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 of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, Corinth had a population of 226.

The Grant County portion of Corinth is part of the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area, while the Scott County portion is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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 1933, another fire destroyed much of the central business district, but help from other fire departments contained the fire.

Demographics

As of the census 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 and 0.55% African American.

There were 75 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples 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 for the city was $10,952. About 29.8% of families and 32.2% of the population were below the poverty line, 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

  • Historical Texts and Images of Corinth

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