Personal loans in Warner, SD
With an estimated 463 residents, Warner is the 124th-largest of 309 places in South Dakota. Personal loans in Warner are mostly unsecured, so the APR reflects how a lender reads your credit — not the city's 463 population.
Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Warner at about 4.1%. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Warner. For the 463 people in Warner, South Dakota runs its own consumer-lending licensing, and the sourced table below lists the figures that apply. A larger market lies at Aberdeen, SD about 10 miles away.
Local context for Warner
The figures below are Warner's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the South Dakota rules.
- Population: 463 residents; Warner is the 124th-largest of 309 places in South Dakota (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A drop of about 4.1% from 2020 to 2023.
- Net change: roughly 20 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: Warner sits ahead of around 60% of South Dakota places, at 463 people.
- Population density: about 1,659 people per square mile (Census land area 0.3 sq mi).
- Land area: Warner covers 0.3 square miles, the 241st-largest area among South Dakota's 309 places.
- State population share: Warner accounts for about 0.1% of everyone in South Dakota.
- National rank: Warner sits 13,489th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Warner ranks 299th among South Dakota's 309 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Warner's 4.1% change compares with a South Dakota average of +0.9% across its 309 places.
- Density in South Dakota: Warner ranks 16th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Warner runs about 1,659 residents per square mile, where the South Dakota median is 581.
- Location: 45.3252, -98.4952 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Aberdeen (10 mi); Groton (21 mi); Ipswich (27 mi); Redfield (31 mi); Faulkton (37 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Warner on the same terms.
- Nearest smaller towns: Stratford (9 mi); Mellette (12 mi); Northville (12 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 33 of them.
- At 100 miles: 47 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
The geography behind Warner
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.3 square miles of land within Warner, with no significant water area listed. Spread across it are roughly 1,659 residents per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Sioux Falls, is roughly 151 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Warner takes in 9 places that are larger. The 100-mile radius contains 47 larger places.
Which South Dakota laws govern a loan in Warner
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in South Dakota, and so for Warner's roughly 463 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | South Dakota Division of Banking (Department of Labor and Regulation) Source says: "The Division of Banking is charged with the regulation and supervision of state chartered and licensed financial institutions." | South Dakota Division of Banking (Department of Labor and Regulation) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | No general maximum/usury restriction when the rate is set by written agreement; specific caps elsewhere in the code apply (e.g., 36% for licensed money lenders). Source says: "no maximum interest rate or charge, or usury rate restriction... if they establish the interest rate or charge by written agreement" (SDCL 54-3-1.1). | South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed money lenders (including payday and title lenders) but capped at 36% APR including all fees and charges; violations are a Class 1 misdemeanor and loans are void. Source says: "no licensee may contract for or receive finance charges pursuant to a loan in excess of an annual rate of thirty-six percent" (SDCL 54-4-44); "A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any loan made in violation of this section is void and uncollectible" (54-4-44). | South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) as of 2026-09-16 |
Steps to take before a Warner loan
Before you apply in Warner, a community of about 463, work through these steps:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Verify the lender's South Dakota licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
What differs between Warner and the rest of South Dakota is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 463 people here.
How a Warner personal loan is priced
Warner is a small community of about 463 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. A lender serving Warner's 463 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Warner loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
Getting a loan in Warner
With about 1,659 residents per square mile, Warner is moderately settled, and 9 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. What is available to Warner's 463 borrowers is set by South Dakota licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Aberdeen, SD about 10 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Aberdeen, SD — population 28,110
- Mellette, SD — population 195
- Northville, SD — population 136
- Stratford, SD — population 58
- Brentford, SD — population 84
- Chelsea, SD — population 19
- Westport, SD — population 86
- Ashton, SD — population 106