Personal loans in Stoddard, WI
At about 857 residents, Stoddard is larger than roughly 36% of the places in Wisconsin. With roughly 857 residents, Stoddard is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Wisconsin, not by the city.
Judge Stoddard offers on total cost, not on how quickly the money arrives. Consumer lending that reaches Stoddard's 857 residents is governed by Wisconsin statute; no city ordinance changes it. Stoddard added about 2.5% to its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. The nearest larger city is La Crosse, WI about 11 miles away.
Local context for Stoddard
Two layers matter for a Stoddard borrower: the local population picture and Wisconsin's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: the Census counts 857 residents in Stoddard (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 388th-largest figure among Wisconsin's 605 places.
- Population trend: Higher by roughly 2.5% since the 2020 count.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 21 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 36% of Wisconsin places rank below Stoddard.
- Population density: 1,345 people per square mile on 0.6 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Stoddard's 0.6 square miles rank 561st of 605 places in Wisconsin.
- Water: Stoddard holds about 0.07 square miles, the 208th-largest water area in Wisconsin.
- Share of Wisconsin: Stoddard holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 857 people.
- National standing: Stoddard ranks 10,885th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Stoddard's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 76th of 605 places in Wisconsin.
- Against the state trend: Stoddard's 2.5% change compares with a Wisconsin average of +0.4% across its 605 places.
- Density rank: Stoddard is the 135th most densely settled place in Wisconsin.
- Against the state median: Stoddard runs about 1,345 residents per square mile, where the Wisconsin median is 800.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 43.6625, -91.2129.
- Nearest larger cities: La Crosse (11 mi); La Crescent (12 mi); Caledonia (15 mi); Onalaska (16 mi); West Salem (17 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Stoddard.
- Smaller places nearby: Brownsville (5 mi); Chaseburg (6 mi); Genoa (6 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 66 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 189.
Borrowing reach in Stoddard
Stoddard is a moderately settled community of about 857 people, with 40 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Stoddard's 857 borrowers is set by Wisconsin licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is La Crosse, WI about 11 miles away.
How a Stoddard personal loan is priced
With roughly 857 residents, Stoddard is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Stoddard lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Stoddard loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Which Wisconsin laws govern a loan in Stoddard
Wisconsin has no separate rate rule for Stoddard; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 857 people.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Stoddard: area, density and distance
Stoddard covers about 0.6 square miles of land, with 0.07 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). The resulting density is about 1,345 people per square mile. Milwaukee, the largest place in Wisconsin, is about 168 miles from Stoddard. Counting outward 50 miles, 40 larger communities surround Stoddard. By land area it ranks 561st of 605 Wisconsin places.
Stoddard's place among Wisconsin's 605 places
Within Wisconsin, Stoddard holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 388th-largest share among 605 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Stoddard ranks 76th of 605 in Wisconsin (about the 87th percentile). By density, at about 1,345 people per square mile, it ranks 135th in Wisconsin. In land area, Stoddard ranks 561st among Wisconsin's 605 places.
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Nearby places
- Brownsville, MN — population 553
- Genoa, WI — population 233
- Chaseburg, WI — population 243
- La Crosse, WI — population 51,327
- Hokah, MN — population 547
- New Albin, IA — population 431
- La Crescent, MN — population 5,294
- Coon Valley, WI — population 762