Personal loans in Harrold, SD
With an estimated 100 residents, Harrold is the 230th-largest of 309 places in South Dakota. If you are weighing a personal loan in Harrold, start from the payment you can carry; its 100 residents face the same statewide rules.
Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Harrold. To lend to Harrold's 100 residents, a company must hold a South Dakota licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it. Harrold shed about 2.0% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. The nearest larger metro is Blunt, SD about 12 miles away.
Where Harrold stands
What follows is Harrold's place in the Census record, alongside the South Dakota rules that govern a personal loan made here.
- Population: about 100 people live here, which puts Harrold 230th of 309 Census places in South Dakota (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 2.0% fewer residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 2 residents.
- Size percentile: about 26% of South Dakota's Census places are smaller than Harrold.
- Population density: about 243 people per square mile across 0.4 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area: Harrold covers 0.4 square miles, the 197th-largest area among South Dakota's 309 places.
- Share of South Dakota: Harrold holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 100 people.
- National rank: Harrold sits 18,122nd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Harrold's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 243rd of 309 places in South Dakota.
- State comparison: South Dakota's places average +0.9% for 2020-to-2023, against Harrold's 2.0%.
- Density rank: Harrold places 231st among South Dakota's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Harrold's 243 people per square mile sit against a South Dakota median of 581.
- Location: 44.5258, -99.7416 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Blunt (12 mi); Highmore (15 mi); Onida (20 mi); Pierre (30 mi); Fort Pierre (33 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller communities close by: Ree Heights (27 mi); Agar (27 mi); Lebanon (38 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 7 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 69.
Harrold: area, density and distance
Harrold covers about 0.4 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. The resulting density is about 243 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Sioux Falls, is roughly 164 miles away. Harrold has 13 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 69 larger places.
Where Harrold sits in South Dakota
Within South Dakota, Harrold holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 230th-largest share among 309 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Harrold stands 243rd among South Dakota's 309 places — roughly the 21th percentile. At about 243 people per square mile, Harrold is the 231st most densely settled place in South Dakota. Within 50 miles sit 7 smaller Census places, alongside the 13 that are larger.
The anatomy of a Harrold personal loan
A Harrold personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 100 residents. Two numbers drive a Harrold loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Harrold loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Getting a loan in Harrold
With about 243 residents per square mile, Harrold is lightly settled, and 13 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. A South Dakota licence lets a lender serve Harrold without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 100 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Blunt, SD about 12 miles away.
What South Dakota law requires in Harrold
South Dakota has no separate rate rule for Harrold; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 100 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | South Dakota Division of Banking (Department of Labor and Regulation) Source says: "The Division of Banking is charged with the regulation and supervision of state chartered and licensed financial institutions." | South Dakota Division of Banking (Department of Labor and Regulation) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed money lenders (including payday and title lenders) but capped at 36% APR including all fees and charges; violations are a Class 1 misdemeanor and loans are void. Source says: "no licensee may contract for or receive finance charges pursuant to a loan in excess of an annual rate of thirty-six percent" (SDCL 54-4-44); "A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any loan made in violation of this section is void and uncollectible" (54-4-44). | South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Money Lender license (SDCL ch. 54-4) required for anyone lending money or creating/holding/purchasing retail installment contracts; payday and title lenders are licensed as money lenders. Source says: "to be a Money Lender and subject to the licensing requirements of South Dakota Codified Laws (SDCL) Chapter 54-4"; "Payday and title lenders are also licensed as Money Lenders under SDCL Chapter 54-4." | South Dakota Division of Banking (Department of Labor and Regulation) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Blunt, SD — population 338
- Highmore, SD — population 636
- Onida, SD — population 658
- Agar, SD — population 71
- Gettysburg, SD — population 1,072
- Ree Heights, SD — population 56
- Lebanon, SD — population 32
- Seneca, SD — population 23