Personal loans in Twin Lakes, MN
The trend for Twin Lakes between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 0.8%. Twin Lakes, Minnesota — home to about 132 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Minnesota law rather than any local rule.
Twin Lakes ranks 717th of 853 places in Minnesota, with a population near 132. The closest larger city is Emmons, MN about 5 miles away. Consumer lending that reaches Twin Lakes's 132 residents is governed by Minnesota statute; no city ordinance changes it. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Twin Lakes loan.
Local context for Twin Lakes
Twin Lakes is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: an estimated 132 residents, 717th of 853 places in Minnesota (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is positive, near 0.8%.
- People gained or lost: about 1 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: Twin Lakes sits ahead of around 16% of Minnesota places, at 132 people.
- Land and density: 0.5 square miles of land carry roughly 271 residents per square mile.
- Land area: Twin Lakes covers 0.5 square miles, the 700th-largest area among Minnesota's 853 places.
- Water: Twin Lakes holds about 0.02 square miles, the 346th-largest water area in Minnesota.
- Share of Minnesota: Twin Lakes holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 132 people.
- National rank: Twin Lakes sits 17,573rd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Twin Lakes ranks 259th among Minnesota's 853 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Twin Lakes's 0.8% change compares with a Minnesota average of +0.1% across its 853 places.
- Density rank: Twin Lakes is the 633rd most densely settled place in Minnesota.
- Density in context: Twin Lakes's 271 people per square mile sit against a Minnesota median of 607.
- Location: latitude 43.5611, longitude -93.4235 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Emmons (5 mi); Conger (6 mi); Albert Lea (7 mi); Glenville (7 mi); Alden (10 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Twin Lakes whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller towns nearby: Manchester (11 mi); Scarville (12 mi); Walters (13 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 12 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 453.
Land, water and location for Twin Lakes
Twin Lakes covers about 0.5 square miles of land, with 0.02 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). That land carries about 271 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Minneapolis, the distance is roughly 97 miles. Counting outward 50 miles, 104 larger communities surround Twin Lakes. Within the same 50 miles lie 12 smaller Census places.
What to do before borrowing in Twin Lakes
These steps shape the offer you get in Twin Lakes, a place of about 132 people:
- 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.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Verify the lender's Minnesota licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
What differs between Twin Lakes and the rest of Minnesota is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 132 people here.
Getting a loan in Twin Lakes
Twin Lakes is a lightly settled community of about 132 people, with 104 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Twin Lakes's 132 borrowers is set by Minnesota licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Emmons, MN about 5 miles away.
Twin Lakes in state context
Among Minnesota's 853 places, Twin Lakes sits at 717th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 259th of 853 Minnesota places, putting it near the 70th percentile for growth. Its roughly 271 residents per square mile place it 633rd among Minnesota's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 1 residents.
What Minnesota law requires in Twin Lakes
When Minnesota does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Twin Lakes is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Minnesota Department of Commerce (commissioner of commerce) Source says: ""Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 6% per year legal rate of interest; a different rate may be contracted for in writing (Minn. Stat. § 334.01) Source says: "The interest for any legal indebtedness shall be at the rate of $6 upon $100 for a year" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed; APR capped at 36%, or up to 50% with an ability-to-repay analysis (Minn. Stat. §§ 47.60, 47.601, 47.603) Source says: "The cap on that annual percentage rate is set at either 36%, or up to 50% if the lender conducts an ability to repay analysis" | Minnesota Department of Commerce as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Emmons, MN — population 363
- Albert Lea, MN — population 18,269
- Conger, MN — population 151
- Glenville, MN — population 562
- Manchester, MN — population 53
- Lake Mills, IA — population 2,115
- Alden, MN — population 576
- Hayward, MN — population 250