Courtland, California

Courtland is an unincorporated community in Sacramento County, California, United States. Courtland is located along the Sacramento River 17 miles (27 km) south-southwest of Sacramento. Courtland has a post office with ZIP code 95615, which was established in 1872.^[3] Courtland was named after Courtland Sims, son of James V. Sims, a landowner who opened a steamer landing in the community in 1870.^[4] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined that community as a census-designated place (CDP).

Courtland, California
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
Abandoned courthouse in Courtland
Location of Courtland in Sacramento County, California.
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Coordinates: 38°19′52″N 121°34′07″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sacramento
Area [1]
• Total	1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2)
• Land	1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	326
• Density	181.11/sq mi (69.93/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95615
Area codes	Area codes 916 and 279
GNIS feature ID	1655931[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all of it land.

Panoramic view of Courtland from Route 160 in Yolo County, across the Sacramento River

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	355		—
2020	326		−8.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1850–1870[6][7] 1880-1890[8] 1900[9] 1910[10] 1920[11] 1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15] 1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[20]

The 2020 United States census reported that Courtland had a population of 326. The population density was 181.1 inhabitants per square mile (69.9/km²). The racial makeup of Courtland was 151 (46.3%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 1 (0.3%) Native American, 8 (2.5%) Asian, 1 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 115 (35.3%) from other races, and 50 (15.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 176 persons (54.0%).^[21]

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 cohabiting 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.^[21] There were 86 families (69.9% of all households).^[22]

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 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.3 males.^[21]

There were 140 housing units at an average density of 77.8 units per square mile (30.0 units/km²), of which 123 (87.9%) were occupied. Of these, 63 (51.2%) were owner-occupied, and 60 (48.8%) were occupied by renters.^[21]

Pear Fair

Courtland hosts the annual Pear Fair, celebrating the delta's Bartlett pear harvest, a tradition since 1972.^[23] The 2020 Pear Fair was cancelled due to the Covid-19 crisis.^[24]