Official Name: | Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Blank Emblem: | Covington, PA Keystone Marker crop.jpg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Keystone Marker |
Blank Emblem Size: | 250px |
Blank Emblem Link: | Keystone Markers |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Tioga County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
Map Caption1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Tioga County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tioga |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1801 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Established Date2: | 1815 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 94.38 |
Area Land Km2: | 94.28 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.44 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.40 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1031 |
Population Density Km2: | 10.85 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 28.10 |
Timezone: | Eastern Time Zone (North America) |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-117-16680 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
Population Est: | 1027 |
Covington Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,031 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3sqmi, of which 36.3sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.11%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,047 people, 402 households, and 297 families residing in the township. The population density was 28.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 470 housing units at an average density of 13.0/sq mi (5.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.52% White, 0.10% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.29% Asian, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.
There were 402 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $38,203. Males had a median income of $26,912 versus $19,922 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,802. About 11.4% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.