Personal loans in Augusta, IL
With an estimated 544 residents, Augusta is the 828th-largest of 1,294 places in Illinois. With roughly 544 residents, Augusta is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Illinois, not by the city.
Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Augusta. A single loan can carry different costs on either side of a state line, and Augusta sits on the Illinois side of that line. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 2.5% decline in Augusta. The nearest larger city is Golden, IL about 9 miles away.
Local context for Augusta
Two layers matter for a Augusta borrower: the local population picture and Illinois's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: the Census counts 544 residents in Augusta (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 828th-largest figure among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 2.5%.
- Net change: roughly 14 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: with 544 residents, Augusta is larger than about 36% of Illinois's Census places.
- Density: roughly 787 residents per square mile, spread over 0.7 sq mi of land.
- Land area rank: Augusta's 0.7 square miles rank 923rd of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Share of state population: Augusta's 544 residents are about 0.0% of Illinois.
- National standing: Augusta ranks 12,811th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Augusta's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 798th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- State comparison: Illinois's places average -2.0% for 2020-to-2023, against Augusta's 2.5%.
- Density rank: Augusta places 799th among Illinois's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Augusta runs about 787 residents per square mile, where the Illinois median is 993.
- Location: it lies at 40.2307, -90.9501 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Golden (9 mi); Clayton (14 mi); Camp Point (15 mi); Carthage (16 mi); Colchester (16 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Augusta.
- Nearest smaller places: Plymouth (5 mi); Bowen (6 mi); La Prairie (6 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 72 places smaller than Augusta sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 265 places are larger than Augusta.
Augusta on the map
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.7 square miles of land within Augusta, with no significant water area listed. That land carries about 787 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Chicago, the distance is roughly 203 miles. Counting outward 50 miles, 52 larger communities surround Augusta. The 100-mile radius contains 265 larger places.
What a Augusta borrower is actually offered
With roughly 544 residents, Augusta is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Augusta lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Augusta loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
What is available to Augusta borrowers
Augusta is a moderately settled community of about 544 people, with 52 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Lenders licensed in Illinois reach Augusta's 544 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest bigger place is Golden, IL about 9 miles away.
Illinois rules behind a Augusta personal loan
Illinois has no separate rate rule for Augusta; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 544 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Financial Institutions Source says: "DFI licenses, charters, and examines a wide variety of financial products and services including: Consumer and Sales Finance and Collection Agencies". | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Installment Loan Act license required from the Director of Financial Institutions (loans above 9% APR) Source says: "No person ... shall engage in the business of making loans of money ... except ... after first obtaining a license from the Director of Financial Institutions". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Installment lender net-worth requirement | $30,000 minimum positive net worth (plus $25,000 surety bond) Source says: "every applicant shall prove ... that the applicant has and will maintain a positive net worth of a minimum of $30,000". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
How Augusta compares across Illinois
Among Illinois's 1,294 places, Augusta sits at 828th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Augusta stands 798th among Illinois's 1,294 places — roughly the 38th percentile. By density, at about 787 people per square mile, it ranks 799th in Illinois. The population moved by about 14 people between 2020 and 2023, a 2.5% shift.
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Nearby places
- Plymouth, IL — population 426
- La Prairie, IL — population 39
- Bowen, IL — population 453
- Golden, IL — population 630
- Camden, IL — population 60
- Bentley, IL — population 26
- Clayton, IL — population 621
- Tennessee, IL — population 98