Personal loans in Denver, IN
Denver, Indiana — home to about 463 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Indiana law rather than any local rule. The Census estimates 463 residents in Denver, which ranks it 420th of 565 places in Indiana.
The trend for Denver between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 2.9%. Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Denver. The nearest larger city is Peru, IN about 7 miles away. Which products a lender may offer to Denver's 463 residents follows from the Indiana consumer-lending framework.
Denver: population, trend and location
The figures below are Denver's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Indiana rules.
- Population: about 463, ranked 420th of 565 places in Indiana (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 2.9%.
- Absolute change: 14 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 26% of the places in Indiana, with 463 residents in Denver.
- Population density: 1,929 people per square mile on 0.2 square miles of land.
- Land area: Denver covers 0.2 square miles, the 484th-largest area among Indiana's 565 places.
- State population share: Denver accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Indiana.
- National rank: Denver is the 13,482nd most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in Indiana: Denver stands 560th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 565 places.
- Versus Indiana: the state average change is +1.0%, while Denver moved 2.9%.
- Density rank: Denver is the 101st most densely settled place in Indiana.
- Density vs Indiana: Denver's 1,929 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,375.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 40.8648, -86.0771.
- Nearest larger cities: Peru (7 mi); Akron (12 mi); Wabash (14 mi); Bunker Hill (14 mi); Rochester (15 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Denver whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller communities close by: Macy (7 mi); Roann (9 mi); Fulton (11 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 21 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 434 places are larger than Denver.
Indiana rules behind a Denver personal loan
For the roughly 463 residents of Denver, the rules below are Indiana's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Consumer Credit Division Source says: "The industries regulated by the Consumer Credit Division are: non-depository small loan ("payday") lenders; traditional installment lenders". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: Indiana Code IC 24-4.5-3-508 sets tiered maximum loan finance charges for supervised loans; the official code site renders client-side and the figure could not be confirmed from a fetched page, so no figure is asserted. | Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (small loans); finance charges capped at 15% of the first $250 (tiered above) Source says: "Finance charges on the first $250 of a small loan are limited to 15% of the principal". | Indiana Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
What is available to Denver borrowers
Denver is moderately settled, with about 1,929 people per square mile and 92 larger places within 50 miles. What is available to Denver's 463 borrowers is set by Indiana licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Peru, IN about 7 miles away.
Before you apply in Denver
These steps shape the offer you get in Denver, a place of about 463 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Look the lender up in the Indiana regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
What differs between Denver and the rest of Indiana is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 463 people here.
How a Denver personal loan is priced
Most loans made to Denver's 463 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Denver's rank of 420th in Indiana: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Denver loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Denver: area, density and distance
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.2 square miles of land within Denver, with no significant water area listed. With 463 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,929 people per square mile. Fort Wayne, the largest place in Indiana, is about 51 miles from Denver. Denver has 92 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 484th of 565 Indiana places.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- Peru, IN — population 10,953
- Macy, IN — population 196
- Roann, IN — population 435
- Akron, IN — population 1,113
- Fulton, IN — population 299
- Bunker Hill, IN — population 800
- Onward, IN — population 77
- Rochester, IN — population 6,211