Country United States County Hill FIPS code 48-17372 Elevation 231 m Zip code 76636 Local time Tuesday 11:22 AM | State Texas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1333536 Area 210 ha Population 266 (2013) Area code 254 | |
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Covington is a city in Hill County in northern central Texas. Located at the intersection of FM 67 and State Highway 171, twelve miles (19 km) north of Hillsboro, it is near the northern boundary of Hill County. It was founded by Colonel James Jackson Gathings, formerly of North Carolina and Mississippi, in the spring of 1852 and named for his wife's family. Gathings secured approximately 10,000 acres of land in what is now Hill County, 100 of which were set aside for the new town of Covington. 158 years later, the population of Covington was 269 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Covington, TX 76636, USA
Geography
Covington is located at 32°10′37″N 97°15′26″W (32.176850, -97.257104).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 282 people, 111 households, and 79 families residing in the city. The population density was 339.8 people per square mile (131.2/km²). There were 122 housing units at an average density of 147.0 per square mile (56.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.78% White, 3.19% African American, 0.35% Native American, 2.84% from other races, and 2.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.38% of the population.
There were 111 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, and 28.8% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city, the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,214, and the median income for a family was $45,179. Males had a median income of $35,972 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,874. About 13.9% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.4% of those sixty five or over.
Education
The City of Covington is served by the Covington Independent School District.
In the early 1860s, Gathings College was founded by brothers James and Philip Gathings. It quickly became the largest school in the state with an enrollment that exceeded 200 students. The first president of the college was one Dr. Church who brought his own staff of teachers. The school offered classes in languages, literature, music and art. Attendance dwindled to nearly nothing after the Civil War. Some manner of school continued to operate in the building until it became incorporated into the Covington Independent School District. The original building no longer stands but the site is marked with an historical placard.