Personal loans in Morgan's Point, TX
About 267 people live in Morgan's Point, placing it 1,112th of 1,224 Census places in Texas. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Morgan's Point down by about 1.5%.
With roughly 267 residents, Morgan's Point is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Texas, not by the city. A single loan can carry different costs on either side of a state line, and Morgan's Point sits on the Texas side of that line. Verify the lender's Texas licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Morgan's Point. A larger market lies at La Porte, TX about 3 miles away.
What the Census records for Morgan's Point
What follows is Morgan's Point's place in the Census record, alongside the Texas rules that govern a personal loan made here.
- Population: 267 people, a figure that places Morgan's Point 1,112th among the 1,224 Census places in Texas (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Down about 1.5% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Net change: roughly 4 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 9% of Texas places rank below Morgan's Point.
- Density: the Census land area of 0.8 sq mi holds about 326 people per square mile.
- Land area rank: Morgan's Point's 0.8 square miles rank 1,059th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Water: Morgan's Point holds about 0.70 square miles, the 88th-largest water area in Texas.
- Share of state population: Morgan's Point's 267 residents are about 0.0% of Texas.
- Nationally: Morgan's Point is the 15,526th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Morgan's Point's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 1,010th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- State comparison: Texas's places average +6.5% for 2020-to-2023, against Morgan's Point's 1.5%.
- Density rank: Morgan's Point is the 1,025th most densely settled place in Texas.
- Against the state median: Morgan's Point runs about 326 residents per square mile, where the Texas median is 840.
- Location: coordinates 29.6718, -94.9982 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: La Porte (3 mi); Shoreacres (4 mi); Seabrook (5 mi); Baytown (7 mi); Deer Park (7 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Morgan's Point on the same terms.
- Smaller communities within reach: Dayton Lakes (34 mi); Sandy Point (35 mi); Bonney (37 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 5 places smaller than Morgan's Point sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 168 places are larger than Morgan's Point.
The state rulebook for Morgan's Point
Below are the Texas rules that apply to a loan made in Morgan's Point, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
Lender access in Morgan's Point
Morgan's Point is a lightly settled community of about 267 people, with 82 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. A Texas licence lets a lender serve Morgan's Point without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 267 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is La Porte, TX about 3 miles away.
Morgan's Point on the map
Inside Morgan's Point's boundaries lie roughly 0.8 square miles of land and 0.70 square miles of water. The resulting density is about 326 people per square mile. The largest place in Texas, Houston, lies about 25 miles away. Within 50 miles of Morgan's Point there are 82 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 5 smaller Census places.
Morgan's Point against the rest of Texas
Against Texas's other places, Morgan's Point accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 1,112th of 1,224 by size. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Morgan's Point ranks 1,010th of 1,224 in Texas (about the 17th percentile). By density, at about 326 people per square mile, it ranks 1,025th in Texas. The population moved by about 4 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.5% shift.
What to do before borrowing in Morgan's Point
Before you hand your details to a lender in Morgan's Point, where the population is near 267:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Verify the lender's Texas licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
What differs between Morgan's Point and the rest of Texas is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 267 people here.
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Nearby places
- La Porte, TX — population 36,991
- Shoreacres, TX — population 1,513
- Seabrook, TX — population 13,662
- Baytown, TX — population 84,067
- El Lago, TX — population 2,945
- Taylor Lake Village, TX — population 3,713
- Deer Park, TX — population 33,176
- Clear Lake Shores, TX — population 1,296