Editing Covington, Oklahoma

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'''Covington''' is a town in [[Garfield County, Oklahoma|Garfield County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 477 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="CensusReporter">{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US4017700-covington-ok/ |title=Covington, OK |website=censusreporter.org |accessdate=September 17, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Covington is located in southeastern Garfield County. [[Oklahoma State Highway 74]] passes through the center of town as First Street, leading north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Garber, Oklahoma|Garber]] and south {{convert|63|mi}} to [[Oklahoma City]]. [[Enid, Oklahoma|Enid]], the Garfield County seat, is {{convert|23|mi}} to the northwest via OK 74 and [[U.S. Route 412 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 412]]. [[Oklahoma State Highway 164]] leads southeast, then east {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Perry, Oklahoma|Perry]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Covington has a total area of {{convert|1.1|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4017700| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Covington town, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=January 20, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 183
|1920= 1283
|1930= 927
|2000= 553
|2010= 527
|2020= 477
|footnote=<ref name=CO075>Everett, Dianna, "[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CO075 Covington]", ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed February 19, 2016.</ref> 2020<ref name="CensusReporter"/>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 553 people, 224 households, and 159 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,373.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 259 housing units at an average density of {{convert|643.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.98% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 224 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,979, and the median income for a family was $32,222. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $13,594 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,788. About 10.5% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Its [[school district]] is  Covington-Douglas Public Schools (https://www.c-d.k12.ok.us/)

== Points of interest ==
* [[North Central Oklahoma Cactus Botanical Garden]]
* [[R. E. Hoy No. 1 Oil Well]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CO075 ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' - Covington]

{{Garfield County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Garfield County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]