Covington Township, Michigan Explained
| Official Name: | Covington Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Covington Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baraga |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Amber Franti |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Amy Leaf |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1893 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 508.49 |
| Area Land Km2: | 497.95 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.77 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 196.33 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 192.26 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 375 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1.95 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 496 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1627 |
| Coordinates: | 46.5375°N -88.5236°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 49919 (Covington)
49970 (Watton) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-18600[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626139 |
Covington Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 375 at the 2020 census.[3]
Communities
- Covington is an unincorporated community on US 141 near the junction with M-28. The Covington ZIP code 49919 serves northern areas of the township.[4]
- Leo is an unincorporated community in the township.
- Murphy is an unincorporated community in the township.
- Perch is an unincorporated community in the township.
- Tioga is a place name between the Tioga River and Pelkie Creek at .
- Tunis is a place name on the Perch River at .
- Vermilac is a place at .
- Watton is an unincorporated community at about 4miles west of Covington on M-28. This stop on the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railroad is a Finnish village, established by August Kotila in 1903. A post office was established in 1912.[5] The Watton ZIP code 49970 serves southwestern areas of Covington Township.[6]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 508.5km2, of which 497.9km2 is land and 10.5km2, or 2.07%, is water.[7]
King Lake and Worm Lake are located in Covington Township.[8]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Covington has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Covington was 95F on June 21, 2022, while the coldest temperature recorded was -27F on February 1, 2019.
Demographics
At the 2020 census, it had a population of 375.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Michigan Townships Association. Covington Township, Baraga County, Michigan. 2025. January 22, 2025.
- Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
- Web site: Explore Census Data . 2023-08-04 . data.census.gov.
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49919&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49919 5-Digit ZCTA, 499 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
- Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49970&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49970 5-Digit ZCTA, 499 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
- Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Covington township, Baraga County, Michigan . dead . https://archive.today/20200212163019/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2601318600 . February 12, 2020 . December 24, 2013 . U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
- Web site: Baraga County . https://web.archive.org/web/20200930051256/https://mapgeeks.org/_maps/dot/mi/Baraga.pdf . 2020-09-30 . live . mapgeeks.org . U.S. Census Bureau . 22 March 2021.
