Covington, Oklahoma Explained

Official Name:Covington, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Garfield
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.30
Area Land Km2:1.30
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.50
Area Land Sq Mi:0.50
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:472
Population Density Km2:362.29
Population Density Sq Mi:938.37
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1145
Coordinates:36.3075°N -97.5864°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:73730
Area Code:580
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:40-17700[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2412378

Covington is a town in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 477 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

Covington is located in southeastern Garfield County. Oklahoma State Highway 74 passes through the center of town as First Street, leading north 9miles to Garber and south to Oklahoma City. Enid, the Garfield County seat, is to the northwest via OK 74 and U.S. Route 412. Oklahoma State Highway 164 leads southeast, then east to Perry.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Covington has a total area of 1.1km2, all land.[4]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 553 people, 224 households, and 159 families residing in the town. The population density was 1373.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 259 housing units at an average density of 643.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 93.49% White, 3.98% Native American, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 224 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,979, and the median income for a family was $32,222. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $13,594 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,788. About 10.5% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Its school district is Covington-Douglas Public Schools (https://www.c-d.k12.ok.us/)

Points of interest

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  3. Web site: Covington, OK . censusreporter.org . September 17, 2022.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Covington town, Oklahoma. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. January 20, 2017.

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