Personal loans in Old Mill Creek, IL
Old Mill Creek counts about 162 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — Illinois law does the governing. An estimated 162 people make their home in Old Mill Creek, a figure that ranks 1,155th in Illinois.
The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 1.2% decline in Old Mill Creek. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Old Mill Creek's 162 residents. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Old Mill Creek. The next larger city is Lindenhurst, IL about 3 miles away.
Old Mill Creek by the numbers
Old Mill Creek is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: 162 — Old Mill Creek ranks 1,155th of 1,294 communities in Illinois (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 1.2% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- People gained or lost: about 2 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 11% of the places in Illinois, with 162 residents in Old Mill Creek.
- Density: roughly 15 residents per square mile, spread over 10.7 sq mi of land.
- Land area rank: Old Mill Creek's 10.7 square miles rank 95th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Water area rank: Old Mill Creek ranks 146th among Illinois's 1,294 places, with 0.17 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Illinois's residents live in Old Mill Creek (162 people).
- Nationally: Old Mill Creek is the 17,098th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Old Mill Creek ranks 290th among Illinois's 1,294 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Illinois: the state average change is -2.0%, while Old Mill Creek moved 1.2%.
- Density rank: Old Mill Creek places 1,294th among Illinois's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Illinois: Old Mill Creek's 15 people per square mile compare with a state median of 993.
- Location: latitude 42.4331, longitude -87.9822 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Lindenhurst (3 mi); Wadsworth (3 mi); Third Lake (5 mi); Gurnee (5 mi); Lake Villa (5 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Nearest smaller towns: Symerton (77 mi); Ridott (77 mi); West Brooklyn (79 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 0 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 661 places are larger than Old Mill Creek.
Old Mill Creek on the map
The Census Gazetteer records 10.7 square miles of land and 0.17 square miles of water within Old Mill Creek. The resulting density is about 15 people per square mile. Chicago, the largest place in Illinois, is about 44 miles from Old Mill Creek. Old Mill Creek has 272 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 661 larger places.
A practical checklist for Old Mill Creek borrowers
Before you hand your details to a lender in Old Mill Creek, where the population is near 162:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Confirm the lender holds a Illinois licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
What differs between Old Mill Creek and the rest of Illinois is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 162 people here.
What Illinois law requires in Old Mill Creek
This table holds the Illinois rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Old Mill Creek's 162 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Financial Institutions Source says: "DFI licenses, charters, and examines a wide variety of financial products and services including: Consumer and Sales Finance and Collection Agencies". | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 9% annual percentage rate (general written-contract interest cap) Source says: "it shall be lawful for the parties to stipulate or agree that an annual percentage rate of 9%, or any less sum". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license; capped at 36% annual percentage rate (payday loans) Source says: "shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate ... for a payday loan". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
How personal loans work in Old Mill Creek
With roughly 162 residents, Old Mill Creek is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. A lender serving Old Mill Creek's 162 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Old Mill Creek loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Where Old Mill Creek sits in Illinois
Against Illinois's other places, Old Mill Creek accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 1,155th of 1,294 by size. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Old Mill Creek ranks 290th of 1,294 in Illinois (about the 78th percentile). By density, at about 15 people per square mile, it ranks 1,294th in Illinois. By land area, its 10.7 square miles rank 95th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
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Nearby places
- Lindenhurst, IL — population 14,339
- Wadsworth, IL — population 3,459
- Third Lake, IL — population 1,097
- Gurnee, IL — population 30,193
- Antioch, IL — population 14,833
- Lake Villa, IL — population 8,625
- Bristol, WI — population 5,187
- Grayslake, IL — population 20,954