Covington (Georgia)
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 County and state location
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1822 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Georgia |
| County : | Newton County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 36 ′ N , 83 ° 52 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 13,118 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 950.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 13.9 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 13.8 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 226 m |
| Postcodes : | 30014-30016 |
| Area code : | +1 470/678/770 |
| FIPS : | 13-20064 |
| GNIS ID : | 0355354 |
| Website : | www.cityofcovington.org |
| Mayor : | Ronnie Johnston |
Covington is a city and also the county seat of Newton County in the US state of Georgia with 13,118 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Covington borders Oxford to the northwest and is about 40 km east of Atlanta .
history
Covington has been the administrative seat of Newton County since 1822 and was named after the politician Leonard Covington . The place received city rights in 1854. In 1864, numerous buildings were destroyed during William T. Sherman's March to Sea during the American Civil War.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the then 13,118 inhabitants were distributed over 4,767 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.56 people per household. There are a total of 5,526 households.
64.2% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.20 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 37.2% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 26.5% of all households.
29.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 27.1% were 20 to 39 years old, 24.7% were 40 to 59 years old, and 18.6% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 35 years. 47.3% of the population were male and 52.7% were female.
46.8% of the population identified themselves as whites , 47.4% as African American , 0.2% as Indians and 0.7% as Asian Americans . 3.1% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.8% to several ethnic groups. 5.5% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
The average annual income per household was 39,959 USD , while 29.9% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Attractions
The following properties have been entered on the National Register of Historic Places .
- Brick store
- Covington Historic District
- Covington Mills and Mill Village Historic District
- Floyd Street Historic District
- Newton County Courthouse
- North Covington Historic District
- Salem Camp Ground
traffic
Covington is crossed by Interstate 20 , US Highway 278, and Georgia State Routes 36 , 81 and 142 . The nearest airport is Atlanta Airport (around 60 km west).
sons and daughters of the town
- George Thomas Anderson (1824–1901), Brigadier General of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War
- Leonidas F. Livingston (1832-1912), politician
- Augustus Herring (1867–1926), aviation pioneer
- Ruby Hightower (1880–1959), mathematician and university professor
- Curley Weaver (1906–1962), blues guitarist and singer
- George Adams (musician) (1940–1992), jazz musician
- Mike Benton (born 1980), basketball player
- Sheldon Rankins (born 1994), American football player
Web links
- Website of the city (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ↑ GEORGIA - Newton County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed December 21, 2018 .