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2404138 [1] Website. covingtonky.gov. Covington is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers, it lies south of Cincinnati, Ohio, across the Ohio and west of Newport, Kentucky, across the Licking.
In February 1815, the Kentucky General Assembly incorporated the land as the town of Covington. [1] At the time of its incorporation, Covington and all of today's Kenton County was a part of Campbell County. Shortly after its incorporation, the investors began selling lots in the new city for $385 a lot.
The district completed integration in the 1970s with involvement from the federal Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. By 1988, Covington Independent Public Schools had become the largest independent school district in Kentucky. Enrollment peaked at about 6,000 students before declining with the city's population. Demographics
Kenton County is a county located in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 169,064, [1] making it the third most populous county in Kentucky (behind Jefferson County and Fayette County ). Its county seats are Covington and Independence. [2]
Northern Kentucky University's main campus in Highland Heights, Kentucky is situated on 400 acres (1.6 km 2) of rolling countryside along U.S. Route 27, just off of Interstate 275 and Interstate 471, seven miles (11 km) southeast of Cincinnati, Ohio. The campus was built beginning in the early 1970s, and the first building, Nunn Hall, opened in ...
790+. Student–teacher ratio. 18.07. Other information. Website. www .kenton .k12 .ky .us. The Kenton County School District (the definite article is part of the district's official name) is a local education agency headquartered in Ft. Wright, Kentucky and is the public school system for Kenton County outside of areas within Independent ...
Devou Park is a city park in Covington, Kentucky. Encompassing 700 acres (280 ha), it is the city's largest park. [1] The hilltop park's overlooks offer panoramic views of the Cincinnati skyline and the Ohio River valley below.
That year Republican John McCain won Kentucky, carrying it 57 percent to 41 percent, but lost the national popular and electoral votes to Democrat Barack Obama. Further hampering Kentucky's status as a bellwether state, 116 of Kentucky's 120 counties supported Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 election, who lost to Barack Obama nationwide.