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Covington
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city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States
Covington is a city located in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. It serves as a significant urban center in the northern part of the state, positioned in the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
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- Official name
- Covington
- Population
- 40961
- Area
- 35.665493
- Elevation
- 155
- Official website
- www.covingtonky.gov
- Image
- Covington, Kentucky.jpg
- Households
- 17397
- Dialing code
- 859
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- postal code
- 41019
- Commons category
- Covington, Kentucky
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- Covington, Kentucky
- inception
- 1815-00-00
- P8168
- Q237719
- water as percent of area
- 4.1551
- per capita income
- 29038
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Covington is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers, across from Cincinnati, Ohio to the north and Newport to the east. It is the largest city in Northern Kentucky and the fifth-most populous city in the state with a population of 40,691 at the 2020 census. Covington is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area and is one of Kenton County's two seats, along with Independence. Covington is a home-rule class city under Kentucky law.
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