Covington Township, Michigan
Covington Township, Michigan | |
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 The historic Covington Town Hall | |
 Location within Baraga County (red) and the administered CDP of Covington (pink) | |
  Covington Township Location within the state of Michigan  Covington Township Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′15″N 88°31′25″W / 46.53750°N 88.52361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Baraga |
| Established | 1893 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Amber Franti |
| • Clerk | Amy Leaf |
| Area | |
• Total | 196.33 sq mi (508.49 km2) |
| • Land | 192.26 sq mi (497.95 km2) |
| • Water | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,627 ft (496 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 375 |
| • Density | 1.95/sq mi (0.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 49919 (Covington) 49970 (Watton) |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-18600[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626139[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Covington Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 375 at the 2020 census.[4]
Communities
- Covington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place on US 141 near the junction with M-28. The Covington ZIP code 49919 serves northern areas of the township.[5]
- 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 46°33′30″N 88°20′55″W / 46.55833°N 88.34861°W.[6]
- Tunis is a place name on the Perch River at 46°33′30″N 88°30′35″W / 46.55833°N 88.50972°W.[7]
- Vermilac is a place at 46°31′51″N 88°27′32″W / 46.53083°N 88.45889°W.[8]
- Watton is an unincorporated community at 46°32′15″N 88°36′23″W / 46.53750°N 88.60639°W[9] about 4 miles (6 km) 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.[10] The Watton ZIP code 49970 serves southwestern areas of Covington Township.[11]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 196.3 square miles (508.5 km2), of which 192.2 square miles (497.9 km2) is land and 4.1 square miles (10.5 km2), or 2.07%, is water.[12]
King Lake and Worm Lake are located in Covington Township.[13]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Covington has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Covington was 95 °F (35.0 °C) on June 21, 2022, while the coldest temperature recorded was −27 °F (−32.8 °C) on February 1, 2019.[14]
| Climate data for Covington (Watton), Michigan, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2000–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 50 (10) | 63 (17) | 79 (26) | 84 (29) | 91 (33) | 95 (35) | 93 (34) | 93 (34) | 88 (31) | 84 (29) | 74 (23) | 53 (12) | 95 (35) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 38.8 (3.8) | 42.7 (5.9) | 57.9 (14.4) | 70.7 (21.5) | 83.3 (28.5) | 84.8 (29.3) | 87.4 (30.8) | 85.6 (29.8) | 80.6 (27.0) | 73.4 (23.0) | 58.3 (14.6) | 43.5 (6.4) | 88.4 (31.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 21.9 (−5.6) | 25.3 (−3.7) | 36.8 (2.7) | 49.1 (9.5) | 63.7 (17.6) | 72.0 (22.2) | 75.7 (24.3) | 74.4 (23.6) | 66.9 (19.4) | 53.1 (11.7) | 38.4 (3.6) | 27.4 (−2.6) | 50.4 (10.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.9 (−10.1) | 16.1 (−8.8) | 25.4 (−3.7) | 37.9 (3.3) | 51.4 (10.8) | 60.5 (15.8) | 64.4 (18.0) | 63.3 (17.4) | 56.1 (13.4) | 43.7 (6.5) | 31.4 (−0.3) | 20.0 (−6.7) | 40.3 (4.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 5.9 (−14.5) | 6.8 (−14.0) | 14.1 (−9.9) | 26.6 (−3.0) | 39.2 (4.0) | 49.0 (9.4) | 53.2 (11.8) | 52.1 (11.2) | 45.3 (7.4) | 34.3 (1.3) | 24.3 (−4.3) | 12.6 (−10.8) | 30.3 (−0.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −12.7 (−24.8) | −14.8 (−26.0) | −10.8 (−23.8) | 10.1 (−12.2) | 24.9 (−3.9) | 32.4 (0.2) | 41.3 (5.2) | 39.5 (4.2) | 31.0 (−0.6) | 21.6 (−5.8) | 8.1 (−13.3) | −5.4 (−20.8) | −17.8 (−27.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) | −27 (−33) | −22 (−30) | −3 (−19) | 19 (−7) | 27 (−3) | 34 (1) | 34 (1) | 26 (−3) | 14 (−10) | −8 (−22) | −19 (−28) | −27 (−33) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.72 (44) | 1.41 (36) | 1.53 (39) | 3.20 (81) | 3.02 (77) | 3.42 (87) | 3.60 (91) | 2.98 (76) | 3.53 (90) | 3.36 (85) | 2.45 (62) | 1.72 (44) | 31.94 (812) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 24.8 (63) | 20.9 (53) | 13.6 (35) | 15.6 (40) | 1.0 (2.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 3.8 (9.7) | 16.9 (43) | 24.7 (63) | 121.3 (309.2) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 18.7 (47) | 23.5 (60) | 23.4 (59) | 12.9 (33) | 1.3 (3.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.4 (3.6) | 7.2 (18) | 11.7 (30) | 25.9 (66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 19.7 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 19.2 | 171.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 19.5 | 16.0 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 12.3 | 17.9 | 86.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA[15] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, snow depth 2006–2020)[14] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
At the 2020 census, it had a population of 375.[4]
References
- ^ Michigan Townships Association (2025). "Covington Township, Baraga County, Michigan". Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Covington Township, Michigan
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ 49919 5-Digit ZCTA, 499 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tioga, Michigan
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tunis, Michigan
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vermilac, Michigan
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watton, Michigan
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ 49970 5-Digit ZCTA, 499 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Covington township, Baraga County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "Baraga County" (PDF). mapgeeks.org. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Marquette". National Weather Service. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Watton 2WSW, MI". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
External links
- Upper Peninsula's guide to Covington
- Photos of outhouses at Nestoria for the DSS&A railway depot
- Covington Parks and Recreation Committee
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |