Personal loans in Maynard, AR
The roughly 376 people who live in Maynard borrow under Arkansas rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. With 376 residents, Maynard outranks about 40% of the communities in Arkansas.
Census data show virtually no population shift in Maynard between 2020 and 2023. Verify the lender's Arkansas licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Maynard. The closest larger place is Reyno, AR about 9 miles away. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Maynard's 376 residents.
Local context for Maynard
Most of what governs a Maynard loan is written in Arkansas law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: 376 people, a figure that places Maynard 298th among the 500 Census places in Arkansas (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: No meaningful shift since the 2020 count.
- Size percentile: with 376 residents, Maynard is larger than about 40% of Arkansas's Census places.
- Population density: 321 people per square mile on 1.2 square miles of land.
- Land area: Maynard covers 1.2 square miles, the 322nd-largest area among Arkansas's 500 places.
- Share of state population: Maynard's 376 residents are about 0.0% of Arkansas.
- National rank: Maynard is the 14,338th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Maynard's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 222nd of 500 places in Arkansas.
- State comparison: Arkansas's places average +0.3% for 2020-to-2023, against Maynard's 0.0%.
- Density rank: Maynard is the 293rd most densely settled place in Arkansas.
- Against the state median: Maynard runs about 321 residents per square mile, where the Arkansas median is 386.
- Location: coordinates 36.4215, -90.9018 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Reyno (9 mi); Pocahontas (12 mi); Doniphan (15 mi); Corning (18 mi); Naylor (20 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Maynard.
- Smaller communities within reach: Biggers (8 mi); Datto (10 mi); Success (10 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 30 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 187 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Borrowing reach in Maynard
With about 321 residents per square mile, Maynard is lightly settled, and 44 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Whether Maynard has a local branch or not, a Arkansas-licensed lender can serve its 376 people online on the same terms. For a larger market, the closest option is Reyno, AR about 9 miles away.
The Maynard borrowing checklist
These steps shape the offer you get in Maynard, a place of about 376 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Verify the lender's Arkansas licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
In Maynard as elsewhere in Arkansas, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 376 residents.
The geography behind Maynard
Inside Maynard's boundaries lie about 1.2 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. With 376 residents, the land area yields roughly 321 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Little Rock, is roughly 143 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 44 larger communities surround Maynard. Within the same 50 miles lie 30 smaller Census places.
How Arkansas law applies in Maynard
When Arkansas does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Maynard is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Arkansas State Bank Department Source says: "The Department is charged with regulating state-chartered commercial banks with main offices in Arkansas". | Arkansas State Bank Department as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 17% per annum for loans not made by or to governmental units or by federally insured depository institutions (Amendment 89, effective January 1, 2011) Source says: "shall not exceed seventeen percent (17%) per annum". | Arkansas Legislature — Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 89, § 3 (proposed by H.J.R. 1004 of 2009) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Not permitted — all storefront payday lending eliminated; the Attorney General has worked to eliminate all forms of payday lending since 2008 Source says: "the Attorney General's office has worked to eliminate all forms of payday lending in Arkansas"; "all storefront payday loan operations in Arkansas have been shut down". | Arkansas Attorney General — Consumer Protection Division as of 2026-09-16 |
Inside a Maynard personal loan
A Maynard personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 376 residents. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Maynard's rank of 298th in Arkansas: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Maynard loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
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Nearby places
- Biggers, AR — population 308
- Reyno, AR — population 395
- Pocahontas, AR — population 7,601
- Datto, AR — population 64
- Success, AR — population 95
- Doniphan, MO — population 1,801
- Delaplaine, AR — population 67
- O'Kean, AR — population 196