Courtland, Alabama

About Courtland

Set in the northwestern part of Alabama, Courtland is a tiny community with an estimated population of 593.

Courtland holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.95 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 201 residents per square mile.

📰 Courtland News Today

• Obituary for Naomi (McKelvey) Davis Reynolds Funeral Home · Oct 3
• Where History Meets the Future of Missile Defense Lockheed Martin · May 29
• Courtland looks skyward: a town’s deep history and its renewed effort to build the future SoulGrown · May 6
• Courtland Police Chief released from hospital after patrol truck overturns in crash WAFF · Jun 30
• No one injured after train hits vehicle in Courtland WHNT.com · Aug 19

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What Makes Courtland Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Courtland — but the Alabama one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed) · Attraction

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