Cortland is a village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2), all land.

There were 219 housing units at an average density of 842.3 per square mile (325.2/km2).

The racial makeup of the village was 98.8% White, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 0.4% from two or more races.

24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

For females working full time the median income was $37,321 and for males was $41,563.

There were 209 housing units at an average density of 818.5 per square mile (316.0/km2).

21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.