Personal loans in Kismet, KS
A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Kismet down by about 2.9%. With 332 residents, Kismet outranks about 46% of the communities in Kansas.
Kismet is a small community in Kansas, with an estimated 332 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook. Verify the lender's Kansas licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Kismet. Every figure below is Kansas's own, applied to Kismet's 332 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. The closest larger place is Plains, KS about 7 miles away.
Local context for Kismet
Two layers matter for a Kismet borrower: the local population picture and Kansas's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: an estimated 332 residents, 339th of 625 places in Kansas (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 2.9%.
- Absolute change: 10 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: about 46% of Kansas's Census places are smaller than Kismet.
- Population density: 1,407 people per square mile on 0.2 square miles of land.
- By land area: Kismet ranks 491st among Kansas's 625 places, at 0.2 sq mi.
- Share of state population: Kismet's 332 residents are about 0.0% of Kansas.
- National rank: Kismet is the 14,768th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Kismet's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 513th of 625 places in Kansas.
- Versus Kansas: the state average change is -1.0%, while Kismet moved 2.9%.
- Density in Kansas: Kismet ranks 103rd by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Kismet's 1,407 people per square mile sit against a Kansas median of 764.
- Location: 37.2045, -100.7017 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Plains (7 mi); Liberal (17 mi); Meade (20 mi); Sublette (21 mi); Forgan (22 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Nearest smaller towns: Copeland (24 mi); Moscow (29 mi); Knowles (36 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 9 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 58 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
How Kismet compares across Kansas
Among Kansas's 625 places, Kismet sits at 339th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Kismet ranks 513th of 625 in Kansas (about the 18th percentile). Its roughly 1,407 residents per square mile place it 103rd among Kansas's places. The population moved by about 10 people between 2020 and 2023, a 2.9% shift.
Steps to take before a Kismet loan
These steps shape the offer you get in Kismet, a place of about 332 people:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Look the lender up in the Kansas regulator's licence records before you sign.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
The process is identical across Kansas; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Kismet holds 332 people.
Kismet: area, density and distance
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.2 square miles of land within Kismet, with no significant water area listed. The resulting density is about 1,407 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Wichita, is roughly 187 miles away. Within 50 miles of Kismet there are 15 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 58 larger places.
Kansas consumer-lending rules applied in Kismet
For the roughly 332 residents of Kismet, the rules below are Kansas's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner (OSBC) Source says: "The Office of the State Bank Commissioner regulates all state-chartered banks, trust companies, mortgage businesses, supervised lenders, credit service organizations, earned wage access service providers, and money transmitters". | Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (payday cash advances of $500 or less; charge capped at 15%) Source says: "a licensed or supervised lender may charge an amount not to exceed 15% of the amount of the cash advance". | Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Supervised lender license required (supervised loans) Source says: "Unless a person is exempt from licensing ... such person shall not engage in the business of: (a) Making supervised loans". | Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
How a Kismet personal loan is priced
In Kismet, a small community of about 332, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Kismet can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Kismet loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
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Nearby places
- Plains, KS — population 1,017
- Liberal, KS — population 18,999
- Sublette, KS — population 1,352
- Forgan, OK — population 451
- Copeland, KS — population 251
- Meade, KS — population 1,442
- Satanta, KS — population 1,055
- Beaver, OK — population 1,262