Covington, Kentucky

Covington, Kentucky
City
Downtown Covington skyline
Downtown Covington skyline
Official seal of Covington, Kentucky
Seal
Location of Covington in Kenton County, Kentucky
Location of Covington in Kenton County, Kentucky
Covington is located in Kentucky
Covington
Covington
Covington is located in the United States
Covington
Covington
Coordinates: 39°02′00″N 84°31′00″W / 39.03333°N 84.51667°W / 39.03333; -84.51667[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyKenton
Founded1815
Government
 • TypeCommission-City Manager
 • MayorJoseph U. Meyer (D)[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total13.76 sq mi (35.63 km2)
 • Land13.20 sq mi (34.18 km2)
 • Water0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)
Elevation
[1]
719 ft (219 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total40,961
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
40,956
 • Density3,103.81/sq mi (1,198.42/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41011-41012, 41014-41019
Area code859
FIPS code21-17848
GNIS feature ID2404138[1]
Websitecovingtonky.gov

Covington is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers, it lies south of Cincinnati, Ohio, across the Ohio and west of Newport, Kentucky, across the Licking. It had a population of 40,691 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in Northern Kentucky and the fifth-most populous city in the state.[5] A part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, it is one of Kenton County's two seats, along with Independence.[6]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Covington, Kentucky
  2. ^ "Joseph U Meyer". The City of Covington, Kentucky Official Government Website. City of Covington, Kentucky. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Covington city, Kentucky". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.