Covington, Texas | |
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.jpg) Downtown Covington | |
 Location of Covington, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 32°10′27″N 97°15′20″W / 32.17417°N 97.25556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hill |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.83 sq mi (2.14 km2) |
| • Land | 0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 261 |
| • Density | 310/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 76636 |
| Area code | 254 |
| FIPS code | 48-17372[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410252[2] |
| Website | tshaonline |
Covington is a city in Hill County in central Texas, United States. Located at the intersection of FM 67 and State Highway 171, 14 miles (23 km) north of Hillsboro, it is near the northern boundary of Hill County. It was founded by Colonel James Jackson Gathings, formerly of North Carolina and Mississippi, in the spring of 1852, and is named for his wife's family. Gathings secured about 10,000 acres (40 km2) of land in what is now Hill County, 100 of which were set aside for the new town of Covington.[4] The population of Covington, 168 years later, was 261 at the 2020 census.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Covington, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Gathings, James Jackson. "Gathings, James J." Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 25, 2017.