Personal loans in Gascoyne, ND
Every figure below is North Dakota's own, applied to Gascoyne's 19 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached.
With roughly 19 residents, Gascoyne is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in North Dakota, not by the city. Gascoyne ranks 327th of 355 places in North Dakota, with a population near 19. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 5.0% decline in Gascoyne. Work out your debt-to-income ratio first; lenders weigh it heavily, and Gascoyne's 19 residents are no exception. For a bigger market, look to Scranton, ND about 4 miles away.
Gascoyne: population, trend and location
Set out below is Gascoyne's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: 19 residents; Gascoyne is the 327th-largest of 355 places in North Dakota (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 5.0% since the 2020 count.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 1 residents.
- Size percentile: about 8% of North Dakota communities are smaller than Gascoyne (19 residents).
- Land and density: 1.0 square miles of land carry roughly 19 residents per square mile.
- By land area: Gascoyne ranks 116th among North Dakota's 355 places, at 1.0 sq mi.
- Within North Dakota: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Gascoyne.
- National standing: Gascoyne ranks 19,355th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth in North Dakota: Gascoyne stands 336th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 355 places.
- State comparison: North Dakota's places average -1.2% for 2020-to-2023, against Gascoyne's 5.0%.
- Density rank: Gascoyne is the 348th most densely settled place in North Dakota.
- Against the state median: Gascoyne runs about 19 residents per square mile, where the North Dakota median is 352.
- Location: latitude 46.1190, longitude -103.0788 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Scranton (4 mi); Reeder (7 mi); Bowman (16 mi); Hettinger (23 mi); Amidon (28 mi). Online lenders reach Gascoyne no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller towns nearby: Bucyrus (14 mi); Haynes (31 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 2 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 48 places are larger than Gascoyne.
What a Gascoyne borrower is actually offered
With roughly 19 residents, Gascoyne is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. A lender serving Gascoyne's 19 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Gascoyne loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
What to do before borrowing in Gascoyne
For Gascoyne's roughly 19 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Make sure the lender appears in the North Dakota regulator's licence list.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
What differs between Gascoyne and the rest of North Dakota is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 19 people here.
Getting a loan in Gascoyne
With about 19 residents per square mile, Gascoyne is sparsely settled, and 12 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in North Dakota reach Gascoyne's 19 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. For a larger market, the closest option is Scranton, ND about 4 miles away.
North Dakota consumer-lending rules applied in Gascoyne
When North Dakota does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Gascoyne is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions (NDDFI) Source says: "The Department also licenses and regulates Money Brokers... Deferred Presentment Service Providers (Payday Lenders), Collection Agencies, Debt Settlement Service Providers, and Money Transmitters." | North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Usury penalties (state-specific rule) | Usury forfeits all interest plus 25% of principal; charging usurious interest is a class B misdemeanor. Source says: "shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest" and "a forfeiture of twenty-five percent of the principal" (N.D.C.C. 47-14-10); usury is a class B misdemeanor (47-14-11). | North Dakota Legislative Branch as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | Formula ceiling: 6-month U.S. Treasury bill average + 5.5 percentage points, never less than 7%; NDDFI-published rate for September 2026: 9.204%. Source says: "The rate is equal to five and one-half percent (5.5%) higher than the current cost of money" and "the maximum allowable interest rate ceiling may not be less than seven (7) percent" (NDDFI Usury Rate page; September 2026 rate 9.204%). | North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
Land, water and location for Gascoyne
Gascoyne's land area is roughly 1.0 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. Spread across it are roughly 19 residents per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Fargo, the distance is roughly 302 miles. Counting outward 50 miles, 12 larger communities surround Gascoyne. The 100-mile radius contains 48 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Scranton, ND — population 248
- Reeder, ND — population 124
- Bucyrus, ND — population 15
- Bowman, ND — population 1,411
- Amidon, ND — population 23
- Hettinger, ND — population 1,043
- New England, ND — population 676
- Rhame, ND — population 156