Courtland is a

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, United States. Courtland is located along the

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south-southwest of

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. Courtland has a

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with ZIP code 95615, which was established in 1872. Courtland was named after Courtland Sims, son of James V. Sims, a landowner who opened a steamer landing in the community in 1870.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP covers an area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Courtland had a population of 326. The population density was . The racial makeup of Courtland was 151 (46.3%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 1 (0.3%) Native American, 8 (2.5%) Asian, 1 (0.3%)

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, 115 (35.3%) from other races, and 50 (15.3%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 176 persons (54.0%). The whole population lived in households. There were 123 households, out of which 38 (30.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 69 (56.1%) were married-couple households, 4 (3.3%) were

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couple households, 40 (32.5%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 10 (8.1%) had a male householder with no partner present. 35 households (28.5%) were one person, and 17 (13.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.65. There were 86

families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...

(69.9% of all households). The age distribution was 84 people (25.8%) under the age of 18, 15 people (4.6%) aged 18 to 24, 92 people (28.2%) aged 25 to 44, 76 people (23.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 59 people (18.1%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 39.5years. For every 100 females, there were 106.3 males. There were 140 housing units at an average density of , of which 123 (87.9%) were occupied. Of these, 63 (51.2%) were owner-occupied, and 60 (48.8%) were occupied by renters.

Pear Fair

Courtland hosts the annual Pear Fair, celebrating the delta's

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harvest, a tradition since 1972. The 2020 Pear Fair was cancelled due to the Covid-19 crisis.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Sacramento County, California Populated places established in 1872 1872 establishments in California Census-designated places in California Populated places on the Sacramento River