Personal loans in Blackville, SC
Blackville is a small community of about 1,907 residents, and a personal loan taken out here is governed by South Carolina statute. At about 1,907 residents, Blackville is larger than roughly 56% of the places in South Carolina.
Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Blackville at about 1.0%. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Blackville's roughly 1,907 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. Verify the lender's South Carolina licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Blackville. The nearest larger metro is Williston, SC about 8 miles away.
Where Blackville stands
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the South Carolina rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: about 1,907, ranked 120th of 271 places in South Carolina (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 1.0%.
- Net change: roughly 20 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: with 1,907 residents, Blackville is larger than about 56% of South Carolina's Census places.
- Population density: 214 people per square mile on 8.9 square miles of land.
- Land area: Blackville covers 8.9 square miles, the 51st-largest area among South Carolina's 271 places.
- Water: Blackville holds about 0.10 square miles, the 55th-largest water area in South Carolina.
- Share of South Carolina: Blackville holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 1,907 people.
- National standing: Blackville ranks 7,809th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth in South Carolina: Blackville stands 184th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 271 places.
- Versus South Carolina: the state average change is +2.6%, while Blackville moved 1.0%.
- Density rank: Blackville is the 210th most densely settled place in South Carolina.
- Density vs South Carolina: Blackville's 214 people per square mile compare with a state median of 584.
- Location: 33.3478, -81.2949 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Williston (8 mi); Barnwell (8 mi); Denmark (10 mi); Bamberg (16 mi); New Ellenton (23 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Blackville on the same terms.
- Smaller places close by: Elko (5 mi); Hilda (5 mi); Springfield (10 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 55 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 101 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
What to do before borrowing in Blackville
These steps shape the offer you get in Blackville, a place of about 1,907 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- 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 South Carolina licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- 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.
The process is identical across South Carolina; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Blackville holds 1,907 people.
Where Blackville sits in South Carolina
Against South Carolina's other places, Blackville accounts for about 0.1% of the state's population and ranks 120th of 271 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Blackville stands 184th among South Carolina's 271 places — roughly the 32th percentile. At about 214 people per square mile, Blackville is the 210th most densely settled place in South Carolina. By land area, its 8.9 square miles rank 51st of 271 places in South Carolina.
How a Blackville personal loan is priced
Most loans made to Blackville's 1,907 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Blackville can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Blackville loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Getting a loan in Blackville
With about 214 residents per square mile, Blackville is lightly settled, and 24 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. A South Carolina licence lets a lender serve Blackville without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 1,907 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Williston, SC about 8 miles away.
South Carolina consumer-lending rules applied in Blackville
South Carolina has no separate rate rule for Blackville; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 1,907 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | South Carolina State Board of Financial Institutions - Consumer Finance Division (Office of the Commissioner of Consumer Finance) Source says: "South Carolina State Board of Financial Institutions Office of the Commissioner of Consumer Finance" (site heading). | South Carolina State Board of Financial Institutions - Consumer Finance Division as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Finance Division licenses and regulates companies making consumer loans with APRs exceeding 12% (Title 37 Consumer Protection Code; Consumer Finance Act, Title 34, ch. 29). Source says: "The Consumer Finance Division (CFD) licenses and regulates the business activities of all companies... that make consumer loans which have annual percentage rates exceeding 12%." | South Carolina State Board of Financial Institutions - Consumer Finance Division as of 2026-09-16 |
| Supervised loan threshold (state-specific rule) | Consumer loans with a finance charge above 12%/year are "supervised loans" requiring licensed supervised lenders; supervised lenders may charge up to 18% per year on unpaid balances. Source says: "Supervised loan means a consumer loan in which the rate of the loan finance charge exceeds twelve percent per year" (37-3-301); "eighteen percent per year on the unpaid balances of principal" (37-3-201(2)(c)). | South Carolina Legislature (S.C. Code of Laws) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Hilda, SC — population 422
- Elko, SC — population 141
- Barnwell, SC — population 4,577
- Williston, SC — population 2,861
- Springfield, SC — population 435
- Denmark, SC — population 3,099
- Govan, SC — population 52
- Norway, SC — population 276