CovingtonTX
A town of 274. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
What makes Covington stand out
The 2 things Covington does most differently from other towns.
274 people, and everyone knows the way
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Covington’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Covington. Another town gets a different order.
Low risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.
Mild winters, hot summers
Covington has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
Covington’s public schools outperform 35% of Texas districts
The public schools Covington’s kids attend trail 65% of Texas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington School | PK–12 | 353 | B− |
A typical Covington home is worth about $351K
The typical Covington home is worth about $351,000, down 2.8% in a year, 17% above the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Most working residents commute out of Covington
Most working residents leave Covington for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Dallas (12%), Itasca (11%) and Fort Worth (11%). Half commute less than 38 miles.
Where working residents work
How healthy Covington is
Covington beats the Texas average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Covington | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.8% | 19.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 64% | 57.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 5.7% |
0% of Covington is conserved land
0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. City Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
About Covington
City in Texas, United States
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.
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- Population
- 261
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 758 ft
- ZIP code
- 76636
- Area code
- 254