Personal loans in Wishek, ND
A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Wishek down by about 2.2%. Two households in Wishek with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 841 residents are not the reason.
About 841 people live in Wishek, placing it 64th of 355 Census places in North Dakota. The nearest larger city is Linton, ND about 32 miles away. Which products a lender may offer to Wishek's 841 residents follows from the North Dakota consumer-lending framework. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Wishek.
What the Census records for Wishek
What follows is Wishek's place in the Census record, alongside the North Dakota rules that govern a personal loan made here.
- Population: 841 residents; Wishek is the 64th-largest of 355 places in North Dakota (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 2.2% fewer residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Absolute change: 19 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 82% of North Dakota places rank below Wishek.
- Population density: about 586 people per square mile (Census land area 1.4 sq mi).
- Land area: Wishek covers 1.4 square miles, the 68th-largest area among North Dakota's 355 places.
- Share of North Dakota: Wishek holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 841 people.
- National rank: Wishek is 10,972nd of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Wishek's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 194th of 355 places in North Dakota.
- Against the state trend: Wishek's 2.2% change compares with a North Dakota average of -1.2% across its 355 places.
- Density rank: Wishek is the 117th most densely settled place in North Dakota.
- Density in context: Wishek's 586 people per square mile sit against a North Dakota median of 352.
- Location: 46.2556, -99.5545 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Linton (32 mi); Ellendale (52 mi); Jamestown (61 mi); Ipswich (62 mi); Lincoln (65 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Wishek on the same terms.
- Nearest smaller towns: Lehr (10 mi); Ashley (18 mi); Venturia (18 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 30 places smaller than Wishek sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 19 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
What North Dakota law requires in Wishek
These are North Dakota's sourced lending facts as they reach Wishek's 841 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions (NDDFI) Source says: "The Department also licenses and regulates Money Brokers... Deferred Presentment Service Providers (Payday Lenders), Collection Agencies, Debt Settlement Service Providers, and Money Transmitters." | North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Money broker license required to engage in money brokering (arranging/providing loans); issued by the commissioner of financial institutions. Source says: "may not engage in money brokering in the state of North Dakota without a money broker license issued by the commissioner" (N.D.C.C. 13-04.1-02). | North Dakota Legislative Branch as of 2026-09-16 |
| Usury penalties (state-specific rule) | Usury forfeits all interest plus 25% of principal; charging usurious interest is a class B misdemeanor. Source says: "shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest" and "a forfeiture of twenty-five percent of the principal" (N.D.C.C. 47-14-10); usury is a class B misdemeanor (47-14-11). | North Dakota Legislative Branch as of 2026-09-16 |
How lenders reach Wishek
Wishek is moderately settled, with about 586 people per square mile and 1 larger places within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in North Dakota reach Wishek's 841 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest larger city, Linton, ND about 32 miles away.
The geography behind Wishek
Wishek covers about 1.4 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. That land carries about 586 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Fargo, the distance is roughly 136 miles. Counting outward 50 miles, 1 larger communities surround Wishek. The 100-mile radius contains 19 larger places.
Wishek's place among North Dakota's 355 places
Wishek is the 64th-largest of 355 Census places in North Dakota and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Wishek stands 194th among North Dakota's 355 places — roughly the 45th percentile. By density, at about 586 people per square mile, it ranks 117th in North Dakota. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 19 residents.
The Wishek borrowing checklist
Before you hand your details to a lender in Wishek, where the population is near 841:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Look the lender up in the North Dakota regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
In Wishek as elsewhere in North Dakota, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 841 residents.
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Nearby places
- Lehr, ND — population 82
- Venturia, ND — population 20
- Ashley, ND — population 602
- Napoleon, ND — population 745
- Zeeland, ND — population 82
- Artas, SD — population 8
- Streeter, ND — population 148
- Fredonia, ND — population 38