THE COVINGTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Plains setting.
Covington city has 11.4 square miles of land in Tipton County. Its Census reference point is in Loess Plains, within Mississippi Valley Loess Plains.
Windblown loess blankets irregular plains and rolling hills, with steeper bluffs near the Mississippi River. Flatter eastern areas contrast with the more deeply cut bluff country.
Regional context: Mississippi Valley Loess Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Covington and Tipton County
Covington is associated with Tipton County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Covington by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Covington, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 2.6 percentage points lower than the 2.7% recorded for Tipton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Covington city has 21 times the land area of nearby Garland town (0.54 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

