Fort Covington is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) within the town of

Fort Covington Fort Covington is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,531 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from a War of 1812 fortification. The original name of the town was ''French Mills''. The town is on the cou ...

, Franklin County, New York, United States. It consists of the hamlet of Fort Covington, as well as a large amount of rural land surrounding the hamlet, such that the CDP occupies about one half of the area within the town limits. The population of the CDP was 1,308 at the 2010 census, out of a total town population of 1,676.

Geography

The Fort Covington CDP occupies the northern half of the town of Fort Covington, with the actual hamlet situated in the northern part of the CDP, along the Salmon River, just south of the

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.05%, is water.

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runs east to west across the CDP, leading southeast to

Malone Malone () is an Irish surname. From the Irish "''Mael Eóin''", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John. People * Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin * Adrian Malone (1937 ...

, the Franklin County seat, and west to Massena.

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, is to the northwest of Fort Covington via NY 37 and the

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over the

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. The northern border of the CDP, which follows the town line, is the international border with Canada. The

Fort Covington–Dundee Border Crossing Fort Covington–Dundee is a border crossing connecting Dundee, Quebec, in Canada to Fort Covington Hamlet, New York, Fort Covington, New York, on the Canada–United States border. It can be reached by Quebec Route 132 on the Canadian side and b ...

connects Dundee Road, leading south into the center of Fort Covington, with

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, which leads northeast along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, to

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield () is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of 2021 was 42,410. The historic downtown is a major touristic centre for the area. Due to th ...

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is northeast of Fort Covington.

Demographics

Education

The school district is

Salmon River Central School District Salmon River Central School District is a school district headquartered in Fort Covington (CDP), New York. Much of the district is in Franklin County. There, it includes the census-designated place of Fort Covington and portions of the CDP of ...

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{{authority control Census-designated places in New York (state) Census-designated places in Franklin County, New York