Personal loans in Archbold, OH
Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Archbold at about 1.6%. A lender serving Archbold holds a Ohio licence and answers to a Ohio regulator; no city office is involved for its 4,447 residents.
With 4,447 residents, Archbold outranks about 71% of the communities in Ohio. For a bigger market, look to Wauseon, OH about 9 miles away. When Ohio caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Archbold as from the rest of the state. Verify the lender's Ohio licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Archbold.
Archbold: population, trend and location
What follows is Archbold's place in the Census record, alongside the Ohio rules that govern a personal loan made here.
- Population: 4,447 people, a figure that places Archbold 271st among the 924 Census places in Ohio (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 1.6% since the 2020 count.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 72 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 71% of Ohio places rank below Archbold.
- Population density: about 900 people per square mile across 4.9 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area rank: Archbold's 4.9 square miles rank 205th of 924 places in Ohio.
- Water area rank: Archbold ranks 119th among Ohio's 924 places, with 0.12 sq mi.
- Share of Ohio: Archbold holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 4,447 people.
- National standing: Archbold ranks 5,176th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Archbold ranks 639th among Ohio's 924 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Ohio's places average +0.9% for 2020-to-2023, against Archbold's 1.6%.
- Density in Ohio: Archbold ranks 654th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Archbold's 900 people per square mile sit against a Ohio median of 1,289.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 41.5165, -84.3045.
- Nearest larger cities: Wauseon (9 mi); Napoleon (12 mi); Bryan (13 mi); Defiance (17 mi); Whitehouse (26 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Nearest smaller towns: Stryker (6 mi); West Unity (8 mi); Fayette (11 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 128 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 165.
Before you apply in Archbold
Before you apply in Archbold, a community of about 4,447, work through these steps:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a Ohio licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
None of these steps is Archbold-specific: the same Ohio licensing and disclosure rules reach all 4,447 residents.
Which Ohio laws govern a loan in Archbold
For the roughly 4,447 residents of Archbold, the rules below are Ohio's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions (Consumer Finance Section). Source says: "The Consumer Finance Section is responsible for regulating non-depository consumer lenders and related consumer finance businesses." | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 8% per annum maximum by written agreement for the general case; higher rates permitted only in specified cases (e.g., principal over $100,000, business loans, certain mortgages). Source says: "may stipulate therein for the payment of interest upon the amount thereof at any rate not exceeding eight per cent per annum payable annually" (Ohio Rev. Code 1343.01(A)). [codes.ohio.gov content retrieved via search-engine fetch of the official section; direct connections blocked from our network] | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed short-term lenders; interest capped at 28% per annum; total fees and charges capped at 60% of the originally contracted loan amount. Source says: "(A) Interest not exceeding a rate of twenty-eight per cent per annum" (Ohio Rev. Code 1321.40); total fees/charges capped at "a total amount of fees and charges that exceeds sixty per cent of the originally contracted loan amount" (1321.403). | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
The anatomy of a Archbold personal loan
Archbold is a small community of about 4,447 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Archbold lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Archbold loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Archbold: area, density and distance
The Census Gazetteer records 4.9 square miles of land and 0.12 square miles of water within Archbold. Spread across it are roughly 900 residents per square mile. The largest place in Ohio, Columbus, lies about 126 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Archbold takes in 29 places that are larger. The 100-mile radius contains 165 larger places.
Archbold in state context
Archbold is the 271st-largest of 924 Census places in Ohio and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Archbold ranks 639th of 924 in Ohio (about the 31th percentile). At about 900 people per square mile, Archbold is the 654th most densely settled place in Ohio. Within 50 miles sit 128 smaller Census places, alongside the 29 that are larger.
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Nearby places
- Stryker, OH — population 1,241
- West Unity, OH — population 1,738
- Fayette, OH — population 1,285
- Wauseon, OH — population 7,443
- Napoleon, OH — population 8,750
- Florida, OH — population 213
- Morenci, MI — population 2,222
- Waldron, MI — population 550