Courtland is a town in Panola County,

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. The population was 511 at the time of the 2010 census.

History

Courtland, Mississippi was incorporated as a town on March 30, 1871. On July 17, 1946, acting Governor Fielding L. Wright issued a proclamation abolishing the town as it had not held a municipal election in over two years. On July 18, the area was reorganized into a village.

Geography

Courtland is located at (34.239122, -89.942670). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 460 people, 157 households, and 127 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 169 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 64.57%

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and 35.43%

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of any race were 1.30% of the population. There were 157 households, out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were

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living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.32. In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,729, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $32,125 versus $19,375 for females. The

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for the town was $17,130. About 12.4% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the

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, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 24.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Town of Courtland is served by the

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Notable people

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, MLB

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and

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* Ed Chapman, MLB pitcher *

Jermarcus Hardrick Jermarcus "Yoshi" Hardrick (born May 30, 1990) is a professional gridiron football offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup champion as a member of the 107th Grey Cup champions and is ...

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* Lawrence B. McGill, actor, director, and writer

References

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