72:
1477:
42:
57:
456:. The Town Square was part of the town's original 1818-1819 plan. Many of the commercial buildings facing the square, especially along College Street and Tennessee Street, were built in the 1890s and early 1900s. The train depot on the south side of the square, now a community center, was built in the late 1880s. The Old Sherrod Hotel, located at the northwest corner of Tennessee Street and Alabama Street, was built around 1930, and provided housing for early
1383:
867:
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
863:
living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.06.
823:
of 2000, there were 769 people, 316 households, and 210 families residing in the town. The population density was 331.2 inhabitants per square mile (127.9/km). There were 363 housing units at an average density of 156.4 per square mile (60.4/km). The racial makeup of the town was 54.23%
1047:
A Digest of the Laws of the State of
Alabama: Containing The Statutes and Resolutions in Force at the end of the General Assembly in January, 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 62. Chapter LII. Page 827-828.
351:. It was presently named for the federal courthouse and land office there. In 1818, a group known as the Courtland Land Company bought the land on which the town is now situated and subdivided it into lots. The town was incorporated on December 13, 1819, by the
71:
372:, was organized at Courtland in 1831, and chartered the following year. The railroad's organizers routed the 50-mile (80 km) railroad to bypass the dangerous shoals along the
871:
The median income for a household in the town was $ 27,500, and the median income for a family was $ 36,000. Males had a median income of $ 31,250 versus $ 17,188 for females. The
414:, Courtland was home to the Courtland Army Airfield (Courtland AAF). It was dismantled after the war and given to the city of Courtland, which now operates it as
332:
chief who lived in the area when the first
European settlers arrived. The current town is reportedly located on the site of the Native American village.
1415:
1308:
85:
436:
as the
Courtland Historic District. Most of the buildings in the district date from the 1830s through the 1930s, and architectural styles include
1657:
1186:
313:
41:
1652:
369:
545:, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km), of which 2.3 square miles (6.0 km) is land and 0.43% is water.
490:
1061:
335:
Courtland began as a small settlement known as
Ebenezer in the early 1800s. Its early settlers were wealthy planters mostly from
275:
1366:
1408:
812:
From 1880 until 1910, Courtland was the largest town in
Lawrence County, losing the distinction in 1920 to the county seat of
1245:
1393:
1569:
1165:
468:
433:
1261:
1387:
285:
56:
309:
1401:
1212:
226:
1529:
377:
945:
918:
1085:
932:
859:
There were 316 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were
1312:
1147:
476:
1050:"An Act to Establish the Town of Courtland, in Lawrence County.—Passed December 13, 1819." (Google Books)
1554:
1347:
1265:
1137:
Alabama
Historical Association, "The Red Rovers" historical marker on the Town Square in Courtland, 1964.
958:
853:
849:
845:
841:
837:
833:
829:
825:
427:
139:
457:
990:
789:
774:
759:
744:
729:
714:
699:
684:
669:
654:
639:
624:
609:
594:
579:
518:(34.668457, -87.310821). The town is concentrated in area along Big Nance Creek, a tributary of the
453:
317:
1506:
1425:
535:
301:
263:
144:
117:
1521:
1183:
1012:
441:
381:
1286:
1622:
1237:
971:
527:
445:
1049:
875:
for the town was $ 14,456. About 18.1% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the
1599:
1559:
1423:
1367:
https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Courtland%20town,%20Alabama&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1
1170:
1229:
1629:
1016:
975:
437:
348:
236:
8:
1539:
1511:
904:
1609:
1584:
1574:
1501:
542:
464:
1100:
328:
A small creek named Big Nance Creek runs through the town. The creek was named for a
1579:
1241:
1230:
1208:
1006:
872:
472:
415:
352:
1594:
1564:
1466:
1447:
1021:
813:
523:
479:
plantation whose architecturally renowned plantation house was demolished in 1961.
449:
400:
392:
388:
1589:
1190:
1025:
519:
404:
399:" for the color of their uniforms, the company was captured by Mexican forces at
373:
993:, there were 583 people, 293 households, and 211 families residing in the city.
1549:
1117:
1086:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Courtland, Alabama
1646:
1604:
531:
505:
492:
268:
100:
87:
1309:"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013"
432:
In the early 1990s, more than 100 buildings in
Courtland were listed on the
879:, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 32.9% of those age 65 or over.
876:
411:
358:
1440:
1333:
1880-2010 U.S. Censuses research on
Lawrence County, Alabama Communities
467:, a Federal-style home built around 1830, is listed individually on the
396:
362:
127:
344:
340:
217:
1476:
1205:
The
Alabama Catalog: A Guide to the Early Architecture of the State
1002:
860:
336:
329:
251:
1160:
848:, and 2.86% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were
305:
132:
1382:
820:
1150:," National Register of Historic Places inventory form, 1991.
243:
222:
1207:. University, AL: University of Alabama Press. p. 253.
1488:
1458:
530:. The town's municipal boundaries extend northeastward to
32:
1343:
1236:. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi. pp.
1118:"Early Roads / One of the South's First Railroads 1832"
403:
in March 1836, and most of its men were killed in the
391:
organized a volunteer military unit to fight in the
1054:
1043:
1041:
76:Location of Courtland in Lawrence County, Alabama.
1644:
376:to the north. The railroad was absorbed by the
46:Buildings along the Town Square (College Street)
1038:
421:
1409:
314:Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area
1480:Map of Alabama highlighting Lawrence County
407:. Shackelford was among the few survivors.
380:in the 1850s, and later became part of the
368:One of the South's earliest railroads, the
1416:
1402:
1262:"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990"
1196:
370:Tuscumbia, Courtland and Decatur Railroad
1221:
308:, United States, and is included in the
1227:
1095:
1093:
1645:
1202:
1161:"National Register Information System"
1081:
1079:
572:
1397:
1658:Populated places established in 1819
1166:National Register of Historic Places
1090:
469:National Register of Historic Places
434:National Register of Historic Places
1336:
1254:
1076:
183:0.03 sq mi (0.06 km)
175:2.95 sq mi (7.65 km)
167:2.98 sq mi (7.71 km)
13:
1475:
1424:Municipalities and communities of
1024:, one of the few survivors of the
562:
14:
1669:
1653:Towns in Lawrence County, Alabama
1375:
996:
316:. The population was 609 at the
1381:
1120:. The Historical Marker Database
538:borders Courtland to the north.
70:
55:
40:
1360:
1327:
1301:
1279:
1193:(PDF). Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
548:
378:Memphis and Charleston Railroad
353:Alabama territorial legislature
1177:
1153:
1140:
1131:
1110:
882:
18:Town in Alabama, United States
1:
1232:Lost Plantations of the South
1064:. United States Census Bureau
1031:
888:Courtland racial composition
816:, which has held it to date.
387:In 1835, Courtland physician
482:
212:197.49/sq mi (76.24/km)
7:
1348:United States Census Bureau
1266:United States Census Bureau
1148:Courtland Historic District
1062:"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
428:Courtland Historic District
422:Courtland Historic District
10:
1674:
458:Tennessee Valley Authority
425:
323:
1618:
1538:
1520:
1487:
1473:
1457:
1438:
1228:Matrana, Marc R. (2009).
1015:, two-term member of the
991:2020 United States census
919:Black or African American
803:
788:
773:
758:
743:
728:
713:
698:
683:
668:
653:
638:
623:
608:
593:
578:
571:
566:
561:
558:
410:In 1944 and 1945, during
320:, down from 769 in 2000.
310:Decatur Metropolitan Area
284:
274:
262:
250:
233:
216:
208:
200:
195:
187:
179:
171:
163:
158:
150:
138:
126:
116:
81:
69:
51:
39:
30:
23:
1427:Lawrence County, Alabama
487:Courtland is located at
191:568 ft (173 m)
1287:"U.S. Decennial Census"
1203:Gamble, Robert (1987).
1105:Encyclopedia of Alabama
1013:Thomas Jefferson Foster
1481:
1184:AHC Historical Markers
1479:
1344:"U.S. Census website"
1171:National Park Service
804:U.S. Decennial Census
554:Historical population
506:34.66833°N 87.31083°W
235: • Summer (
101:34.66833°N 87.31056°W
1631:United States portal
1390:at Wikimedia Commons
1017:Confederate Congress
209: • Density
889:
555:
511:34.66833; -87.31083
502: /
365:went through town.
106:34.66833; -87.31056
97: /
1555:Chalybeate Springs
1482:
1388:Courtland, Alabama
1189:2009-03-21 at the
887:
553:
543:U.S. Census Bureau
465:John McMahon House
201: • Total
180: • Water
164: • Total
25:Courtland, Alabama
1640:
1639:
1386:Media related to
1247:978-1-57806-942-2
1099:James P. Kaetz, "
1007:American football
987:
986:
873:per capita income
868:were 77.3 males.
810:
809:
541:According to the
526:and southeast of
473:Rocky Hill Castle
416:Courtland Airport
395:. Known as the "
312:, as well as the
295:
294:
172: • Land
154:December 13, 1819
1665:
1632:
1625:
1478:
1450:
1443:
1433:
1428:
1418:
1411:
1404:
1395:
1394:
1385:
1369:
1364:
1358:
1357:
1355:
1354:
1340:
1334:
1331:
1325:
1324:
1322:
1320:
1311:. Archived from
1305:
1299:
1298:
1296:
1294:
1283:
1277:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1258:
1252:
1251:
1235:
1225:
1219:
1218:
1200:
1194:
1181:
1175:
1174:
1157:
1151:
1146:Robert Gamble, "
1144:
1138:
1135:
1129:
1128:
1126:
1125:
1114:
1108:
1097:
1088:
1083:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1058:
1052:
1045:
1022:Jack Shackelford
946:Pacific Islander
890:
886:
846:Pacific Islander
834:African American
574:
569:
564:
556:
552:
517:
516:
514:
513:
512:
507:
503:
500:
499:
498:
495:
450:Colonial Revival
393:Texas Revolution
389:Jack Shackelford
382:Southern Railway
357:The early roads
240:
112:
111:
109:
108:
107:
102:
98:
95:
94:
93:
90:
74:
59:
44:
21:
20:
1673:
1672:
1668:
1667:
1666:
1664:
1663:
1662:
1643:
1642:
1641:
1636:
1630:
1623:
1614:
1541:
1534:
1516:
1507:North Courtland
1483:
1471:
1453:
1448:
1441:
1434:
1431:
1426:
1422:
1378:
1373:
1372:
1365:
1361:
1352:
1350:
1342:
1341:
1337:
1332:
1328:
1318:
1316:
1315:on May 22, 2014
1307:
1306:
1302:
1292:
1290:
1285:
1284:
1280:
1271:
1269:
1260:
1259:
1255:
1248:
1226:
1222:
1215:
1201:
1197:
1191:Wayback Machine
1182:
1178:
1173:. July 9, 2010.
1159:
1158:
1154:
1145:
1141:
1136:
1132:
1123:
1121:
1116:
1115:
1111:
1107:, 20 June 2013.
1098:
1091:
1084:
1077:
1067:
1065:
1060:
1059:
1055:
1046:
1039:
1034:
1026:Goliad massacre
999:
933:Native American
921:(non-Hispanic)
907:(non-Hispanic)
885:
861:married couples
838:Native American
805:
567:
551:
536:North Courtland
534:. The town of
520:Tennessee River
510:
508:
504:
501:
496:
493:
491:
489:
488:
485:
430:
424:
405:Goliad massacre
374:Tennessee River
326:
302:Lawrence County
258:
234:
105:
103:
99:
96:
91:
88:
86:
84:
83:
77:
65:
64:
63:
62:
47:
35:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1671:
1661:
1660:
1655:
1638:
1637:
1635:
1634:
1627:
1624:Alabama portal
1619:
1616:
1615:
1613:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1546:
1544:
1540:Unincorporated
1536:
1535:
1533:
1532:
1526:
1524:
1518:
1517:
1515:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1493:
1491:
1485:
1484:
1474:
1472:
1470:
1469:
1463:
1461:
1455:
1454:
1439:
1436:
1435:
1421:
1420:
1413:
1406:
1398:
1392:
1391:
1377:
1376:External links
1374:
1371:
1370:
1359:
1335:
1326:
1300:
1278:
1253:
1246:
1220:
1213:
1195:
1176:
1152:
1139:
1130:
1109:
1089:
1075:
1053:
1036:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1028:
1019:
1010:
998:
997:Notable people
995:
985:
984:
981:
978:
968:
967:
964:
961:
955:
954:
951:
948:
942:
941:
938:
935:
929:
928:
925:
922:
915:
914:
911:
908:
901:
900:
897:
894:
884:
881:
808:
807:
801:
800:
797:
795:
792:
786:
785:
782:
780:
777:
771:
770:
767:
765:
762:
756:
755:
752:
750:
747:
741:
740:
737:
735:
732:
726:
725:
722:
720:
717:
711:
710:
707:
705:
702:
696:
695:
692:
690:
687:
681:
680:
677:
675:
672:
666:
665:
662:
660:
657:
651:
650:
647:
645:
642:
636:
635:
632:
630:
627:
621:
620:
617:
615:
612:
606:
605:
602:
600:
597:
591:
590:
587:
585:
582:
576:
575:
570:
565:
560:
550:
547:
484:
481:
426:Main article:
423:
420:
325:
322:
293:
292:
289:
282:
281:
278:
272:
271:
266:
260:
259:
256:
254:
248:
247:
241:
231:
230:
220:
214:
213:
210:
206:
205:
202:
198:
197:
193:
192:
189:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
165:
161:
160:
156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
142:
136:
135:
130:
124:
123:
120:
114:
113:
79:
78:
75:
67:
66:
60:
54:
53:
52:
49:
48:
45:
37:
36:
31:
28:
27:
24:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1670:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1650:
1648:
1633:
1628:
1626:
1621:
1620:
1617:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1547:
1545:
1543:
1537:
1531:
1528:
1527:
1525:
1523:
1519:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1494:
1492:
1490:
1486:
1468:
1465:
1464:
1462:
1460:
1456:
1452:
1451:
1444:
1437:
1432:United States
1429:
1419:
1414:
1412:
1407:
1405:
1400:
1399:
1396:
1389:
1384:
1380:
1379:
1368:
1363:
1349:
1345:
1339:
1330:
1314:
1310:
1304:
1288:
1282:
1267:
1263:
1257:
1249:
1243:
1239:
1234:
1233:
1224:
1216:
1214:0-8173-0148-8
1210:
1206:
1199:
1192:
1188:
1185:
1180:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1162:
1156:
1149:
1143:
1134:
1119:
1113:
1106:
1102:
1096:
1094:
1087:
1082:
1080:
1063:
1057:
1051:
1044:
1042:
1037:
1027:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1004:
1001:
1000:
994:
992:
982:
979:
977:
973:
970:
969:
965:
962:
960:
957:
956:
952:
949:
947:
944:
943:
939:
936:
934:
931:
930:
926:
923:
920:
917:
916:
912:
909:
906:
903:
902:
898:
895:
892:
891:
880:
878:
874:
869:
865:
862:
857:
856:of any race.
855:
851:
847:
843:
839:
835:
831:
827:
822:
817:
815:
806:2013 Estimate
802:
798:
796:
793:
791:
787:
783:
781:
778:
776:
772:
768:
766:
763:
761:
757:
753:
751:
748:
746:
742:
738:
736:
733:
731:
727:
723:
721:
718:
716:
712:
708:
706:
703:
701:
697:
693:
691:
688:
686:
682:
678:
676:
673:
671:
667:
663:
661:
658:
656:
652:
648:
646:
643:
641:
637:
633:
631:
628:
626:
622:
618:
616:
613:
611:
607:
603:
601:
598:
596:
592:
588:
586:
583:
581:
577:
557:
546:
544:
539:
537:
533:
532:U.S. Route 72
529:
528:Muscle Shoals
525:
521:
515:
480:
478:
474:
470:
466:
461:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
435:
429:
419:
417:
413:
408:
406:
402:
398:
394:
390:
385:
383:
379:
375:
371:
366:
364:
360:
355:
354:
350:
346:
342:
338:
333:
331:
321:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
300:is a town in
299:
290:
287:
283:
279:
277:
273:
270:
267:
265:
261:
255:
253:
249:
245:
242:
238:
232:
228:
227:Central (CST)
224:
221:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
157:
153:
149:
146:
143:
141:
137:
134:
131:
129:
125:
122:United States
121:
119:
115:
110:
82:Coordinates:
80:
73:
68:
58:
50:
43:
38:
34:
29:
22:
16:
1600:Wolf Springs
1560:Landersville
1496:
1446:
1362:
1351:. Retrieved
1338:
1329:
1317:. Retrieved
1313:the original
1303:
1291:. Retrieved
1289:. Census.gov
1281:
1270:. Retrieved
1268:. 2011-02-12
1256:
1231:
1223:
1204:
1198:
1179:
1164:
1155:
1142:
1133:
1122:. Retrieved
1112:
1104:
1066:. Retrieved
1056:
988:
877:poverty line
870:
866:
858:
818:
811:
549:Demographics
540:
486:
477:forced-labor
462:
454:Neoclassical
431:
412:World War II
409:
386:
367:
359:Gaines Trace
356:
334:
327:
297:
296:
151:Incorporated
15:
1542:communities
1442:County seat
1068:October 29,
959:Other/Mixed
883:2020 census
509: /
460:employees.
318:2010 census
104: /
1647:Categories
1570:Mount Hope
1512:Town Creek
1353:2008-01-31
1272:2011-04-23
1124:2012-04-26
1032:References
989:As of the
819:As of the
522:, west of
497:87°18′39″W
442:Italianate
397:Red Rovers
363:Byler Road
288:feature ID
196:Population
92:87°18′38″W
1610:Youngtown
1585:Pittsburg
1575:Muck City
1502:Hillsboro
1497:Courtland
1101:Courtland
828:, 40.44%
494:34°40′6″N
483:Geography
446:Victorian
345:Carolinas
341:Tennessee
298:Courtland
276:FIPS code
264:Area code
218:Time zone
188:Elevation
89:34°40′6″N
1580:Oakville
1187:Archived
1003:Sam Agee
972:Hispanic
850:Hispanic
844:, 0.13%
840:, 0.26%
836:, 2.08%
337:Virginia
330:Cherokee
280:01-18040
252:ZIP code
145:Lawrence
1595:Wheeler
1565:Loosier
1467:Moulton
1449:Moulton
1319:June 3,
1293:June 6,
927:41.34%
913:48.19%
814:Moulton
524:Decatur
438:Federal
349:Georgia
324:History
306:Alabama
291:2406323
133:Alabama
118:Country
1590:Speake
1530:Hatton
1244:
1240:–117.
1211:
1009:player
983:1.37%
976:Latino
966:8.75%
953:0.17%
940:1.54%
899:Perc.
854:Latino
821:census
784:−20.8%
739:−16.6%
649:−23.2%
619:−15.7%
559:Census
475:was a
452:, and
401:Coleto
343:, the
140:County
1550:Caddo
1489:Towns
905:White
896:Num.
893:Race
842:Asian
830:Black
826:White
799:−4.3%
769:−4.2%
754:76.1%
724:10.5%
709:−2.4%
694:11.7%
679:26.5%
664:−2.2%
634:−2.0%
604:−0.2%
257:35618
246:(CDT)
244:UTC-5
223:UTC-6
128:State
1605:Wren
1459:City
1321:2014
1295:2013
1242:ISBN
1209:ISBN
1070:2021
924:241
910:281
790:2020
775:2010
760:2000
745:1990
730:1980
715:1970
700:1960
685:1950
670:1940
655:1930
640:1920
625:1910
610:1900
595:1890
580:1880
568:Note
563:Pop.
463:The
361:and
347:and
286:GNIS
159:Area
61:Logo
33:Town
1522:CDP
1238:112
1103:,"
974:or
963:51
852:or
832:or
794:583
779:609
764:769
749:803
734:456
719:547
704:495
689:507
674:454
659:359
644:367
629:478
614:488
599:579
584:580
471:.
269:256
237:DST
204:583
1649::
1445::
1430:,
1346:.
1264:.
1169:.
1163:.
1092:^
1078:^
1040:^
1005:,
980:8
950:1
937:9
573:%±
448:,
444:,
440:,
418:.
384:.
339:,
304:,
1417:e
1410:t
1403:v
1356:.
1323:.
1297:.
1275:.
1250:.
1217:.
1127:.
1072:.
589:—
239:)
229:)
225:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
