Covington Township is a civil township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 375 at the 2020 census.

Communities

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  • 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.
  • 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 .
  • Tunis is a place name on the Perch River at .
  • Vermilac is a place at .
  • Watton is an unincorporated community at about 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.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.07%, is water.

King Lake and Worm Lake are located in 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 on June 21, 2022, while the coldest temperature recorded was on February 1, 2019.

|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, snow depth 2006&ndash;2020)

Demographics

At the 2020 census, it had a population of 375.