Personal loans in Gwinner, ND
Two households in Gwinner with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 916 residents are not the reason. An estimated 916 people make their home in Gwinner, a figure that ranks 57th in North Dakota.
Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Gwinner loan. The trend for Gwinner between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 1.2%. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Gwinner's roughly 916 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. The nearest larger metro is Lisbon, ND about 14 miles away.
Borrowing in Gwinner: the local picture
Two layers matter for a Gwinner borrower: the local population picture and North Dakota's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: 916 — Gwinner ranks 57th of 355 communities in North Dakota (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 1.2% between 2020 and 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 11 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 84% of the places in North Dakota, with 916 residents in Gwinner.
- Density: the Census land area of 2.1 sq mi holds about 444 people per square mile.
- Land area: Gwinner covers 2.1 square miles, the 40th-largest area among North Dakota's 355 places.
- Share of state population: Gwinner's 916 residents are about 0.1% of North Dakota.
- National rank: Gwinner is the 10,621st most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth in North Dakota: Gwinner stands 129th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 355 places.
- Against the state trend: Gwinner's 1.2% change compares with a North Dakota average of -1.2% across its 355 places.
- Density in North Dakota: Gwinner ranks 152nd by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Gwinner runs about 444 residents per square mile, where the North Dakota median is 352.
- Location: 46.2310, -97.6561 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Lisbon (14 mi); Oakes (22 mi); Britton (31 mi); Hankinson (38 mi); Kindred (42 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller communities within reach: Forman (9 mi); Milnor (10 mi); Cogswell (11 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 51 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 40 places are larger than Gwinner.
What a Gwinner borrower is actually offered
Gwinner is a small community of about 916 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Gwinner can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. The term you choose in Gwinner decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Which North Dakota laws govern a loan in Gwinner
When North Dakota does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Gwinner 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 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed deferred presentment service providers; fee capped at 20% of amount advanced; max $500 per transaction; $600 aggregate outstanding per customer. Source says: "A licensee may charge a fee for the deferred presentment service, not to exceed twenty percent of the amount paid to the customer" (N.D.C.C. 13-08-12); "may not disburse more than five hundred dollars to the customer in a deferred presentment service transaction" (13-08-12.3). | North Dakota Legislative Branch as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Money broker license required to engage in money brokering (arranging/providing loans); issued by the commissioner of financial institutions. Source says: "may not engage in money brokering in the state of North Dakota without a money broker license issued by the commissioner" (N.D.C.C. 13-04.1-02). | North Dakota Legislative Branch as of 2026-09-16 |
Before you apply in Gwinner
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Gwinner, home to about 916 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- 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 North Dakota regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- 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.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
None of these steps is Gwinner-specific: the same North Dakota licensing and disclosure rules reach all 916 residents.
How lenders reach Gwinner
Gwinner is a lightly settled community of about 916 people, with 8 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Lenders licensed in North Dakota reach Gwinner's 916 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest bigger place is Lisbon, ND about 14 miles away.
Gwinner: area, density and distance
Gwinner covers about 2.1 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. Spread across it are roughly 444 residents per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Fargo, the distance is roughly 59 miles. Counting outward 50 miles, 8 larger communities surround Gwinner. Within the same 50 miles lie 51 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- Forman, ND — population 494
- Cogswell, ND — population 70
- Milnor, ND — population 614
- Lisbon, ND — population 2,173
- Rutland, ND — population 160
- Elliott, ND — population 22
- Havana, ND — population 68
- Cayuga, ND — population 38