Covington, Virginia Covington, Virginia Main Street in Covington, Virginia Main Street in Covington, Virginia Official seal of Covington, Virginia Covington is an autonomous town/city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
As of the 2010 census, the populace was 5,961, making it the third-least crowded city in Virginia.
It is surrounded by Alleghany County, of which it is also the county seat. Located at the confluence of Jackson River and Dunlap Creek, Covington is one of three metros/cities (with Roanoke and Salem) in the Roanoke Regional Partnership. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the town/city of Covington with Alleghany county for statistical purposes.
Fire protection is provided by the Covington Fire Department, which was chartered on March 4, 1902. The Covington Rescue Squad provides emergency medical services to the town/city of Covington.
Covington is titled in honor of General Leonard Covington, hero of the War of 1812 and friend of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.
Covington's economy is dominated by Westrock, which has been operating in the town/city since 1890. The facility employs about 1300 workers, mostly from Covington and Alleghany County.
Both Alleghany County, VA and Covington City are known for the low cost of their housing markets and close adjacency to The Homestead in Bath County (VA), Lexington (VA), The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs (WV), Lewisburg (WV), and Roanoke (VA), each of which is inside about a 45-minute drive in their respective direction.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.7 square miles (14.8 km2), of which 5.5 square miles (14.2 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) (3.6%) is water. The town/city lies along both sides of the Jackson River.
The populace of Covington has gradually declined since reaching its peak of 11,062 in 1960.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
Covington is serviced by one 8 12 high school (Covington High School), one 4 7 middle school (Jeter Watson), one pre-kindergarten through third undertaking elementary school (Edgemont Primary), one State Governors School (Jackson River Governor's School), one technical center (Jackson River Technical Center), and one improve college (Dabney S.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Covington has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. War memorials for soldiers from Alleghany County who died in World War I, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam Conflict.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Covington, Virginia United States Enumeration Bureau.
"State & County Quick - Facts".
"Roanoke Regional Partnership - Roanoke Virginia Live and Work".
City of Covington United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990".
Report on the City of Covington County of Alleghany Annexation Action, May 2011, Commission on Local Government, Commonwealth of Virginia Comprehensive Plan of Alleghany County, Virginia, May 2013 United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Covington, Virginia Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
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