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) 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 , all land.