and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. Education The Covington Community School Corporation consists of one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school, all located within Covington. The town has a public library, a branch of the Covington-Veedersburg Public Library. Contemporary life The Covington Business Association sponsors the town's Apple Festival, which happens each autumn around the town square. The City of Covington maintains a robust park and trail system. Transportation Interstate 74 passes by the south edge of Covington, traveling east toward Indianapolis, Indiana, and west toward Champaign, Illinois. U.S. Route 136 passes through the middle of town, traveling west toward Danville, Illinois, and east toward Veedersburg. Notable people Lee Clingan, former member of the Indiana State Senate. Dale Grubb, former member of the Indiana House of Representatives. Cecil M. Harden, United States Representative. Caroline Henderson Griffiths, philanthropist John T. Myers, United States Representative. Eugene Savage, painter and sculptor. Wilber Moore Stilwell, painter. Charles Stewart Voorhees (1853–1909) lawyer and two-term Delegate to U.S. Congress from the Territory of Washington. Lew Wallace, Union Army general and author of Ben Hur. Susan Wallace, author and poet and wife of Lew Wallace. References Bibliography External links City of Covington '' Covington Community Foundation Covington Circle Trail Cities in Indiana Cities in Fountain County, Indiana County seats in Indiana