Covington

independent city in Virginia, United States
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Covington

Summary

Covington is an independent city in the United States[1]. Covington draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #36 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • Covington is located in Virginia[3].
  • Covington is in the country of United States[4].
  • Covington is on the body of water Jackson River[5].
  • Covington's head of government is recorded as Tom H. Sibold Jr.[6].
  • Covington's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States[7].
  • Covington's instance of is recorded as county seat[8].
  • Covington's shares border with is recorded as Alleghany County[9].
  • Leonard Covington is named after Covington[10].
  • Covington's postal code is recorded as 24426[11].
  • Covington's Commons category is recorded as Covington, Virginia[12].
  • Covington's local dialing code is recorded as 540[13].
  • Covington's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.786225, 'lon': -79.988817}[14].
  • Covington's official website is recorded as http://www.covington.va.us/[15].
  • Covington's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Covington, Virginia[16].
  • Covington has a population of {'amount': '+5961'}[17].
  • Covington has a population of {'amount': '+5857'}[18].
  • Covington has a population of {'amount': '+5818'}[19].
  • Covington has a population of {'amount': '+5818'}[20].
  • Covington has a population of {'amount': '+5658'}[21].
  • Covington has a population of {'amount': '+5737'}[22].
  • Covington's capital of is recorded as Alleghany County[23].
  • Covington's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Covington'}[24].
  • Covington's category for people born here is recorded as Q111111546[25].
  • Covington's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+2382'}[26].
  • Covington's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+2382'}[27].

Body

Geography

Covington is in the country of United States[4]. Covington is located in Virginia[3]. Covington is on the body of water Jackson River[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.685332'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.685401'}[29]. Covington sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+381'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5961'}[17], {'amount': '+5857'}[18], {'amount': '+5818'}[19], {'amount': '+5658'}[21], and {'amount': '+5737'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent city in the United States[7] and county seat[8].

History and Context

Leonard Covington is named after Covington[10].

Why It Matters

Covington draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #36 of 40).[2] Covington has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Covington is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . covington.va.us. Retrieved . covington.va.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of independent city in the United States, county seat
    Capital of Alleghany County
    Official website http://www.covington.va.us/
    Instance of
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