Editing Covington, Virginia

{{short description|Independent city in Virginia, United States}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
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 | name                     = Covington, Virginia
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 | subdivision_name         = United States
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 | subdivision_name1        = [[Virginia]]
 | subdivision_type2        = [[County]]
 | subdivision_name2        = None ([[Independent city (United States)|Independent city]])
 | government_footnotes     = 
 | government_type          = 
 | leader_title             = Mayor
 | leader_name              = Thomas H. Sibold, Jr.
 | leader_title1            = City Manager 
 | leader_name1             = Allen Dressler
 | established_title        = 
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 | area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_51.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
 | area_magnitude           = 
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 | area_land_sq_mi          = 5.47
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 0.20
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 | population_footnotes     = 
 | population_total         = 5737
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 | timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
 | utc_offset               = -5
 | timezone_DST             = EDT
 | utc_offset_DST           = -4
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 | elevation_m              = 381
 | elevation_ft             = 1250
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 | postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
 | postal_code              = 24426
 | area_code                = [[Area code 540|540]]
 | blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
 | blank_info               = 51-19728<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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 | website                  = {{URL|https://covington.va.us/|covington.va.us}}
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}}

'''Covington''' is an [[independent city (United States)|independent city]] in the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[Virginia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 5,737,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Covington city, Covington city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5158091020|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> making it the second-least populous city in Virginia. It is surrounded by [[Alleghany County, Virginia|Alleghany County]], of which it is also the [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> Located at the confluence of [[Jackson River (Virginia)|Jackson River]] and [[Dunlap Creek (Virginia)|Dunlap Creek]], Covington is one of three cities (with Roanoke and Salem) in the [[Roanoke Region of Virginia|Roanoke Regional Partnership]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roanoke.org/|title=Roanoke Regional Partnership – Roanoke Virginia Live and Work|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref>  The [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] combines the city of Covington with Alleghany county for statistical purposes.

==History==
Covington is named in honor of [[Leonard Covington|General Leonard Covington]], hero of the [[War of 1812]] and friend of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.<ref>{{cite web |title=History &ndash; Covington City |url=https://covington.va.us/about-covington/history/ |website=City of Covington |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref>

As a result of the industrial boom, the population of Covington grew from 704 in 1890 to 5,632 in 1920. [[Clifton Forge]], originally known as Williamson, became a voting place in 1839. In 1837, the railroad came, making Clifton Forge the major division point on the railroad. Clifton Forge, named after one of the iron furnaces, became an incorporated City in 1884. Cutbacks and the closing of the C&O railroad shops in the late 1980s caused a drop in population for Clifton Forge. In July 2001, Clifton Forge reverted from a city to a town due to financial hardship.<ref>{{cite web| title=Alleghany Historical Society-Our History |url=https://alleghanyhistorical.org/our-history/ |website=Alleghany Historical Society-Our History |access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

Falling Spring, a 200&nbsp;ft cascading waterfall into a gorge was referred to by [[Thomas Jefferson]], for its scenic beauty in his Notes on Virginia, A plaque nearby refers to Indian War figure, Mad Ann Bailey, a frontier woman adept at [[shooting]], [[Equestrianism|riding]] & [[swearing]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Covington History – City of Covington in Virginia|url=http://www.covingtonhistory.co.uk/Virginia.html |website=Covington History|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.7|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|5.5|sqmi|1}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|1}} (3.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The city lies along both sides of the Jackson River.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Covington has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=440244&cityname=Covington%2C+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Covington, Virginia Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|work=Weatherbase|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref> Using the 32 degree isotherm, it's in the transition zone with "Dfa", a humid continental climate.

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|location = Covington Filter Plant, Virginia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–present)
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|Jan record high F = 80
|Feb record high F = 79
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 93
|Nov record high F = 85
|Dec record high F = 80
|year record high F = 102
|Jan high F = 41.5
|Feb high F = 45.5
|Mar high F = 54.2
|Apr high F = 66.0
|May high F = 73.9
|Jun high F = 80.5
|Jul high F = 84.0
|Aug high F = 82.6
|Sep high F = 76.8
|Oct high F = 67.1
|Nov high F = 55.3
|Dec high F = 45.3
|year high F = 64.4
|Jan mean F = 32.0
|Feb mean F = 34.8
|Mar mean F = 42.1
|Apr mean F = 52.3
|May mean F = 61.0
|Jun mean F = 68.6
|Jul mean F = 72.5
|Aug mean F = 71.2
|Sep mean F = 65.0
|Oct mean F = 54.4
|Nov mean F = 43.1
|Dec mean F = 35.7
|year mean F = 52.7
|Jan low F = 22.5
|Feb low F = 24.1
|Mar low F = 30.1
|Apr low F = 38.7
|May low F = 48.2
|Jun low F = 56.7
|Jul low F = 60.9
|Aug low F = 59.9
|Sep low F = 53.3
|Oct low F = 41.6
|Nov low F = 30.8
|Dec low F = 26.2
|year low F = 41.1
|Jan record low F = −19
|Feb record low F = −5
|Mar record low F = 1
|Apr record low F = 15
|May record low F = 26
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 39
|Sep record low F = 28
|Oct record low F = 14
|Nov record low F = 9
|Dec record low F = −10
|year record low F = -19
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|Jan precipitation inch = 2.60
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.43
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.36
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.63
|May precipitation inch = 4.30
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.24
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.98
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.24
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.49
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.51
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.75
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.94
|year precipitation inch = 39.47
|Jan snow inch = 2.5
|Feb snow inch = 3.3
|Mar snow inch = 1.6
|Apr snow inch = 0.2
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 2.5
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|Jan precipitation days = 9.2
|Feb precipitation days = 8.5
|Mar precipitation days = 11.3
|Apr precipitation days = 11.8
|May precipitation days = 13.8
|Jun precipitation days = 11.8
|Jul precipitation days = 12.1
|Aug precipitation days = 11.2
|Sep precipitation days = 8.2
|Oct precipitation days = 8.4
|Nov precipitation days = 8.5
|Dec precipitation days = 10.3
|year precipitation days = 125.1
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|Jan snow days = 1.1
|Feb snow days = 1.0
|Mar snow days = 0.6
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.8
|year snow days = 3.7
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}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 436
|1890= 704
|1900= 2950
|1910= 4234
|1920= 5623
|1930= 6538
|1940= 6300
|1950= 5860
|1960= 11062
|1970= 10060
|1980= 9063
|1990= 6991
|2000= 6303
|2010= 5961
|2020= 5737
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 5, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Covington city, Virginia - Demographic Profile'''<br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Covington city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5119728&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Covington city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5119728&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|4,955
|4,541
|83.12%
|79.15%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|741
|716
|12.43%
|12.48%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|18
|12
|0.30%
|0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|33
|32
|0.55%
|0.56%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|5
|0.00%
|0.09%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|8
|11
|0.13%
|0.19%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|114
|241
|1.91%
|4.20%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|92
|179
|1.54%
|3.12%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,961'''
|'''5,737'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

===2000 census===
The population of Covington has gradually declined since reaching its peak of 11,062 in 1960. The population decline has mainly resulted from losses of manufacturing jobs in the area.<ref>[http://www.co-opliving.com/coopliving/issues/2008/January%202008/Images/Jan08DownHome.pdf anec_mar-apr07<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/CommissiononLocalGovernment/PDFs/Covington-Alleghany%20ADOPTED%20REPORT%20050911.pdf ''Report on the City of Covington – County of Alleghany Annexation Action''], May 2011, Commission on Local Government, Commonwealth of Virginia</ref> One major loss of manufacturing jobs occurred after a fire at the [[Hercules Inc.|Hercules]] plant in June 1980, causing $23 million in damage and worker layoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.co.alleghany.va.us/CompPlan/CompPlan.pdf |title=''Comprehensive Plan of Alleghany County, Virginia'', May 2013 |access-date=2015-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204174942/http://www.co.alleghany.va.us/CompPlan/CompPlan.pdf |archive-date=2016-02-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,303 people, 2,835 households, and 1,740 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,111.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusscope.org/us/s51/c580/chart_popl.html|title=CensusScope – Population Growth|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref> The racial makeup of the city was 84.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 13.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. 0.6% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 3,195 housing units at an average density of {{convert|563.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. There were 2,835 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. Of all households 34.0% were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,325, and the median income for a family was $36,640. Males had a median income of $30,755 versus $20,316 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,758. About 10.7% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

== Economy ==
Covington's economy is dominated by [[Westrock]], which has been operating in the city since 1899.<ref>[http://www.covington.va.us/about.shtml City of Covington<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709003257/http://www.covington.va.us/about.shtml |date=2010-07-09 }}</ref> The facility employs about 1300 workers, mostly from Covington and Alleghany County. Its production includes bleached paper and paperboard for packaging, and is the second largest on the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]].

Both [[Alleghany County, Virginia|Alleghany County, VA]] and Covington City are known for the low cost of their housing markets and close proximity to [[The Homestead (Hot Springs, Virginia)|The Homestead]] in [[Bath County, Virginia|Bath County (VA)]], [[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington (VA)]], [[The Greenbrier]] in [[White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia|White Sulphur Springs (WV)]], [[Lewisburg, West Virginia|Lewisburg (WV)]], and [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke (VA)]], each of which is within about a 45-minute drive.

== Sports ==
The [[Covington Lumberjacks]], members of the [[Valley Baseball League]], play at [[Casey Field]] in downtown Covington.  The city previously hosted the [[Covington Astros]] and [[Covington Red Sox]] of the [[Appalachian League]].

==Government==
The city has a [[council–manager government]]. The current mayor of Covington is Thomas H. Sibold Jr.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.covington.va.us/index.php/business/city-departments/city-council|title=City Council|author=Web Developer|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref>

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|995|1,442|432|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,274|1,567|74|Virginia}}
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{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,187|1,813|150|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,173|1,820|172|Virginia}}
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{{PresFoot|1956|Republican|1,639|1,189|81|Virginia}}

== Education ==
Historically, Covington had one 8–12 high school (Covington High School), one 4–7 middle school called (Jeter-Watson), one pre-kindergarten through third grade elementary school (Edgemont Primary), one State Governors School (Jackson River Governor's School), one technical center for high-school students (Jackson River Technical Center), and one [[community college]]  ([[Dabney S. Lancaster Community College|Dabney S. Lancaster]]).

In late 2020, it was announced that Alleghany County Public Schools and Covington City Public Schools would merge due to declining attendance. The new school system is known as Alleghany Highlands Public Schools and the two high schools were merged to create a new [[Alleghany High School (Virginia)|Alleghany High School]] that took on Covington's Cougar nickname beginning in 2023. [[Covington High School (Covington, Virginia)|Covington High School]] has since been converted into a new middle school.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wdbj7.com/2021/09/29/joint-committee-chooses-names-alleghany-covington-schools/ | title=Joint committee chooses names for Alleghany and Covington schools | date=September 29, 2021 }}</ref>

==Media==
The local newspapers of record are ''The Virginian Review'' and ''The Recorder''. Covington is served by two radio stations. [[WKEY (AM)|WKEY]] simulcasts on 103.5 FM and 1340 AM, and WJVR broadcasts on 101.9 FM with simulcast on 1230 AM in nearby [[Clifton Forge, Virginia|Clifton Forge]].<ref>[http://www.covington.va.us/community/area-links/news-radio/ City of Covington: News & Radio]</ref>

== Infrastructure ==
=== Transportation ===
The area is serviced by Interstate 64 (east-west) and Route 220 (north-south) offering rail, truck and interstate access to the area. Rail passenger service is provided at the Amtrak station in [[Clifton Forge, Virginia|Clifton Forge, VA]] 12 miles away.

===Fire protection===
Fire protection is provided by the Covington Fire Department, which was chartered on March 4, 1902.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fire.covington.va.us/|title=Index of /|access-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519152629/http://www.fire.covington.va.us/|archive-date=19 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Covington Rescue Squad provides emergency medical services to the city of Covington. Both the fire department and rescue squad are volunteer organizations. The rescue squad was organized in 1933 and is the third oldest volunteer rescue squad in Virginia.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px">
File:Covington, Va - Allegheny General District Court.jpg|Alleghany General District Court
File:Covington, Va - War Memorials.jpg|War memorials for soldiers from [[Alleghany County, Virginia|Alleghany County]] who died in [[World War I]], [[World War II]], the [[Korean War]] and the [[Vietnam War]]
File:Covington, Va - Civil War Memorial.jpg|Memorial to Confederate soldiers
</gallery>

==Notable people==
* [[Bimbo Coles]], born in Covington. In the [[National Basketball Association]], he played for the [[Miami Heat]], [[Golden State Warriors]], [[Atlanta Hawks]], [[Cleveland Cavaliers]], and [[Boston Celtics]].
* [[Addie Elizabeth Davis]], first woman ordained as a Southern Baptist pastor.
* [[Bob Humphreys (baseball)|Bob Humphreys]], baseball pitcher
* [[Jim Lemon]], born in Covington, who was an American [[right fielder|right]] and [[left fielder]], [[manager (baseball)|manager]] and [[coach (baseball)|coach]] in [[Major League Baseball]].
* [[Edgar P. Rucker]], lawyer and politician
* [[William R. Terrill]], a [[United States Army]] soldier and general who was killed in action at the [[Battle of Perryville]] during the [[American Civil War]].

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Covington, Virginia]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://covington.va.us/ City of Covington]

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[[Category:Covington, Virginia| ]]
[[Category:Cities in Virginia]]
[[Category:County seats in Virginia]]
[[Category:Western Virginia]]