North Courtland

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North Courtland

Total population

427

Median home value

$0

8.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$32,813

North Courtland$33k

National$74k

Air quality index

51Moderate

Elevation173 m

Land area1.72 km²

Weather59°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates34.68°, -87.31°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

North Courtland is a town in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It incorporated in 1981. As of the 2020 census, North Courtland had a population of 483. Along with Hillsboro, it is one of two majority black communities in Lawrence County out of its six populated communities as of 2010.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for North Courtland, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

B

Bob Penchion

American football player

William Crawford Sherrod

Confederate Army officer (1835–1919)

J

John Douglas

American professional basketball player

A

Antonio Langham

All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, cornerback

C

Chris Goode

American football player

K

Kalvin Pearson

player of American football

K

Kerry Goode

American football player

M

Mack Vickery

American musician (1938-2004)

S

Sam Agee

American football player (1915-2006)

Don Jones

American football player

J

Jack Manley

American football player (1929-2014)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alabama

• Courtland
  1.4 mi away · pop. 583
• Muscle Shoals
  19.1 mi away · pop. 16,275
• Athens
  21.3 mi away
• Sheffield
  22.9 mi away
• Mooresville
  24.5 mi away · pop. 47
• Falkville
  30.8 mi away · pop. 1,197
• Triana
  32.3 mi away · pop. 2,890
• Belgreen
  34.7 mi away
• Haleyville
  35.6 mi away
• West Point
  36.2 mi away
• Redstone Arsenal
  36.6 mi away
• Bear Creek
  37.4 mi away

Browse all places in Alabama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Seen 2026-05-28

Grapevine Beetle

Pelidnota punctata

Seen 2026-05-27

silky dogwood

Cornus amomum

Seen 2026-05-19

Inland Silverside

Menidia beryllina

Seen 2026-05-19

Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

Seen 2026-05-18

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-05-18

Confused Eusarca Moth

Eusarca confusaria

Seen 2026-05-18

Zabulon Skipper

Lon zabulon

Seen 2026-05-18

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Cupido comyntas

Seen 2026-05-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-06-02 22:30 UTC.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of North Courtland, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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