Covington

Featured view

Covington

Total population

274

Median home value

$132,500

18.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$43,977

Covington$44k

National$74k

Elevation231 m

Land area2.14 km²

Weather70°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates32.18°, -97.26°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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. The population of Covington, 168 years later, was 261 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Covington, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Astyanax Douglass

American baseball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Covington

Dear Elsa,

PW Covington · 2014

Texas Workers Compensation Manual, 2000

Covington · 1999

A Texas Christmas

Marilyn Covington · 1999

Love under Two Jessops

Cara Covington · 2013

THE PERCEIVED EFFECT OF A WORKPLACE EDUCATION PROGRAM ON REDUCING NEEDLESTICK INJURIES AMONG SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR YEAR, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE NURSING STUDENTS ATTENDING INCARNATE WORD COLLEGE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (IMMUNE DEFICIENCY)

Barbara Glenn Covington · 1996

Very Lusty Christmas

Cara Covington · 2013

Love under Two Doctors

Cara Covington · 2012

Love under Two Navy Seals

Cara Covington · 2012

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Hydra, Bosque, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 32 mi
• Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 69 mi
• Wildfire Ross, Palo Pinto, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 75 mi
• Wildfire Lobo, Eastland, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 99 mi
• Wildfire Bufford Creek, Stephens, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 101 mi
• Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 113 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Throckmorton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-31 · 122 mi
• Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 156 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).