Personal loans in Stromsburg, NE
The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 0.5% growth in Stromsburg. A personal loan in Stromsburg is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 1,155 people.
About 1,155 people live in Stromsburg, placing it 95th of 527 Census places in Nebraska. The nearest larger city is York, NE about 17 miles away. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Stromsburg's roughly 1,155 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. If debt is already a strain, a nonprofit credit counsellor can help Stromsburg residents before they take on more.
Where Stromsburg stands
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Nebraska rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: 1,155 people, a figure that places Stromsburg 95th among the 527 Census places in Nebraska (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A rise of about 0.5% from 2020 to 2023.
- Absolute change: 6 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 82% of Nebraska places rank below Stromsburg.
- Land and density: 1.0 square miles of land carry roughly 1,141 residents per square mile.
- By land area: Stromsburg ranks 106th among Nebraska's 527 places, at 1.0 sq mi.
- Within Nebraska: about 0.1% of the state's population lives in Stromsburg.
- Nationally: Stromsburg is the 9,693rd-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Stromsburg ranks 153rd among Nebraska's 527 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Nebraska's places average -0.6% for 2020-to-2023, against Stromsburg's 0.5%.
- Density in Nebraska: Stromsburg ranks 156th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Stromsburg runs about 1,141 residents per square mile, where the Nebraska median is 830.
- Location: 41.1164, -97.5906 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: York (17 mi); Central City (21 mi); Columbus (25 mi); David City (26 mi); Fullerton (26 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Nearest smaller places: Osceola (5 mi); Benedict (8 mi); Shelby (10 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 86 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 72 places are larger than Stromsburg.
Lender access in Stromsburg
At roughly 1,141 people per square mile, Stromsburg is moderately settled; 17 larger places lie within 50 miles. What is available to Stromsburg's 1,155 borrowers is set by Nebraska licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest bigger place is York, NE about 17 miles away.
Nebraska rules behind a Stromsburg personal loan
Below are the Nebraska rules that apply to a loan made in Stromsburg, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance (NDBF) Source says: "The Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance is a state agency under the direct supervision of the Governor." | Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 16% per annum maximum on agreed interest (unpaid principal balance) Source says: "any rate of interest which may be agreed upon, not exceeding sixteen percent per annum on the unpaid principal balance, shall be valid" | Nebraska Legislature (Nebraska Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Capped at 36% APR (Initiative 428, 2020); violating transactions are void Source says: "A licensee shall not impose an annual percentage rate greater than thirty-six percent in connection with a delayed deposit transaction." | Nebraska Legislature (Nebraska Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Stromsburg in state context
Among Nebraska's 527 places, Stromsburg sits at 95th for population, a share of roughly 0.1% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Stromsburg ranks 153rd of 527 in Nebraska (about the 71th percentile). At about 1,141 people per square mile, Stromsburg is the 156th most densely settled place in Nebraska. In land area, Stromsburg ranks 106th among Nebraska's 527 places.
The Stromsburg borrowing checklist
These steps shape the offer you get in Stromsburg, a place of about 1,155 people:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Nebraska regulator's licence list.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
The process is identical across Nebraska; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Stromsburg holds 1,155 people.
Stromsburg: area, density and distance
Inside Stromsburg's boundaries lie about 1.0 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. The resulting density is about 1,141 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Omaha, the distance is roughly 81 miles. A 50-mile radius around Stromsburg takes in 17 places that are larger. The 100-mile radius contains 72 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Osceola, NE — population 872
- Benedict, NE — population 203
- Thayer, NE — population 51
- Shelby, NE — population 734
- Polk, NE — population 343
- Gresham, NE — population 222
- Silver Creek, NE — population 321
- York, NE — population 8,180