Personal loans in Kasaan, AK
A lender serving Kasaan holds a Alaska licence and answers to a Alaska regulator; no city office is involved for its 30 residents. The Census counts 30 people in Kasaan, the 146th-largest figure among Alaska's 149 places.
For practical purposes, Kasaan's population was stable from the 2020 base to the 2023 estimate. Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Kasaan. The nearest larger city is Thorne Bay, AK about 9 miles away. Lenders active in Kasaan report to a Alaska supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below.
Kasaan by the numbers
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Alaska table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 30, ranked 146th of 149 places in Alaska (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Stable from the 2020 base to 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 2% of Alaska's places have fewer residents than Kasaan's 30.
- Density: roughly 5 residents per square mile, spread over 6.1 sq mi of land.
- Land area rank: Kasaan's 6.1 square miles rank 86th of 149 places in Alaska.
- Water area: Kasaan has 0.73 square miles of water, ranking 92nd of 149 places in Alaska.
- Share of state population: Kasaan's 30 residents are about 0.0% of Alaska.
- National rank: Kasaan is 19,229th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Kasaan ranks 20th among Alaska's 149 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Kasaan's 0.0% change compares with a Alaska average of -3.1% across its 149 places.
- Density rank: Kasaan is the 136th most densely settled place in Alaska.
- Density vs Alaska: Kasaan's 5 people per square mile compare with a state median of 40.
- Location: it lies at 55.5611, -132.4068 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Thorne Bay (9 mi); Klawock (27 mi); Craig (28 mi); Hydaburg (29 mi); Ketchikan (32 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Kasaan whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Nearest smaller places: Edna Bay (57 mi); Kupreanof (90 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 0 places smaller than Kasaan sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 10 places are larger than Kasaan.
How personal loans work in Kasaan
A Kasaan personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 30 residents. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Kasaan lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Kasaan loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Kasaan against the rest of Alaska
Set beside Alaska's 149 places, Kasaan ranks 146th by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Kasaan ranks 20th of 149 in Alaska (about the 87th percentile). Its roughly 5 residents per square mile place it 136th among Alaska's places. In land area, Kasaan ranks 86th among Alaska's 149 places.
A pre-application checklist for Kasaan
For Kasaan's roughly 30 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Look the lender up in the Alaska regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
None of these steps is Kasaan-specific: the same Alaska licensing and disclosure rules reach all 30 residents.
Land, water and location for Kasaan
Kasaan covers about 6.1 square miles of land, with 0.73 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). Spread across it are roughly 5 residents per square mile. Anchorage, the largest place in Alaska, is about 721 miles from Kasaan. Within 50 miles of Kasaan there are 9 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 10 larger places.
Which Alaska laws govern a loan in Kasaan
Alaska has no separate rate rule for Kasaan; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 30 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (Division of Banking and Securities) Source says: "department means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development". The Division of Banking and Securities (commerce.alaska.gov/web/dbs) administers the department's lending license programs. | Alaska Legislature — Alaska Statutes § 06.50.900(5) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | License required from the department to make loans of $25,000 or less at above-legal rates; $25,000 liquid assets and $25,000 bond required Source says: "without first obtaining a license from the department"; "liquid assets of at least $25,000". | Alaska Legislature — Alaska Statutes §§ 06.20.010, 06.20.040 as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10.5% per annum default; by contract, the greater of 10% or 5 percentage points above the 12th Federal Reserve District advance rate (loans over $25,000 exempt) Source says: "The rate of interest in the state is 10.5 percent a year and no more on money after it is due"; "more than the greater of 10 percent or five percentage points above the annual rate charged member banks for advances by the 12th Federal Reserve District". | Alaska Legislature — Alaska Statutes § 45.45.010 as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Thorne Bay, AK — population 470
- Hydaburg, AK — population 375
- Coffman Cove, AK — population 125
- Klawock, AK — population 710
- Craig, AK — population 1,041
- Wrangell city and, AK — population 2,064
- Ketchikan, AK — population 8,079
- Whale Pass, AK — population 86