Covington (Kentucky)
Covington is a city in Kenton County in the United States of America. The city lies at the confluence of the Ohio River and Licking River. Covington is the fifth largest city in Kentucky and Independence together with the city of the county seat.
Geography and climate
According to the United States Census Bureau to Covington spreads over an area of 35.4 km ², of which 1.4 km ² is covered by water. The water content of the total area is thus 3.88%.
Vital statistics
According to the census of 2010 40.640 people live in Covington in 16,885 households. The population density is 1148.0 persons / km ². The white population is most vertteten with 82.0 %, followed by the African- American population of 11.9 %.
History
In 1814 bought 3 merchants 150 acres of land below the Ohio River and named their company, founded there " Covington Company" in memory of General Leonard Covington, an American officer who had died in 1912 in British -American War. Investors leveled the land for a new town about five blocks was wide and five blocks deep. The first five streets were after the first governors of Kentucky named Shelby, Garrard, Greenup, Scott and Madison. In February 1815 Covington was recognized and registered by the State of Kentucky as a village. At this time belonged to Covington and the entire territory of present-day Kenten County to Campbell County.
By the year 1840, the town grew primarily by German immigrants to significantly and already had over 2000 inhabitants. Through several incorporations in the following decades, the population grew until 1900 to 42 938. The largest population with 62 252 inhabitants had Covington in 1930. According to the Great Depression, the population declined for the first time in the history of Covington and spent the next two decades at about 60,000. With the onset of urban flight in the 1960s and 1970s, the population continued to decline until the 1990 low of 43 264 reached. Since then, the population figures grow again easily.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Covington is connected by Interstates 71, 75, 275 and U.S. Route 42 on the highway network. The railway is operated by the company CTX. This has a rail network across 21 states and Ontario, Canada. There is also a networking with all other major rail networks in the country.
16 km south of the town is the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport is served by 12 airlines which. The airline Delta Airlines offers direct connections to Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, London and Paris.
Education
At Covington 's largest independent school district in Kentucky belongs with about 4500 students and about 850 employees. In Covington, there are six elementary schools, one junior high school, a senior high school, an early childhood education center, and an alternative school. Also located in the city of a Community & Technical College.
The Northern Kentucky University is located in Newport, 10 km away.