest of 853 places in Minnesota (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Higher by roughly 0.7% since the 2020 count.
- Net change: roughly 5 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 50% of Minnesota places rank below Adams.
- Land and density: 1.0 square miles of land carry roughly 686 residents per square mile.
- Land area: Adams covers 1.0 square miles, the 520th-largest area among Minnesota's 853 places.
- Within Minnesota: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Adams.
- National rank: Adams is 11,857th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth in Minnesota: Adams stands 262nd by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 853 places.
- Versus Minnesota: the state average change is +0.1%, while Adams moved 0.7%.
- Density rank: Adams is the 389th most densely settled place in Minnesota.
- Density in context: Adams's 686 people per square mile sit against a Minnesota median of 607.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 43.5654, -92.7190.
- Nearest larger cities: Le Roy (11 mi); Grand Meadow (12 mi); Austin (15 mi); St. Ansgar (16 mi); Riceville (16 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller communities close by: Taopi (4 mi); Rose Creek (6 mi); Elkton (7 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller neighbours: 67 places smaller than Adams sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 251 places are larger than Adams.
Land, water and location for Adams
Adams's land area is roughly 1.0 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. Spread across it are roughly 686 residents per square mile. The largest place in Minnesota, Minneapolis, lies about 100 miles away. Adams has 50 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 67 smaller Census places.
The anatomy of a Adams personal loan
Adams is a small community of about 688 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. A lender serving Adams's 688 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Adams loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
The Minnesota lending rules that reach Adams
Every row below records a Minnesota rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Adams lender must follow.
| 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 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Regulated loan license required from the commissioner for loans within the Chapter 56 threshold (Minn. Stat. § 56.01) Source says: "without first obtaining a license from the commissioner, no person shall engage in the business of making loans of money" | 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 |
Steps to take before a Adams loan
These steps shape the offer you get in Adams, a place of about 688 people:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Verify the lender's Minnesota licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
What differs between Adams and the rest of Minnesota is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 688 people here.
Adams against the rest of Minnesota
Adams is the 423rd-largest of 853 Census places in Minnesota and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Adams stands 262nd among Minnesota's 853 places — roughly the 69th percentile. By density, at about 686 people per square mile, it ranks 389th in Minnesota. Within 50 miles sit 67 smaller Census places, alongside the 50 that are larger.
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Nearby places
- Taopi, MN — population 66
- Elkton, MN — population 132
- Rose Creek, MN — population 395
- Stacyville, IA — population 437
- Dexter, MN — population 318
- McIntire, IA — population 116
- Grand Meadow, MN — population 1,131
- Le Roy, MN — population 953