Courtland is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States.

[5] It is part of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.

According to Bryant (1882)[6] the city was named for Cortland County, New York and not spelled the same; however, Stennett (1908) [8] suggests it is named after Courland, a once-Germanized region of present-day Latvia by an emigrant, J.H.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.64 square miles (6.84 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% White, 0.2% African American, 0.7% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races.

19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.