Personal loans in Hendrum, MN
The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 1.0% decline in Hendrum. By population, Hendrum sits at 595th in Minnesota, with an estimated 285 residents.
Two households in Hendrum with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 285 residents are not the reason. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Hendrum. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Hendrum's 285 residents. The next larger city is Halstad, MN about 6 miles away.
Local context for Hendrum
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Minnesota table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 285 people live here, which puts Hendrum 595th of 853 Census places in Minnesota (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 1.0% fewer residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Net change: roughly 3 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 30% of Minnesota places rank below Hendrum.
- Population density: about 1,126 people per square mile across 0.3 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- By land area: Hendrum ranks 800th among Minnesota's 853 places, at 0.3 sq mi.
- Share of state population: Hendrum's 285 residents are about 0.0% of Minnesota.
- National standing: Hendrum ranks 15,290th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Hendrum's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 475th of 853 places in Minnesota.
- State comparison: Minnesota's places average +0.1% for 2020-to-2023, against Hendrum's 1.0%.
- Density rank: Hendrum is the 229th most densely settled place in Minnesota.
- Density in context: Hendrum's 1,126 people per square mile sit against a Minnesota median of 607.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 47.2641, -96.8107.
- Nearest larger cities: Halstad (6 mi); Ada (14 mi); Hillsboro (15 mi); Argusville (16 mi); Hunter (20 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Hendrum.
- Smaller communities within reach: Perley (6 mi); Grandin (9 mi); Gardner (11 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 38 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 104 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Borrowing reach in Hendrum
Hendrum is moderately settled, with about 1,126 people per square mile and 40 larger places within 50 miles. What is available to Hendrum's 285 borrowers is set by Minnesota licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Halstad, MN about 6 miles away.
What shapes a Hendrum personal loan
In Hendrum, a small community of about 285, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Two numbers drive a Hendrum loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Hendrum loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Where Hendrum sits
Hendrum covers about 0.3 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. The resulting density is about 1,126 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Minneapolis, the distance is roughly 232 miles. Hendrum has 40 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 38 smaller Census places.
How Minnesota law applies in Hendrum
Minnesota has no separate rate rule for Hendrum; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 285 people.
| 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 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Regulated loan license required from the commissioner for loans within the Chapter 56 threshold (Minn. Stat. § 56.01) Source says: "without first obtaining a license from the commissioner, no person shall engage in the business of making loans of money" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday ability-to-repay requirement | Required for payday loans with an APR above 36% (Minn. Stat. § 47.603) Source says: "This section applies to all payday loans with an annual percentage rate that exceeds 36 percent." | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
A practical checklist for Hendrum borrowers
These steps shape the offer you get in Hendrum, a place of about 285 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Look the lender up in the Minnesota regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
What differs between Hendrum and the rest of Minnesota is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 285 people here.
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Nearby places
- Halstad, MN — population 560
- Perley, MN — population 108
- Georgetown, MN — population 87
- Shelly, MN — population 176
- Grandin, ND — population 195
- Gardner, ND — population 127
- Argusville, ND — population 474
- Nielsville, MN — population 77