Community History – Covington – Population

Downtown
Covington Population

1830 – 743

1840 – 2,026

1850 – 9,408

1860 – 16,471

1870 – 24,505

1880 – 29,720

1890 – 37,371

1900 – 42,938

1910 – 53,270

1920 – 57,124

1930 – 65,252

1940 – 62,018

1950 – 64,452

1960 – 60,376

1970 – 52,533

1980 – 49,585

1990 – 43,264

2000 – 43,370

2010 - 40,640

2020 - 40,961