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Covington is a home rule-class city in Kenton County and, together with Independence, one of the county's two county seats; it is the largest city in Northern Kentucky and the fifth-most populous city in Kentucky.

Covington stands at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers, directly across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio, and across the Licking River from Newport, Kentucky, as part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

The city was founded in 1815 on a 150-acre tract known as 'The Point,' purchased in 1814 by John Gano, Richard Gano, and Thomas Carneal from Thomas Kennedy for $50,000.

Covington was named for General Leonard Covington, who was killed at the Battle of Crysler's Farm during the War of 1812.

Covington was incorporated in 1816 and was raised to city status in 1834.

Covington had a population of 40,961 at the 2020 census, up slightly from 40,640 in 2010, with 18,099 households and 20,576 housing units counted in 2020.

The U.S. Census Bureau determined that Covington was the center of the United States population for the 1880 census.

By 1900 Covington was Kentucky's second-largest city and an industrial center of about 43,000 people, prospering as an emporium for Kentucky tobacco and cigar production.

Stewart Iron Works, established in Covington in 1862, was for a time the largest iron fence maker in the world.

The Covington Blue Sox played in baseball's Federal League in 1913, and their Federal Park is thought to have been the smallest stadium ever used by a professional baseball club.