Personal loans in Iliff, CO
Every figure below is Colorado's own, applied to Iliff's 241 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached.
Iliff, Colorado — home to about 241 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Colorado law rather than any local rule. At about 241 residents, Iliff is larger than roughly 15% of the places in Colorado. Iliff lost roughly 2.0% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Iliff residents before they take on more. The nearest larger metro is Sterling, CO about 12 miles away.
Borrowing in Iliff: the local picture
The figures below are Iliff's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Colorado rules.
- Population: about 241, ranked 230th of 270 places in Colorado (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A decline of about 2.0% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- People gained or lost: about 5 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 15% of Colorado places rank below Iliff.
- Land and density: 0.2 square miles of land carry roughly 1,262 residents per square mile.
- Land area: Iliff covers 0.2 square miles, the 255th-largest area among Colorado's 270 places.
- Within Colorado: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Iliff.
- National rank: Iliff is the 15,879th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Iliff ranks 183rd among Colorado's 270 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Iliff's 2.0% change compares with a Colorado average of +2.3% across its 270 places.
- Density in Colorado: Iliff ranks 111th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Colorado: Iliff's 1,262 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,126.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 40.7592, -103.0661.
- Nearest larger cities: Sterling (12 mi); Fleming (13 mi); Haxtun (24 mi); Merino (24 mi); Sidney (26 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Iliff.
- Smaller places close by: Peetz (14 mi); Crook (15 mi); Sedgwick (31 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 7 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 64.
What a Iliff borrower is actually offered
Iliff is a small community of about 241 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Two numbers drive a Iliff loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. The term you choose in Iliff decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Colorado rules behind a Iliff personal loan
Every row below records a Colorado rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Iliff lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Colorado Attorney General's Office — Consumer Credit Unit (Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code) Source says: "The Consumer Credit Unit regulates (through licensure/registration programs) companies and individuals involved in consumer lending"; it "licenses non-bank lenders such as finance companies and payday lenders". | Colorado Attorney General — Consumer Protection Section as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | UCCC finance-charge ceilings: 12% per year on non-supervised consumer loans; supervised loans 36% on the first $1,000, 21% on $1,000–$3,000, 15% above $3,000 (or 21% flat); 21% on revolving accounts Source says: "not exceeding twelve percent per year on the unpaid balance of the amount financed"; "Thirty-six percent per year on that part of the unpaid balances of the amount financed that is one thousand dollars or less"; "Twenty-one percent per year on the unpaid balances of the amount financed". | Colorado General Assembly — C.R.S. § 5-2-201 (Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 5) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted but capped at 36% APR (Proposition 111, effective February 1, 2019) Source says: "a finance charge for each deferred deposit loan or payday loan that must not exceed an annual percentage rate of thirty-six percent". | Colorado General Assembly — C.R.S. § 5-3.1-105 (Deferred Deposit Loan Act) as of 2026-09-16 |
How lenders reach Iliff
Iliff is moderately settled, with about 1,262 people per square mile and 18 larger places within 50 miles. A Colorado licence lets a lender serve Iliff without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 241 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is Sterling, CO about 12 miles away.
Before you apply in Iliff
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Iliff (241 residents):
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Confirm the Colorado licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
The process is identical across Colorado; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Iliff holds 241 people.
Iliff against the rest of Colorado
Within Colorado, Iliff holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 230th-largest share among 270 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Iliff stands 183rd among Colorado's 270 places — roughly the 32th percentile. By density, at about 1,262 people per square mile, it ranks 111th in Colorado. The population moved by about 5 people between 2020 and 2023, a 2.0% shift.
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Nearby places
- Sterling, CO — population 12,954
- Peetz, CO — population 205
- Fleming, CO — population 422
- Crook, CO — population 125
- Sidney, NE — population 6,440
- Merino, CO — population 282
- Haxtun, CO — population 969
- Potter, NE — population 343