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Covington, KY - History


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Welcome to the Covington Home page. The Covington Home page provides as much information as possible on Covington. Knowing Covington’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Covington’s Home page, you will also find Covington’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Covington has a population of 40466. 50.9% of Covington’s inhabitants are Male, and 49.1 are female. 32.9% of Covington is married and 49.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $117,264, and the average rent is $722. Household median income in Covington is $46,035, and the individual median income is $27,969. Covington’s Ethnic is the following: White(79.1%), Black(11%), Hispanic(7.1%), Multiple(4.8%), Other(3.9%), Asian(1%), Native(0.2%).


In 1814, John Gano, Richard Gano, and Thomas Carneal purchased The Point, 150 acres (0.6 km2) of land on the west side of the Licking River at its confluence with the Ohio, from Thomas Kennedy for $50,000, and laid out the settlement of Covington the next year. It was named in honor of Gen. Leonard Covington, who was killed at the Battle of Crysler's Farm during the War of 1812.


The town was formally incorporated by the Kentucky General Assembly a year later and raised to city status in 1834.The city prospered as an emporium for Kentucky's tobacco and cigar production. In 1862, Stewart Iron Works was established; for a time, it was the largest iron fence maker in the world and still exists today as part of the Huseman Group of Cincinnati.


There were also distilleries, glassworks, and stove factories. Like nearby Cincinnati, Covington's factories and businesses were particularly staffed by Catholic and German immigrants. Its Catholic church was eventually raised to the level of a diocese.By 1900, Covington was the second-largest city and industrial region in Kentucky.


At the time, its population of almost 43,000 was about 12% foreign-born and 5% Black. By this time, it was connected to the Chesapeake & Ohio and Louisville & Nashville railways, and companies offered steamboat service to other ports on the Ohio River. Its factories had expanded to include cotton goods, machinery, and cordage.Covington even boasted a Federal League baseball team, the Covington Blue Sox, during the 1913 season.


The present-day circuit courthouse is located at the site of its former grounds, Federal Park, which is thought to have been the smallest stadium ever used by a professional baseball club. It declined in importance during the Great Depression and the middle 20th century. The city has undergone some redevelopment during the late 20th and early 21st centuries as the most populous city in Kenton County.


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