Covington
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city in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Tipton
- Named after
- Leonard Covington
- Total
- 11.38 sq mi (29.47 km )
- Land
- 11.37 sq mi (29.45 km )
- Water
- 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
- Elevation
- 335 ft (102 m)
- Density
- 761.8/sq mi (294.15/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 47-17680
- Website
- www .covingtontn .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Covington
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Tipton County
- Population
- 8663
- Area
- 29.62047
- Elevation
- 102
- Capital of
- Tipton County
- Official website
- www.covingtontn.com
- Image
- Covington TN welcome sign US51 01.jpg
- Households
- 3425
- Dialing code
- 901
Show 5 more facts
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- postal code
- 38019
- Commons category
- Covington, Tennessee
- water as percent of area
- 0.07
- per capita income
- 23014
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Covington is a city in central Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. Covington is the second largest city in and the county seat of Tipton County. The city is located in West Tennessee, 12 mi (19 km) east of the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, Covington had a population of 8,663. Located 42 mi (68 km) northeast of Memphis, Covington is part of the Memphis, Tennessee Metropolitan Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Covington” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.