Personal loans in Fairfax, OK
If you are weighing a personal loan in Fairfax, start from the payment you can carry; its 1,103 residents face the same statewide rules. With an estimated 1,103 residents, Fairfax is the 195th-largest of 590 places in Oklahoma.
Fairfax lost roughly 2.7% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Verify the lender's Oklahoma licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Fairfax. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Pawnee, OK about 16 miles away. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Fairfax's roughly 1,103 residents, and a state regulator supervises it.
Borrowing in Fairfax: the local picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Oklahoma table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 1,103, ranked 195th of 590 places in Oklahoma (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 2.7% since the 2020 count.
- People gained or lost: about 31 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 67% of Oklahoma places rank below Fairfax.
- Population density: about 1,440 people per square mile across 0.8 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area: Fairfax covers 0.8 square miles, the 366th-largest area among Oklahoma's 590 places.
- Share of Oklahoma: Fairfax holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 1,103 people.
- National rank: Fairfax is 9,845th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Fairfax ranks 542nd among Oklahoma's 590 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Oklahoma: the state average change is +1.3%, while Fairfax moved 2.7%.
- Density rank: Fairfax is the 37th most densely settled place in Oklahoma.
- Density in context: Fairfax's 1,440 people per square mile sit against a Oklahoma median of 546.
- Location: 36.5701, -96.7079 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Pawnee (16 mi); Hominy (20 mi); Pawhuska (22 mi); Cleveland (22 mi); Ponca City (23 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller places close by: Ralston (5 mi); Burbank (9 mi); Skedee (13 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 51 places smaller than Fairfax sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 126 places are larger than Fairfax.
Where Fairfax sits in Oklahoma
Among Oklahoma's 590 places, Fairfax sits at 195th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 542nd of 590 Oklahoma places, putting it near the 8th percentile for growth. At about 1,440 people per square mile, Fairfax is the 37th most densely settled place in Oklahoma. Within 50 miles sit 51 smaller Census places, alongside the 22 that are larger.
The anatomy of a Fairfax personal loan
Fairfax is a small community of about 1,103 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Fairfax's rank of 195th in Oklahoma: 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 Fairfax loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
How lenders reach Fairfax
Fairfax is moderately settled, with about 1,440 people per square mile and 22 larger places within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Oklahoma reach Fairfax's 1,103 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest larger city, Pawnee, OK about 16 miles away.
The Fairfax borrowing checklist
Before you hand your details to a lender in Fairfax, where the population is near 1,103:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Look the lender up in the Oklahoma regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- 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.
The process is identical across Oklahoma; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Fairfax holds 1,103 people.
Oklahoma rules behind a Fairfax personal loan
Every row below records a Oklahoma rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Fairfax lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit (OKDOCC) Source says: "The Department is responsible for the regulation of consumer credit sales and consumer loans in the State of Oklahoma." | Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 6% per annum legal rate in the absence of a contract; parties may agree to any rate authorized by law. Source says: "The legal rate of interest shall be six percent (6%) in the absence of any contract as to the rate of interest" (15 O.S. 266). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Prohibited since August 1, 2020: no new deferred deposit (payday) loans may be made; all Deferred Deposit Lending Act licenses terminated. Source says: "Beginning on and after August 1, 2020, no new deferred deposit loan may be entered into or transacted by a licensee or other person" and "All Deferred Deposit Lending Act licenses shall be terminated and be deemed to have expired on August 1, 2020" (59 O.S. 3101.1). | Oklahoma State Courts Network (Oklahoma Statutes, OSCN) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Ralston, OK — population 270
- Burbank, OK — population 124
- Skedee, OK — population 65
- Shidler, OK — population 329
- Blackburn, OK — population 69
- Pawnee, OK — population 1,944
- Webb City, OK — population 60
- Kaw City, OK — population 328