Covington County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- Founded
- December 17, 1821
- Named after
- Leonard Covington
- Seat
- Andalusia
- Largest city
- Andalusia
- Total
- 1,044 sq mi (2,700 km )
- Land
- 1,030 sq mi (2,700 km )
- Water
- 13 sq mi (34 km ) 1.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 37,947
- Density
- 36.5/sq mi (14.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .covcounty .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Covington County (briefly Jones County) is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,570. Its county seat is Andalusia. Its name is in honor of Brigadier General Leonard Covington of Maryland and Mississippi, who died in the War of 1812.
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