Editing Corbin, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Corbin, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[list of Kentucky cities|City]]
| nickname           = 
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| government_type    = Mayor-commission
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| leader_name        = Suzie Razmus
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| leader_name1       = Marlon Sams
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 7856
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'''Corbin''' is a [[home rule in the United States|home rule-class]] [[list of Kentucky cities|city]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform |publisher=Kentucky League of Cities |access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> in [[Whitley County, Kentucky|Whitley]], [[Knox County, Kentucky|Knox]] and [[Laurel County, Kentucky|Laurel]] counties in the southeastern portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kentucky]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the city population was 7,856.

Corbin is on [[Interstate 75 in Kentucky|Interstate 75]] and [[US Route 25W]], about halfway between [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], and [[Lexington, Kentucky]].

==History==
[[File:Col Sanders Restaurant.png|left|thumb|200px|The [[Harland Sanders Café and Museum]]]]
The first settlement in the Corbin area was known as Lynn Camp Station. The first post office was called Cummins, for community founder Nelson Cummins. It was discovered in 1885 that both Cummins and Lynn Camp were already in use as names for Kentucky post offices, and postmaster James Eaton was asked to select another name. He chose Corbin for the Rev. James Corbin Floyd, a local minister.<ref>''Corbin-Times Tribune'', 1906. James Eaton is quoted as saying he named the town for Rev. Floyd "the finest man I know."</ref> The town was incorporated under that name in 1905.

Corbin has a troubled racial past, including a [[Corbin, Kentucky race riot of 1919|race riot in late October 1919]] in which a white mob forced nearly all the town's 200 black residents onto a freight train out of town and a [[sundown town]] policy until the late 20th century.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7772527 NPR].</ref> The event is the subject of a 1991 documentary, ''Trouble Behind''. In October 2019, city leaders marked the riot's centennial with a proclamation acknowledging the riot and former sundown town policy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Kentucky 'sundown' town shadowed by racist past|first=Chris|last=Kenning|work=[[The Courier-Journal]]|location=Louisville, Kentucky|date=September 14, 2020|accessdate=April 22, 2021|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/in-depth/news/2020/09/14/former-kentucky-sundown-town-shadowed-by-racist-past/5607254002/}}</ref>

For most of its history, the urbanized areas of Corbin in Laurel County were not incorporated into the city limits due to a state law prohibiting cities from being in more than two counties. However, a 2021 change to state law allowed cities to voluntarily annex property in a third county if the city already provides public infrastructure to that property.<ref>{{cite act
| title = AN ACT relating to local government
| date = {{date|2021-03-28|mdy}}
| url = https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0145.pdf
| access-date = 2022-03-28}}</ref> In March 2022, the Corbin City Commission approved an annexation request for a property in Laurel County.<ref>{{cite news|title=Laurel County business to be annexed into Corbin city limits; Dispatcher pay increased|first=Erin|last=Cox|work=Corbin Times Tribune|location=Corbin, Kentucky|date=March 24, 2022|accessdate=March 28, 2022|url=https://www.thetimestribune.com/news/local_news/laurel-county-business-to-be-annexed-into-corbin-city-limits-dispatcher-pay-increased/article_6bd26da9-2060-5f2a-873f-33823bccbe70.html}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Corbin has a total area of {{convert|7.9|mi2|abbr=on}}, with only a tiny fraction of {{convert|0.044|mi2|abbr=on}}, or 0.56%, consisting of water.

Corbin lies in the [[Cumberland Plateau]] region of [[Appalachia]] in southeastern Kentucky, along [[Interstate 75 in Kentucky|Interstate 75]] and [[U.S. Route 25W]]. I-75 provides access to the city from exit 25, leading north {{convert|89|mi|km}} to [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] and south {{convert|86|mi|km}} to [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]], [[Tennessee]]. U.S. 25W runs through the center of town, leading north {{convert|14|mi|km}} to [[London, Kentucky|London]] (via [[U.S. Route 25 in Kentucky|U.S. Route 25]]) and south {{convert|21|mi|km}} to [[Williamsburg, Kentucky|Williamsburg]].

The Pine Mountain Overthrust Fault, a [[geologic fault]] system several miles to the east, produces occasional [[earthquake|tremors]], the most recent in 2008.

===Climate===
Corbin exhibits a [[humid subtropical climate]], typical of southeastern [[Kentucky]]. The region experiences four distinct seasons. Winters are cool to cold, with mild periods. Summers are generally hot and humid, with variable spring and fall seasons. Precipitation is common year-round but more prevalent in the summer months—the surrounding mountains somewhat moderate Corbin's climate. 
 
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1900 = 1544
| 1910 = 2589
| 1920 = 3406
| 1930 = 8036
| 1940 = 7893
| 1950 = 7744
| 1960 = 7119
| 1970 = 7474
| 1980 = 8075
| 1990 = 7419
| 2000 = 7742
| 2010 = 7304
| 2020 = 7856
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| estimate = 7856
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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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Corbin is near the center of the [[Corbin, Kentucky micropolitan area]], whose current boundaries were established in 2023 by the U.S. [[Office of Management and Budget]] in coordination with the [[United States Census Bureau]].<ref name="OMB Bulletin No. 23-01">{{cite web |title=OMB Bulletin No. 23-01 |pages=59, 138 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |format=PDF |date=July 21, 2023 |website=[[White House]] |access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref> Previously, the London micropolitan area had consisted solely of Laurel County, while the Whitley County portion of Corbin was the principal city of its own micropolitan area that consisted solely of that county. Both entities were in turn the components of a statistical entity officially known as the "Corbin–London, KY [[Combined statistical area|Combined Statistical Area]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS AND COMPONENTS, December 2006, WITH CODES |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List5.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629011245/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List5.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2007 |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=[[Office of Management and Budget]] |access-date=August 1, 2008 |date=May 11, 2007 }}</ref><ref>
 {{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List6.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629011223/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List6.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2007 |title=COMBINED STATISTICAL AREAS AND COMPONENT CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREAS, December 2006, WITH CODES |access-date=August 1, 2008 |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=[[Office of Management and Budget]] |date=May 11, 2007 }}</ref> The CSA had a combined population of 94,486 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> The Knox County portion of Corbin was outside the former Corbin–London statistical area but is now included in the redefined London micropolitan area.

As of the 2010 [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 7,304 people, 3,093 households, and 1,903 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|920.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|adj=off}}. There were 3,507 housing units at an average density of {{convert|441.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.41% [[White American|White]] (96.69% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic]]), 0.26% [[African American]], 0.31% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native]], 0.64% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.26% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#Race|other races]], and 1.11% from [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. No [[Pacific Islands American|Pacific Islanders]] lived in the city in 2010. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 3,093 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27, and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 22.5% under 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.8 males.

Income data from the 2010 Census for Kentucky locations have not yet been released. As of the 2000 Census, the median income for a household in the city was $22,203. The median income for a family was $32,784. Males had a median income of $27,323 versus $17,568 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,200. About 15.5% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Initially provided by [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad|L&N Railroad]], [[rail transport]] was the backbone of the local economy in the first half of the 20th century. While the railroad (presently [[CSX]]) continues to play an important role, the decline of the rail industry in the latter half of the 20th century, as well as the loss of some manufacturing jobs, has prompted the community to begin diversifying its economy.

==Culture==
Each year in early August, Corbin hosts a festival called NIBROC (''Corbin'' spelled backward) featuring open-air concerts, carnival attractions, a beauty pageant, parade, and other events. The festival is featured, if anachronistically, in the play ''Last Train to Nibroc'' by [[Arlene Hutton]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/theater/reviews/11tril.html?_r=0|title=Three Plays Portray a Couple Bound by Love and Conflict|newspaper=New York Times|first= Ginia |last=Bellafante|date=April 11, 2007}}</ref> (Though the play is set in the 1940s, the festival itself only dates to 1952.) NIBROC often features free performances by popular musical acts such as [[38 Special (band)|38 Special]], [[Foghat]], [[Joan Jett and the Blackhearts]], [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]], [[The Marshall Tucker Band]], [[Percy Sledge]], [[Rick Springfield]], [[Starship (band)|Starship]], [[Styx (band)|Styx]] and [[The Turtles]]. In episode 10 of the American reality-documentary television series ''[[On the Road with Austin & Santino]]'' on [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] entitled "We Love a Parade", the fashion designers visit Corbin to custom-design a dress for a local woman participating in the NIBROC parade.

Despite being in [[Dry county|dry counties]] ([[Knox County, Kentucky|Knox]] and [[Whitley County, Kentucky|Whitley]]), like many southern cities, the city of Corbin allows full retail alcohol sales, following a successful local option election on February 14, 2012. The city had previously voted in 2004 to allow sales of alcohol by the drink in larger restaurants.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thetimestribune.com/x913137168/Corbin-says-Yes |title=Corbin says 'Yes' |first=Jeff |last=Noble |newspaper=[[The Times-Tribune (Corbin, Kentucky)|The Times-Tribune]] |location=Corbin, Kentucky |date=February 15, 2012 |access-date=April 8, 2012}}</ref>

Corbin has an association with [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]], having been the location of the chain's first restaurant, opened in 1930. Corbin appears in the animated cartoon ''South Park''{{'}}s episode "[[Medicinal Fried Chicken]]", wherein [[Eric Cartman]] visits the town to meet with Harland Sanders. Corbin is depicted as located in a lush rain forest in a parody of the 1983 film ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'', wherein [[Tony Montana]] and Omar Suarez visit [[Bolivia]] to meet with [[Alejandro Sosa|a drug kingpin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimestribune.com/features/x993485348/Corbin-gets-mention-in-South-Park-episode|title=Corbin gets mention in 'South Park' episode|work=The Times-Tribune.com|date=April 2, 2010 |access-date=July 22, 2015}}</ref>

==Government==
Corbin is governed by a mayor and [[city commission]] and a city manager who runs the departments' day-to-day operations. Currently, Marlon Sams is the city manager. Since it does not have a mayor/alderman form of government, Corbin is considered home rule-class under Kentucky's city classification system that took effect in 2015. Susie Razmus is the current mayor. Trent Knuckles, David Grigsby Hart, Ed Tye, and Andrew Pennington are its four current commissioners.{{when|date=March 2018}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thetimestribune.com/elections/x691733682/Shelton-Tye-re-elected-Joe-White-loses-seat|title=Shelton, Tye re-elected, Joe White loses seat|work=The Times-Tribune.com|date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=July 22, 2015}}</ref>

Corbin is one of the few cities in Kentucky that lie in two counties—Whitley and Knox. Many built-up areas in neighboring Laurel County have a Corbin postal address but lie outside the city limits. This arrangement has created some problems with taxes and census records. The city receives a portion of the occupational tax collected in Whitley County. However, Knox County has refused to give Corbin any tax collected there. On March 10, 2008, the City Commission voted to file a lawsuit against Knox County to receive a portion of the tax collected within city limits.<ref>{{cite news |title=Corbin to sue Knox County. |date=March 11, 2008 |newspaper=[[The Times-Tribune (Corbin)|Times-Tribune]] |last=Swindler |first=Samantha |page=1A}}</ref> On May 23, 2014, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the "Stivers amendment", passed as part of KY HB 499 "Tax Amnesty" legislation in 2012, did not violate the state's constitution. The measure essentially canceled the effect of court rulings that would have enabled Corbin to keep all the revenue from the tax generated inside the city limits. Corbin's mayor, Willard McBurney, vowed to carry the fight to the state Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Knuckles|first1=Trent|title=Corbin loses occupational tax case appeal|url=http://thenewsjournal.net/details.cfm?id=8228|access-date=July 17, 2015|work=The News Journal|date=June 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717045341/http://thenewsjournal.net/details.cfm?id=8228#comments|archive-date=July 17, 2015|location=Corbin, KY, USA}}</ref>

Corbin is in [[Kentucky's 5th congressional district]].

==Education==
Corbin, like many communities of its size in southeastern Kentucky, has an independent school system (in Kentucky, a [[Public education|public school]] system not affiliated with a county; most such districts are associated with individual cities). The district was officially established in 1916, and the 100th class graduated in 2017. The [[Corbin Independent School District]] includes:
* Corbin Preschool Center
* Corbin Primary (grades K-3)
* Corbin Elementary (grades 4–5) (Currently housed by the newest building in the district after a complete remodeling of the former Middle School.
* Corbin Middle (grades 6–8)
* [[Corbin High School|Corbin High]] (grades 9–12) (Currently housed by the oldest building in the district)
* Corbin School Of Innovation

The community and school system place considerable emphasis on the success of academics and high school athletic teams. Corbin "Redhound" sports are important social events within the community.

In 2004, [[Eastern Kentucky University]] opened an extension campus in Corbin.

The annual ''Battle for the Brass Lantern'', a college football rivalry game between the [[University of the Cumberlands]] and [[Union Commonwealth University]] (formerly Union College), was played at Corbin High School's stadium in 2006 and 2007, as a neutral field roughly equidistant from the two campuses. The rivalry dates to 1905.<ref>[http://www.newsjournals.com/index.php?fn=stories&front=Array&detail=1153405812 Corbin/Williamsburg News Journal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302235455/http://www.newsjournals.com/index.php?fn=stories&front=Array&detail=1153405812 |date=March 2, 2012 }}, Corbin, KY: Moving to Corbin; Battle of Lantern will be played at Campbell Field. By Jim McAllister. July 20, 2006.</ref>

Corbin was formerly home to [[Saint Camillus Academy]], a private pre-K-8 Catholic school affiliated with the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington|Diocese of Lexington]]. Established in 1908 by the Sisters of Divine Providence, the school has been successful as both a boarding school for national and international students and as a [[Montessori]] school. Its original schoolhouse, built in 1913, was demolished in summer 2008. The new school building is still situated atop a prominent hill overlooking the town, providing a striking backdrop to the streets of downtown Corbin. The school closed in 2012 after 99 years of service. The property and grounds of the school were sold to the Corbin School System to house a new Corbin Middle School due to the rapidly increasing student population and age of the current building.

Corbin has a [[public library|lending library]], the Corbin Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Corbin straddles [[Interstate 75 (Kentucky)|Interstate 75]] and [[U.S. Route 25 in Kentucky|U.S. Highway 25]] (which splits into [[US 25E (KY)|US 25E]] and [[US 25W (KY)|US 25W]] in North Corbin). The town is served by the [[CSX]] [[rail transport|rail line]].

==Sites of interest==
[[File:Cumberland Falls 2005 05 20a.jpeg|thumbnail|right|[[Cumberland Falls]], 2005]]
[[File:corbin-ky-skyline2.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Corbin, Kentucky skyline, 2006]]
* [[Cumberland Falls State Resort Park]], the site of a waterfall, one of the few in the Western Hemisphere that regularly produces a [[moonbow]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/cumberland-falls/history.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604135131/http://parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/cumberland-falls/history.aspx |archive-date=June 4, 2015 |title=History |work=Cumberland Falls State Resort Park |publisher=Kentucky Department of Parks |access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> is {{convert|19|mi|km}} to the southwest.
* [[Harland Sanders Café and Museum]], the birthplace of [[KFC|Kentucky Fried Chicken]] (though not sold as the KFC/Kentucky Fried Chicken brand at the time), is located in [[North Corbin, Kentucky|North Corbin]]. The restaurant and accompanying museum are popular with tour groups traveling along [[Interstate 75]].
* The Arena at the Southeastern Kentucky Ag and Expo Complex, a multi-purpose venue on top of a hill across from the Baptist Regional Medical Center, sits above the Corbin Center. This multi-purpose education center also houses the Corbin Tourism office.
* Nearby [[Laurel River Lake]], created by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] in 1974, is a popular recreational site for [[boating]], [[fishing]], [[water skiing]], and [[scuba diving]].
* [[Cumberland Gap]] and [[Cumberland Gap National Historical Park]] are about {{convert|50|mi|km}} south of Corbin on U.S. Highway 25E at the [[Tennessee]] border.

==Media==

===Newspapers===
* The ''[[The Times-Tribune (Corbin)|Times-Tribune]]'', a Tuesday And Thursday newspaper 
*  ''[[News Journal (Corbin)|News Journal]]'', weekly newspaper covering both Corbin (headquarters) and the [[Whitley County, Kentucky]], area including [[Williamsburg, Kentucky|Williamsburg]]
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://classadz.vdata.com/Legacy/CorbinTimesTribune/Circulation/Subscriber/Subscription/Create|title = The Times-Tribune}}</ref>

===Radio===
* [[WCTT (AM)|WCTT AM 680]] (Great 68; Oldies)
* [[WKDP (AM)|WKDP AM 1330]]
* [[WEKU|WEKF FM 88.5]] (Eastern Ky Univ. affiliate)
* [[WVCT|WVCT FM 91.5]] (Gospel Eagle; Southern Gospel)
* [[WKDP-FM|WKDP FM 99.5]] (Country)
* [[WCTT-FM|WCTT FM 107.3]] (T-107; Adult Contemporary)
* [[WRHR-LP|WRHR-LPFM 95.3]] (also known as Corbin's Own Red 95.3; broadcast by Corbin High School)

===TV===
* WVTN (Channel 22 Time Warner Cable) - religious; broadcast from Corbin with local and regional churches and religious syndicated programs part of the radio station WVCT 91.5
* RBS (Channel 18 Time Warner Cable) - Corbin school district information broadcasting the WRHR radio station Red 95.3
* YHC (Channel 21 on Time Warner Cable) - broadcasts local and regional business infomercials and runs on-screen ads playing Contemporary Christian Music

==Notable people==
* [[Rodger Bird]], [[American football|football]] player
* [[Ensley A. Carpenter]], doctor, once lived in Corbin, for whom the town of [[Carpenter, Kentucky]] was named
* [[Ted Cremer]], football player
* [[Debbie Dean (singer)|Debbie Dean]], pop singer, first white solo artist signed to [[Motown Records]]
* [[Richie Farmer]], politician and former basketball player 
* [[Silas House]], writer
* [[Roy Kidd]], retired football coach, member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]], former head coach of [[Eastern Kentucky University]] football; was born, raised, and currently resides here
* [[Arthur Lake (actor)|Arthur Lake]], actor who played Dagwood Bumstead in the ''Blondie'' movies
* [[Ronni Lundy]], food and music writer, cookbook author, and Southern Foodways Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award winner
* [[George McAfee]], WW2 Veteran, football player, NFL Hall of Fame inductee.
* [[Dan Neal]], football player
* [[Colonel Sanders|Colonel Harland Sanders]], entrepreneur and founder of [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]] restaurant chain
* [[Frank Selvy]], basketball player
* [[B. F. Shelton]], old-timey banjo player
* [[Jarrett Stidham]], quarterback for [[Baylor University]], [[Auburn University]] and the [[New England Patriots]].
* [[Trent Taylor]], NFL [[wide receiver]] for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] and [[Cincinnati Bengals]], in [[College football|college]] for [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]], lived in Corbin as a child, from age 2 through the end of [[second grade]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=DiLullo|first=Mikey|title=Five things to know about Bengals receiver Trent Taylor, former Evangel Christian Academy star|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/02/13/bengals-receiver-trent-taylor-high-school-star-shreveport-later-la-tech/6776373001/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=The Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Mabel Martin Wyrick]], writer
* [[Mary Weddle]], professional baseball player
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==See also==
{{Portal|United States}}
* [[List of sundown towns in the United States]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite video | people = Henson, Robby (Director) | medium = documentary | title = Trouble Behind | date = January 1, 1991 | time = 56 min }}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Corbin}}
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* [http://www.corbin-ky.gov/ City of Corbin]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060721110424/http://www.corbinky.org/ Corbin Economic Development Agency]
* [http://www.corbinschools.org/ Corbin Independent School District]
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* [http://dgmweb.net/FGS/F/FloydJamesCorbin-MarthaAnnStorm.html Genealogy of Rev. James Corbin Floyd]
* [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7772527 "Kentucky Town Re-Examines Its Racial History"], ''[[Weekend Edition|Weekend Edition Saturday]]'', [[National Public Radio|NPR]], March 10, 2007

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