Covington County, Alabama

Covington County
Covington County
County
	The Covington County Courthouse in Andalusia
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°14′31″N 86°27′09″W / 31.2419°N 86.4525°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 17, 1821
Named for	Leonard Covington
Seat	Andalusia
Largest city	Andalusia
Area
• Total	1,044 sq mi (2,700 km2)
• Land	1,030 sq mi (2,700 km2)
• Water	13 sq mi (30 km2) 1.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	37,570
• Estimate (2023)	37,952
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.covcounty.com
	County Number 23 on Alabama Licence Plates;

Covington County (briefly Jones County), is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 37,570.^[1] Its county seat is Andalusia.^[2] Its name is in honor of Brigadier General Leonard Covington of Maryland^[3] and Mississippi, who died in the War of 1812.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 94.