Personal loans in Bardolph, IL
At about 206 residents, Bardolph is larger than roughly 15% of the places in Illinois. Bardolph shed about 1.4% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate.
Bardolph is a small community of about 206 residents, and a personal loan taken out here is governed by Illinois statute. Lenders active in Bardolph report to a Illinois supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. Decide the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before sharing any details with a Bardolph lender. The closest larger city is Bushnell, IL about 5 miles away.
Bardolph by the numbers
Most of what governs a Bardolph loan is written in Illinois law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: about 206 people live here, which puts Bardolph 1,100th of 1,294 Census places in Illinois (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A drop of about 1.4% from 2020 to 2023.
- Net change: roughly 3 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: Bardolph's 206 people outrank roughly 15% of the places in Illinois.
- Density: roughly 334 residents per square mile, spread over 0.6 sq mi of land.
- Land area: Bardolph covers 0.6 square miles, the 963rd-largest area among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- Within Illinois: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Bardolph.
- National rank: Bardolph is the 16,381st most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in Illinois: Bardolph stands 353rd by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,294 places.
- Versus Illinois: the state average change is -2.0%, while Bardolph moved 1.4%.
- Density in Illinois: Bardolph ranks 1,105th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Illinois: Bardolph's 334 people per square mile compare with a state median of 993.
- Location: 40.4959, -90.5631 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Bushnell (5 mi); Macomb (7 mi); Good Hope (7 mi); Prairie City (10 mi); Table Grove (12 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Nearest smaller towns: Marietta (9 mi); Sciota (11 mi); Smithfield (14 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 34 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 431 places are larger than Bardolph.
Bardolph against the rest of Illinois
Set beside Illinois's 1,294 places, Bardolph ranks 1,100th by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Bardolph ranks 353rd of 1,294 in Illinois (about the 73th percentile). At about 334 people per square mile, Bardolph is the 1,105th most densely settled place in Illinois. The population moved by about 3 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.4% shift.
What Illinois law requires in Bardolph
When Illinois does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Bardolph is bound by the same rules.
| 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 personal loans work in Bardolph
With roughly 206 residents, Bardolph is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Bardolph's rank of 1,100th in Illinois: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Shortening the term on a Bardolph loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Bardolph: area, density and distance
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.6 square miles of land within Bardolph, with no significant water area listed. The resulting density is about 334 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Chicago, the distance is roughly 176 miles. Within 50 miles of Bardolph there are 101 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 34 smaller Census places.
Steps to take before a Bardolph loan
Before you apply in Bardolph, a community of about 206, work through these steps:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Look the lender up in the Illinois regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
In Bardolph as elsewhere in Illinois, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 206 residents.
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Nearby places
- Bushnell, IL — population 2,673
- Macomb, IL — population 14,849
- Good Hope, IL — population 356
- Prairie City, IL — population 402
- Marietta, IL — population 99
- Industry, IL — population 390
- Table Grove, IL — population 335
- Sciota, IL — population 37