Personal loans in Gilbert, MN
The first question in Gilbert is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 1,664 people live here under Minnesota lending law. By population, Gilbert sits at 287th in Minnesota, with an estimated 1,664 residents.
If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Gilbert residents before they take on more. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Gilbert down by about 1.7%. A lender that serves Gilbert operates under Minnesota lending statutes and a Minnesota supervisor. The closest larger city is Virginia, MN about 4 miles away.
Local context for Gilbert
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Minnesota table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: a Census-estimated 1,664, 287th among Minnesota's 853 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 1.7% below the 2020 Census base.
- People gained or lost: about 28 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 66% of Minnesota's places have fewer residents than Gilbert's 1,664.
- Population density: 142 people per square mile on 11.7 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Gilbert's 11.7 square miles rank 103rd of 853 places in Minnesota.
- Water: Gilbert holds about 0.74 square miles, the 108th-largest water area in Minnesota.
- Share of state population: Gilbert's 1,664 residents are about 0.0% of Minnesota.
- Nationally: Gilbert is the 8,326th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Gilbert ranks 576th among Minnesota's 853 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Minnesota: the state average change is +0.1%, while Gilbert moved 1.7%.
- Density rank: Gilbert places 728th among Minnesota's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Minnesota: Gilbert's 142 people per square mile compare with a state median of 607.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 47.4908, -92.4583.
- Nearest larger cities: Virginia (4 mi); Eveleth (4 mi); Mountain Iron (8 mi); Hoyt Lakes (17 mi); Chisholm (20 mi). Online lenders reach Gilbert no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller communities within reach: McKinley (3 mi); Leonidas (5 mi); Biwabik (6 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 22 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 26 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Gilbert against the rest of Minnesota
Against Minnesota's other places, Gilbert accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 287th of 853 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Gilbert stands 576th among Minnesota's 853 places — roughly the 32th percentile. Its roughly 142 residents per square mile place it 728th among Minnesota's places. The population moved by about 28 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.7% shift.
The Minnesota lending rules that reach Gilbert
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Gilbert: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Minnesota Department of Commerce (commissioner of commerce) Source says: ""Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 6% per year legal rate of interest; a different rate may be contracted for in writing (Minn. Stat. § 334.01) Source says: "The interest for any legal indebtedness shall be at the rate of $6 upon $100 for a year" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed; APR capped at 36%, or up to 50% with an ability-to-repay analysis (Minn. Stat. §§ 47.60, 47.601, 47.603) Source says: "The cap on that annual percentage rate is set at either 36%, or up to 50% if the lender conducts an ability to repay analysis" | Minnesota Department of Commerce as of 2026-09-16 |
The geography behind Gilbert
Inside Gilbert's boundaries lie roughly 11.7 square miles of land and 0.74 square miles of water. With 1,664 residents, the land area yields roughly 142 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Minneapolis, the distance is roughly 179 miles. A 50-mile radius around Gilbert takes in 11 places that are larger. The 100-mile radius contains 26 larger places.
A practical checklist for Gilbert borrowers
Before you apply in Gilbert, a community of about 1,664, work through these steps:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- 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.
- Verify the lender's Minnesota licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
What differs between Gilbert and the rest of Minnesota is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 1,664 people here.
Getting a loan in Gilbert
At roughly 142 people per square mile, Gilbert is lightly settled; 11 larger places lie within 50 miles. What is available to Gilbert's 1,664 borrowers is set by Minnesota licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Virginia, MN about 4 miles away.
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Nearby places
- McKinley, MN — population 103
- Virginia, MN — population 8,291
- Eveleth, MN — population 3,434
- Leonidas, MN — population 50
- Biwabik, MN — population 963
- Mountain Iron, MN — population 2,854
- Iron Junction, MN — population 107
- Aurora, MN — population 1,660