It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Top of Page Government Corbin has a City Manager-Commission form of government. The Board of Commissioners is made up of the mayor and four commissioners. The mayor and commissioners are elected at large, on a non-partisan basis. All executive authority rests with the mayor.
All legislative authority rests with the board of commissioners.
The city manager is the primary administrator for the city, and is appointed by the board of commissioners. Top of Page Economic Outlook Corbin relys on mining, agriculture and nondurable manufactured goods. Manufacturing is the fastest growing sector of income in the county with retail trade and educational services coming in second and third respectively. It sits on the border of Knox, Laurel and Whitley Counties and lies only 18 miles East of Cumberland Falls. Laurel Lake borders the western edge of the city.