Personal loans in Flagler, CO
For the 573 people in Flagler, Colorado runs its own consumer-lending licensing, and the sourced table below lists the figures that apply.
The first question in Flagler is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 573 people live here under Colorado lending law. Roughly 573 residents live in Flagler, the 186th-largest community in Colorado. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 increase in Flagler at about 2.0%. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Flagler. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Hugo, CO about 25 miles away.
Where Flagler stands
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Colorado table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 573, ranked 186th of 270 places in Colorado (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 2.0%.
- Net change: roughly 11 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: about 31% of Colorado's Census places are smaller than Flagler.
- Population density: about 402 people per square mile (Census land area 1.4 sq mi).
- Land area: Flagler covers 1.4 square miles, the 146th-largest area among Colorado's 270 places.
- Water area rank: Flagler ranks 83rd among Colorado's 270 places, with 0.01 sq mi.
- Share of state population: Flagler's 573 residents are about 0.0% of Colorado.
- National standing: Flagler ranks 12,620th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Flagler ranks 84th among Colorado's 270 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Colorado: the state average change is +2.3%, while Flagler moved 2.0%.
- Density rank: Flagler is the 228th most densely settled place in Colorado.
- Density in context: Flagler's 402 people per square mile sit against a Colorado median of 1,126.
- Location: 39.2966 / -103.0646, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Hugo (25 mi); Stratton (25 mi); Limon (33 mi); Burlington (42 mi); Cheyenne Wells (50 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Nearest smaller towns: Seibert (10 mi); Arriba (11 mi); Vona (17 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 6 of them.
- At 100 miles: 48 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
The geography behind Flagler
Inside Flagler's boundaries lie roughly 1.4 square miles of land and 0.01 square miles of water. That land carries about 402 people per square mile. Denver, the largest place in Colorado, is about 102 miles from Flagler. A 50-mile radius around Flagler takes in 4 places that are larger. Within the same 50 miles lie 6 smaller Census places.
A pre-application checklist for Flagler
Before you apply in Flagler, a community of about 573, work through these steps:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Check the Colorado regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
In Flagler as elsewhere in Colorado, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 573 residents.
Borrowing reach in Flagler
At roughly 402 people per square mile, Flagler is lightly settled; 4 larger places lie within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Flagler's 573 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest bigger place is Hugo, CO about 25 miles away.
The state rulebook for Flagler
Colorado has no separate rate rule for Flagler; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 573 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Colorado Attorney General's Office — Consumer Credit Unit (Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code) Source says: "The Consumer Credit Unit regulates (through licensure/registration programs) companies and individuals involved in consumer lending"; it "licenses non-bank lenders such as finance companies and payday lenders". | Colorado Attorney General — Consumer Protection Section as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted but capped at 36% APR (Proposition 111, effective February 1, 2019) Source says: "a finance charge for each deferred deposit loan or payday loan that must not exceed an annual percentage rate of thirty-six percent". | Colorado General Assembly — C.R.S. § 5-3.1-105 (Deferred Deposit Loan Act) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Supervised lender license required from the UCCC Administrator (master license required for more than one place of business); deferred deposit lenders must hold a supervised lender's license Source says: "if a supervised lender has more than one place of business, they must obtain a master license"; "no person shall engage in the business of deferred deposit loans without having first obtained a supervised lender's license" (C.R.S. § 5-3.1-116). | Colorado Attorney General — Uniform Consumer Credit Code licensing as of 2026-09-16 |
Inside a Flagler personal loan
Flagler is a small community of about 573 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 Flagler's rank of 186th in Colorado: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Flagler loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
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Nearby places
- Seibert, CO — population 176
- Arriba, CO — population 201
- Vona, CO — population 90
- Genoa, CO — population 153
- Hugo, CO — population 774
- Stratton, CO — population 646
- Kit Carson, CO — population 250
- Limon, CO — population 2,002