sentences:  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.43% is water.From 1880 until 1910, Courtland was the largest town in Lawrence County, losing the distinction in 1920 to the county seat of Moulton, which has held it to date (as of 2010).As of the census of 2000, there were 769 people, 316 households, and 210 families residing in the town.