Corinth is a
home rule-class city mostly in
Grant County with a small portion of land in
Scott County in the
U.S. state
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of
Kentucky
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. The population was 232 as of the
2010 census,
up from 181 at the
2000 census.
The Grant County portion of Corinth is part of the
Cincinnati
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-
Middletown,
OH–KY–
IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
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, while the Scott County portion is part of the
Lexington-Fayette
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Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
History
The Corinth community began in the late 1820s with the founding of Corinth Christian Church, but the post office was not established until 1868.
The town most likely got its name from the church.
In 1871, the church relocated to a new site, and in 1873-74 and new church was built, replacing the log church. Until 1876, much of Corinth was in
Owen County. In 1876, it was transferred to Grant County.
In 1878, Corinth was incorporated by the
Kentucky State Legislature
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The General Assembly meets annually in t ...
, which, in the same year, chartered the Corinth Academy. In 1890, the first of four fires occurred. The salvage of the train depot and three residences is credited to a passing train's boiler water.
The fires of 1904 and 1914 were on a similar scale. The Corinth basketball team won the 1930 state and national championships.
In 1933, another fire destroyed much of the central business district, but help from other fire departments contained the fire.
Much of the destruction was caused by lack of water. Steps to minimize this were taken in 1986 with the creation of the Corinth Water District. In 1995, the city obtained a grant/loan package to establish a water treatment plant in Corinth.
Geography
Corinth is located in southern Grant County.
U.S. Route 25
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passes through the center of town, leading north to
Williamstown, the Grant County seat, and south to
Georgetown, the Scott County seat.
Interstate 75
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crosses the city limits briefly, west of the center, at Exit 144 (
Kentucky Route 330
Kentucky Route 330 (KY 330) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of Owen, Grant, and Pendleton counties with the Corinth and Falmouth areas.
Route description Owen County
KY 33 ...
). I-75 leads north to
Cincinnati
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and south to
Lexington. KY 330 leads west to
Owenton and northeast to
Falmouth.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Corinth has a total area of , of which , or 0.79%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 181 people, 75 households, and 44 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 87 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.45%
White
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and 0.55%
African American
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.
There were 75 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were
married couples
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living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% 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 3.34.
In the city the population was spread out, with 32.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $27,750. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $22,917 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $10,952. About 29.8% of families and 32.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 34.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 37.8% of those 65 or over.
Religion
There are six churches in Corinth:
*Corinth Assembly of God
*Corinth Baptist Church
*Corinth Christian Church
*Lawrenceville Baptist Church
*New Columbus Baptist Church
*New Columbus United Methodist Church.
References
External links
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Historical Texts and Images of Corinth
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Cities in Grant County, Kentucky
Cities in Scott County, Kentucky
Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area
Cities in Kentucky