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Covington County
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county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Named after
- Leonard Covington
- Seat
- Collins
- Largest city
- Collins
- Total
- 415 sq mi (1,070 km )
- Land
- 414 sq mi (1,070 km )
- Water
- 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 17,898
- Density
- 44.3/sq mi (17.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www .covingtoncountyms .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Covington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,340. Its county seat is Collins. The county is named for U.S. Army officer and Congressman Leonard Covington.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Covington County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.