Covington (Louisiana)
St. Tammany Parish
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Covington is a city in St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana and administrative seat of the Parish.
History
The earliest European settlement took place by Jacques Dreux in 1800. 1813 John Wharton Collins founded the city called Wharton. The city was later renamed after the war hero General Leonard Covington from the British -American War.
Population
According to the census of 2000 8.483 people living in 3,258 households, and 2,212 families residing in the city. In the city 26.8 % are under the age of 18, 8.5% are 18 to 24, 26.1% 25 to 44, 24.1% are 45 to 64, and 14.5 % are older than 65 The average age is 38 100 females 86.8 men come.
Movies that were filmed in Covington
Sons and daughters of the town
- E. John Ellis (1840-1889), politician
- Ian Somerhalder (born 1978 ), actor and model