Personal loans in Warrensburg, IL
With roughly 1,084 residents, Warrensburg is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Illinois, not by the city.
At about 1,084 residents, Warrensburg is larger than roughly 51% of the places in Illinois. The next larger city is Forsyth, IL about 5 miles away. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Warrensburg down by about 2.6%. To lend to Warrensburg's 1,084 residents, a company must hold a Illinois licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it. Rate-shopping from Warrensburg costs nothing at pre-qualification, where a soft pull leaves your credit file alone.
Warrensburg: population, trend and location
What follows is Warrensburg's place in the Census record, alongside the Illinois rules that govern a personal loan made here.
- Population: 1,084 residents; Warrensburg is the 630th-largest of 1,294 places in Illinois (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 2.6%.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 29 residents.
- Size percentile: with 1,084 residents, Warrensburg is larger than about 51% of Illinois's Census places.
- Density: the Census land area of 0.7 sq mi holds about 1,489 people per square mile.
- Land area: Warrensburg covers 0.7 square miles, the 904th-largest area among Illinois's 1,294 places.
- State population share: Warrensburg accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Illinois.
- National rank: Warrensburg sits 9,907th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Warrensburg's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 835th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- State comparison: Illinois's places average -2.0% for 2020-to-2023, against Warrensburg's 2.6%.
- Density in Illinois: Warrensburg ranks 388th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Warrensburg's 1,489 people per square mile sit against a Illinois median of 993.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 39.9320, -89.0628.
- Nearest larger cities: Forsyth (5 mi); Harristown (6 mi); Decatur (9 mi); Maroa (9 mi); Mount Pulaski (13 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Nearest smaller towns: Latham (6 mi); Niantic (8 mi); Oreana (10 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 87 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 222.
How a Warrensburg personal loan is priced
A Warrensburg personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 1,084 residents. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Warrensburg can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Shortening the term on a Warrensburg loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Warrensburg in state context
Among Illinois's 1,294 places, Warrensburg sits at 630th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Warrensburg stands 835th among Illinois's 1,294 places — roughly the 35th percentile. Its roughly 1,489 residents per square mile place it 388th among Illinois's places. The population moved by about 29 people between 2020 and 2023, a 2.6% shift.
What to do before borrowing in Warrensburg
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Warrensburg, home to about 1,084 people:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Look the lender up in the Illinois regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
None of these steps is Warrensburg-specific: the same Illinois licensing and disclosure rules reach all 1,084 residents.
The geography behind Warrensburg
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.7 square miles of land within Warrensburg, with no significant water area listed. With 1,084 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,489 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Chicago, the distance is roughly 150 miles. Within 50 miles of Warrensburg there are 66 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 87 smaller Census places.
What Illinois law requires in Warrensburg
Below are the Illinois rules that apply to a loan made in Warrensburg, 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 |
| Installment lender net-worth requirement | $30,000 minimum positive net worth (plus $25,000 surety bond) Source says: "every applicant shall prove ... that the applicant has and will maintain a positive net worth of a minimum of $30,000". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 9% annual percentage rate (general written-contract interest cap) Source says: "it shall be lawful for the parties to stipulate or agree that an annual percentage rate of 9%, or any less sum". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Harristown, IL — population 1,266
- Forsyth, IL — population 3,639
- Latham, IL — population 326
- Niantic, IL — population 589
- Maroa, IL — population 1,530
- Decatur, IL — population 68,670
- Kenney, IL — population 308
- Oreana, IL — population 857