Covington Township is a

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of Baraga County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 375 at the 2020 census.

Communities

* Covington is an unincorporated community and

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near the junction with M-28. The Covington ZIP code 49919 serves northern areas of the township. *Leo is an unincorporated community in the township. *Murphy is an unincorporated community in the township. *Perch is an unincorporated community in the township. *Tioga is a place name between the Tioga River and Pelkie Creek at . *Tunis is a place name on the

Perch River The Perch River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed February 3, 2012 tributary of the Sturgeon River in Iron County and Baraga County on the Upper Peninsula of Michiga ...

at . *Vermilac is a place at . * Watton is an unincorporated community at about west of Covington on M-28. This stop on the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railroad is a Finnish village, established by August Kotila in 1903. A post office was established in 1912. The Watton ZIP code 49970 serves southwestern areas of Covington Township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.07%, is water. King Lake and Worm Lake are located in Covington Township.

Climate

According to the

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system, Covington has a

warm-summer humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Covington was on June 21, 2022, while the coldest temperature recorded was on February 1, 2019.

Demographics

At the 2020 census, it had a population of 375.

References

External links

Upper Peninsula's guide to CovingtonCovington Parks and Recreation Committee
{{authority control Townships in Baraga County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Populated places established in 1893 1893 establishments in Michigan