Personal loans in Sheffield, IL
Sheffield lost roughly 2.1% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Sheffield is a small community in Illinois, with an estimated 804 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook.
By population, Sheffield sits at 711th in Illinois, with an estimated 804 residents. The nearest larger city is Wyanet, IL about 8 miles away. Every figure below is Illinois's own, applied to Sheffield's 804 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Sheffield.
Sheffield: the sourced local profile
Sheffield is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: an estimated 804 residents, 711th of 1,294 places in Illinois (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A drop of about 2.1% from 2020 to 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 17 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 45% of Illinois's places have fewer residents than Sheffield's 804.
- Population density: about 690 people per square mile (Census land area 1.2 sq mi).
- By land area: Sheffield ranks 667th among Illinois's 1,294 places, at 1.2 sq mi.
- State population share: Sheffield accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Illinois.
- National rank: Sheffield sits 11,168th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Sheffield ranks 623rd among Illinois's 1,294 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Illinois: the state average change is -2.0%, while Sheffield moved 2.1%.
- Density rank: Sheffield places 863rd among Illinois's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Sheffield's 690 people per square mile sit against a Illinois median of 993.
- Location: 41.3580 / -89.7392, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Wyanet (8 mi); Annawan (8 mi); Kewanee (13 mi); Atkinson (14 mi); Princeton (14 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Sheffield whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Nearest smaller towns: Buda (4 mi); Neponset (5 mi); Mineral (5 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 81 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 367.
Getting a loan in Sheffield
At roughly 690 people per square mile, Sheffield is moderately settled; 84 larger places lie within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Illinois reach Sheffield's 804 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest larger city, Wyanet, IL about 8 miles away.
Illinois rules behind a Sheffield personal loan
Illinois has no separate rate rule for Sheffield; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 804 people.
| 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 |
What to do before borrowing in Sheffield
These steps shape the offer you get in Sheffield, a place of about 804 people:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Illinois regulator's licence list.
- 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.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
The process is identical across Illinois; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Sheffield holds 804 people.
How personal loans work in Sheffield
A Sheffield personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 804 residents. Two numbers drive a Sheffield loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Shortening the term on a Sheffield loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
How Sheffield compares across Illinois
Within Illinois, Sheffield holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 711th-largest share among 1,294 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Sheffield stands 623rd among Illinois's 1,294 places — roughly the 52th percentile. At about 690 people per square mile, Sheffield is the 863rd most densely settled place in Illinois. By land area, its 1.2 square miles rank 667th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
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Nearby places
- Buda, IL — population 470
- Neponset, IL — population 414
- Mineral, IL — population 202
- Manlius, IL — population 293
- New Bedford, IL — population 75
- Annawan, IL — population 867
- Wyanet, IL — population 869
- Bradford, IL — population 656