Editing Covington, Kentucky (section)

==Geography==
[[File:JohnARoeblingSuspensionBridge.jpg|thumb|left|The [[John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge]] and Ohio River at Covington]]

The city is on the south bank of the [[Ohio River]] with [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] across the river to the north. The [[Licking River (Kentucky)|Licking River]] forms the eastern boundary with [[Newport, Kentucky|Newport]] in the adjacent [[Campbell County, Kentucky|Campbell County]].<ref>''Covington, KY,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Covington has a total area of {{convert|13.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|13.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}} (3.88%) is covered by water.

===Neighborhoods===
Covington claims 19 distinct neighborhoods,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatneighborhoods.org/aboutcov.html|access-date=March 3, 2014|title=Center for Great Neighborhoods of Covington|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126014055/http://www.greatneighborhoods.org/aboutcov.html|archive-date=January 26, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ranging in population from several hundred to 10,000 people. Many of the neighborhoods are located in 12 historic districts that are predominantly found in the northern portion of the city, but Covington annexed many areas to the south in the late 20th and early 21st centuries to significantly enlarge its land area. Most of the neighborhoods have active resident associations or block watches that are dedicated to involving residents in strengthening their neighborhoods and improving safety, housing, and beautification.

===Climate===
Covington is located within a climatic transition zone; it is nestled within the southern end of the [[humid continental climate]] zone and the northern periphery of the [[humid subtropical climate]] of the [[Upland South]], with hot, humid summers and cool winters. Evidence of both a humid subtropical and humid continental climate can be found here, particularly noticeable by the presence of plants indicative of each climatic region; for example, the southern magnolia ''([[Magnolia grandiflora]])'' from the subtropics and the [[blue spruce]] from cooler regions are successful landscape plants in and around Covington.
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