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Covington Township, Michigan
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Location within Baraga County (red) and the administered CDP of Covington (pink)
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 Covington Township, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Covington Township, Michigan
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Baraga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 196.3 sq mi (508.5 km2) |
| • Land | 192.2 sq mi (497.9 km2) |
| • Water | 4.1 sq mi (10.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,627 ft (496 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 375 |
| • Density | 3/sq mi (1.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
49919 (Covington),
49970 (Watton) |
| Area code(s) | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-18600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626139 |
Covington Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 375 at the 2020 census.
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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.
King Lake and Worm Lake are located in Covington Township.
Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a few unincorporated communities and historic locales:
- Covington is an unincorporated community on US 141 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 46°33′30″N 88°20′55″W / 46.55833°N 88.34861°W.
- Tunis is a place name on the Perch River at 46°33′30″N 88°30′35″W / 46.55833°N 88.50972°W.
- Vermilac is a place at 46°31′51″N 88°27′32″W / 46.53083°N 88.45889°W.
- Watton is an unincorporated community at 46°32′15″N 88°36′23″W / 46.53750°N 88.60639°W 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. The Watton ZIP code 49970 serves southwestern areas of Covington Township.
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.
| 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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 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 | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, snow depth 2006–2020) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
At the 2020 census, it had a population of 375.
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