Personal loans in St. Francisville, IL
St. Francisville ranks 834th of 1,294 places in Illinois, with a population near 533. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows St. Francisville down by about 6.3%. Personal loans in St.
Francisville are mostly unsecured, so the APR reflects how a lender reads your credit — not the city's 533 population. Lenders active in St. Francisville report to a Illinois supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach St. Francisville's 533 residents. The closest larger place is Vincennes, IN about 9 miles away.
St. Francisville: population, trend and location
Two layers matter for a St. Francisville borrower: the local population picture and Illinois's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: about 533 people live here, which puts St. Francisville 834th of 1,294 Census places in Illinois (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 6.3% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 36 residents.
- Size percentile: St. Francisville's 533 people outrank roughly 36% of the places in Illinois.
- Density: the Census land area of 0.7 sq mi holds about 715 people per square mile.
- Land area rank: St. Francisville's 0.7 square miles rank 891st of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Water: St. Francisville holds about 0.03 square miles, the 350th-largest water area in Illinois.
- Share of Illinois: St. Francisville holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 533 people.
- National rank: St. Francisville is the 12,910th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: St. Francisville ranks 1,285th among Illinois's 1,294 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Illinois: the state average change is -2.0%, while St. Francisville moved 6.3%.
- Density in Illinois: St. Francisville ranks 842nd by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: St. Francisville runs about 715 residents per square mile, where the Illinois median is 993.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 38.5919, -87.6475.
- Nearest larger cities: Vincennes (9 mi); Lawrenceville (10 mi); Bridgeport (10 mi); Mount Carmel (14 mi); Patoka (14 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Nearest smaller towns: Allendale (6 mi); Decker (8 mi); Hazleton (9 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 48 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 252.
Where St. Francisville sits in Illinois
St. Francisville is the 834th-largest of 1,294 Census places in Illinois and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, St. Francisville stands 1,285th among Illinois's 1,294 places — roughly the 1th percentile. By density, at about 715 people per square mile, it ranks 842nd in Illinois. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 36 residents.
Lender access in St. Francisville
St. Francisville is moderately settled, with about 715 people per square mile and 64 larger places within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for St. Francisville's 533 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, Vincennes, IN about 9 miles away.
The Illinois lending rules that reach St. Francisville
Below are the Illinois rules that apply to a loan made in St. Francisville, each with the regulator that issued it.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Installment Loan Act license required from the Director of Financial Institutions (loans above 9% APR) Source says: "No person ... shall engage in the business of making loans of money ... except ... after first obtaining a license from the Director of Financial Institutions". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Where St. Francisville sits
St. Francisville covers about 0.7 square miles of land, with 0.03 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). With 533 residents, the land area yields roughly 715 people per square mile. The largest place in Illinois, Chicago, lies about 224 miles away. Within 50 miles of St. Francisville there are 64 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 891st of 1,294 Illinois places.
Before you apply in St. Francisville
Before you apply in St. Francisville, a community of about 533, work through these steps:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- 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.
- Confirm the lender holds a Illinois licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- 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.
None of these steps is St. Francisville-specific: the same Illinois licensing and disclosure rules reach all 533 residents.
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Nearby places
- Allendale, IL — population 442
- Lawrenceville, IL — population 4,245
- Decker, IN — population 201
- Hazleton, IN — population 186
- Vincennes, IN — population 16,588
- Bridgeport, IL — population 1,704
- Patoka, IN — population 707
- Mount Carmel, IL — population 6,751