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Courtland
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Motto(s): 
"A Great Place To Call Home"
Location of Courtland, Minnesota
Location of Courtland, Minnesota
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Nicollet
Government
 • Type Mayor – Council
Area
 • Total 2.62 sq mi (6.78 km2)
 • Land 2.61 sq mi (6.76 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 734
 • Density 281.01/sq mi (108.52/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56021
Area code(s) 507
FIPS code 27-13582
GNIS feature ID 2393654

Courtland is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 734 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The place occupied by the current town was named Courtland in 1865, but was previously named Hilo. Courtland was platted in 1882. There are conflicting records for the origin of the name. According to Bryant (1882) the city was named for Cortland County, New York and not spelled the same; however, Stennett (1908) suggests it is named after Courland, a once-Germanized region of present-day Latvia by an emigrant, J.H. Stewart, and was accidentally misspelled on the official record.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.64 square miles (6.84 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 174
1910 208 19.5%
1920 224 7.7%
1930 260 16.1%
1940 291 11.9%
1950 251 −13.7%
1960 239 −4.8%
1970 300 25.5%
1980 399 33.0%
1990 412 3.3%
2000 538 30.6%
2010 611 13.6%
2020 734 20.1%
U.S. Decennial Census
2020 Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 611 people, 237 households, and 176 families living in the city. The population density was 231.4 inhabitants per square mile (89.3/km2). There were 251 housing units at an average density of 95.1 per square mile (36.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% White, 0.2% African American, 0.7% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 237 households, of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.1% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.7% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the city was 37.7 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.3% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 9.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

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