Personal loans in North Freedom, WI
North Freedom is a small community in Wisconsin, with an estimated 587 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook.
Decide the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before sharing any details with a North Freedom lender. With an estimated 587 residents, North Freedom is the 450th-largest of 605 places in Wisconsin. Lenders active in North Freedom report to a Wisconsin supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 2.5% decline in North Freedom. The nearest larger city is West Baraboo, WI about 4 miles away.
Borrowing in North Freedom: the local picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Wisconsin table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: 587 people, a figure that places North Freedom 450th among the 605 Census places in Wisconsin (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 2.5% between 2020 and 2023.
- Net change: roughly 15 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: North Freedom's 587 people outrank roughly 26% of the places in Wisconsin.
- Population density: about 700 people per square mile across 0.8 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area rank: North Freedom's 0.8 square miles rank 527th of 605 places in Wisconsin.
- Water area rank: North Freedom ranks 227th among Wisconsin's 605 places, with 0.06 sq mi.
- Within Wisconsin: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in North Freedom.
- Nationally: North Freedom is the 12,532nd-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth in Wisconsin: North Freedom stands 540th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 605 places.
- State comparison: Wisconsin's places average +0.4% for 2020-to-2023, against North Freedom's 2.5%.
- Density rank: North Freedom places 335th among Wisconsin's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: North Freedom's 700 people per square mile sit against a Wisconsin median of 800.
- Location: 43.4580 / -89.8538, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: West Baraboo (4 mi); Baraboo (6 mi); Reedsburg (9 mi); Lake Delton (10 mi); Prairie du Sac (13 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller places nearby: Rock Springs (4 mi); Loganville (9 mi); Merrimac (13 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 33 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 344 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
North Freedom's place among Wisconsin's 605 places
Among Wisconsin's 605 places, North Freedom sits at 450th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 540th of 605 Wisconsin places, putting it near the 11th percentile for growth. By density, at about 700 people per square mile, it ranks 335th in Wisconsin. The population moved by about 15 people between 2020 and 2023, a 2.5% shift.
What Wisconsin law requires in North Freedom
Every row below records a Wisconsin rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a North Freedom lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Division of Banking Source says: "Department" means the department of financial institutions | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 12% per year maximum ($12 per $100) on the declining principal balance, except as authorized by other statutes (Wis. Stat. § 138.05(1)(a)) Source says: At the rate of $12 upon $100 for one year computed upon the declining principal balance of the loan or forbearance | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed by the DFI Division of Banking; statewide database tracking (Wis. Stat. § 138.14) Source says: "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued by the division under sub. (5) | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
How personal loans work in North Freedom
North Freedom is a small community of about 587 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Two numbers drive a North Freedom loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. The term you choose in North Freedom decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
The geography behind North Freedom
North Freedom covers about 0.8 square miles of land, with 0.06 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). Spread across it are roughly 700 residents per square mile. The largest place in Wisconsin, Milwaukee, lies about 99 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 78 larger communities surround North Freedom. The 100-mile radius contains 344 larger places.
Steps to take before a North Freedom loan
A sensible order of operations for a loan in North Freedom, home to about 587 people:
- 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.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Wisconsin regulator's licence list.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
What differs between North Freedom and the rest of Wisconsin is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 587 people here.
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Nearby places
- Rock Springs, WI — population 325
- West Baraboo, WI — population 1,582
- Baraboo, WI — population 12,554
- Lake Delton, WI — population 3,629
- Reedsburg, WI — population 10,190
- Loganville, WI — population 290
- Wisconsin Dells, WI — population 3,344
- Prairie du Sac, WI — population 4,370