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North Corbin, Kentucky: Demographics & Geography

This document provides geographic and demographic information about North Corbin, Kentucky. It is located in southern Laurel County near the city of Corbin. Interstate 75 and several US Highways pass through North Corbin and connect it to nearby cities. According to the 2000 Census, North Corbin had a population of 1,662 people with a majority being white. The median household and family incomes were $25,756 and $27,389 respectively, with over a quarter of the population living below the poverty line.

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North Corbin, Kentucky: Demographics & Geography

This document provides geographic and demographic information about North Corbin, Kentucky. It is located in southern Laurel County near the city of Corbin. Interstate 75 and several US Highways pass through North Corbin and connect it to nearby cities. According to the 2000 Census, North Corbin had a population of 1,662 people with a majority being white. The median household and family incomes were $25,756 and $27,389 respectively, with over a quarter of the population living below the poverty line.

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Geography[edit]

North Corbin is located in southern Laurel County at 36°57′38″N 84°5′38″W (36.960433, -


84.093867).[2] A small portion extends east into Knox County. It is bordered to the south by the city of
Corbin in Whitley County.
Interstate 75 forms the western edge of the North Corbin CDP, with access from Exit 29, U.S. Route
25E, which forms the northern edge of the CDP. US 25E intersects U.S. Route 25W in North Corbin,
forming U.S. Route 25, which leaves town to the north and leads 12 miles (19 km) to London, the
Laurel county seat. US 25E leads southeast from North Corbin 16 miles (26 km) to Barbourville, the
Knox county seat. US 25W leads south into Corbin and 22 miles (35 km) to Williamsburg, compared
to 17 miles (27 km) taking I-75 south. Larger destinations along I-75 include Lexington 85 miles
(137 km) to the north and Knoxville, Tennessee, the same distance to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the North Corbin CDP has a total area of 1.80
square miles (4.66 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 1.05%, are water.[1] Lynn Camp
Creek forms the southern boundary of the community as well as the Whitley County line. The creek
is a west-flowing tributary of the Laurel River and part of the Cumberland River watershed.

Demographics[edit]

The restaurant where Colonel Sanders developed Kentucky Fried Chicken


As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,662 people, 689 households, and 469 families residing in
the CDP. The population density was 913.4 people per square mile (352.6/km²). There were 774
housing units at an average density of 425.4/sq mi (164.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was
97.41% White, 0.06% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 0.06%
from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.06% of
the population.
There were 689 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
50.9% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband
present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and
10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24,
28.9% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The
median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,756, and the median income for a family
was $27,389. Males had a median income of $26,912 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita
income for the CDP was $11,104. About 26.6% of families and 33.5% of the population were below
the poverty line, including 58.2% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

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