Personal loans in Princeton, WI
The roughly 1,262 people who live in Princeton borrow under Wisconsin rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. With an estimated 1,262 residents, Princeton is the 333rd-largest of 605 places in Wisconsin. For a bigger market, look to Montello, WI about 11 miles away. The trend for Princeton between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 0.1%. Which products a lender may offer to Princeton's 1,262 residents follows from the Wisconsin consumer-lending framework. Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Princeton.
The Princeton data picture
Set out below is Princeton's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: an estimated 1,262 residents, 333rd of 605 places in Wisconsin (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Down about 0.1% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 1 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 45% of Wisconsin places rank below Princeton.
- Density: roughly 812 residents per square mile, spread over 1.6 sq mi of land.
- Land area: Princeton covers 1.6 square miles, the 384th-largest area among Wisconsin's 605 places.
- Water: Princeton holds about 0.10 square miles, the 190th-largest water area in Wisconsin.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Wisconsin's residents live in Princeton (1,262 people).
- National rank: Princeton is the 9,362nd most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Princeton ranks 276th among Wisconsin's 605 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Wisconsin: the state average change is +0.4%, while Princeton moved 0.1%.
- Density rank: Princeton places 294th among Wisconsin's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Wisconsin: Princeton's 812 people per square mile compare with a state median of 800.
- Location: 43.8559 / -89.1248, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Montello (11 mi); Berlin (12 mi); Markesan (12 mi); Redgranite (14 mi); Ripon (14 mi). Online lenders reach Princeton no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller places nearby: Marquette (8 mi); Green Lake (8 mi); Neshkoro (9 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 50 places smaller than Princeton sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 254 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Princeton's place among Wisconsin's 605 places
Against Wisconsin's other places, Princeton accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 333rd of 605 by size. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 276th of 605 Wisconsin places, putting it near the 54th percentile for growth. Its roughly 812 residents per square mile place it 294th among Wisconsin's places. The population moved by about 1 people between 2020 and 2023, a 0.1% shift.
Getting a loan in Princeton
At roughly 812 people per square mile, Princeton is moderately settled; 60 larger places lie within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Princeton's 1,262 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. For a larger market, the closest option is Montello, WI about 11 miles away.
How Wisconsin law applies in Princeton
These are Wisconsin's sourced lending facts as they reach Princeton's 1,262 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Licensed lender license required from the Division of Banking (Wis. Stat. § 138.09) Source says: Before any person may do business under this section, that person shall first obtain a license from the division. | Wisconsin State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
Inside a Princeton personal loan
Most loans made to Princeton's 1,262 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Princeton lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. The term you choose in Princeton decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Where Princeton sits
The Census Gazetteer records 1.6 square miles of land and 0.10 square miles of water within Princeton. The resulting density is about 812 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Milwaukee, is roughly 80 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 60 larger communities surround Princeton. Within the same 50 miles lie 50 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- Marquette, WI — population 172
- Neshkoro, WI — population 418
- Kingston, WI — population 284
- Green Lake, WI — population 1,024
- Lohrville, WI — population 436
- Markesan, WI — population 1,375
- Redgranite, WI — population 2,021
- Berlin, WI — population 5,611