Covington

Also known as Covington, Louisiana, Covington, LA

city in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Parish: St. Tammany
Founded by: John Wharton Collins
Named after: Leonard Wailes Covington
Mayor: Mark R. Johnson
Total: 8.15 sq mi (21.12 km )
Land: 8.02 sq mi (20.77 km )
Water: 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km )
Elevation: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Density: 1,441.9/sq mi (556.74/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CD T )
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Covington is a city in and the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 11,564 at the 2020 United States census. It is located at a fork of the Bogue Falaya and the Tchefuncte River. Covington is part of the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington statistical area.

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