Covington is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers, across from Cincinnati, Ohio to the north and Newport to the east. It is the largest city in Northern Kentucky and the fifth-most populous city in the state with a population of 40,691 at the 2020 census. Covington is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area and is one of Kenton County's two seats, along with Independence. Covington is a home-rule class city under Kentucky law.
Southeast
Covington
Kenton County, KY
Population
40,923
Walk Score
93 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$877
Median home value
$153,600
Founded
1815
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Austinburg Historic District · listed 1987
- Battery Bates and Battery Coombs · listed 2018
- Covington Commercial District
- Covington Downtown Commercial Historic District · listed 1983
- Covington Downtown Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2001
- Covington Downtown Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1991
- Covington Downtown Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1996
- Emery-Price Historic District · listed 1987
- Helentown Historic District · listed 1987
- Holy Cross Church and School Complex-Latonia · listed 1986
- Lee-Holman Historic District · listed 1996
- Lewisburg Historic District · listed 1993
- Licking Riverside Historic District · listed 1975
- Mutter Gottes Historic District · listed 1980
- Mutter Gottes Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1980
- Ohio Riverside Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1987
- Peaselburg Neighborhood Historic District · listed 2017
- Ritte's Corner Historic District, Latonia · listed 1987
- Ritte's Corner Historic District, Latonia (Boundary Increase) · listed 2001
- Ritte's East Historic District · listed 2014
- Riverside Drive Historic District · listed 1971
- Seminary Square Historic District · listed 1980
- Wallace Woods Area Residential Historic District · listed 1983
- West Fifteenth Street Historic District · listed 1987
- West Side-Main Strasse Historic District · listed 1983
- Devou Park
- Devou Park
Notable landmarks
- Bavarian Brewing Company · listed 1996
- Beard, Daniel Carter, Boyhood Home · listed 1966
- Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption · listed 1973
- Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge · listed 1975
- Duveneck, Frank, House and Studio · listed 2015
- Eleventh District School · listed 1983
- Emery Row · listed 1985
- Fifth District School · listed 2005
- Fourth District Elementary School · listed 2010
- GAR Monument in Covington · listed 1997
- Hearne House · listed 1974
- Hellman Lumber and Manufacturing Company · listed 2015
- JOHN W. HUBBARD (sternwheeler) · listed 1982
- Kenney's Crossing · listed 1990
- Kenton County Library · listed 1972
- LaSalette Academy · listed 2011
- Lincoln-Grant School · listed 2013
- Linden Grove Cemetery · listed 2001
- Linden Grove Cemetery
- Moser Family Houses · listed 2000
- Mosler Save Building
- Mother Of God Roman Catholic Church · listed 1973
- Northern Bank of Kentucky · listed 1998
- Odd Fellows Hall · listed 1980
- Overman & Schrader Cordage Company · listed 2025
- …and 8 more
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