Corbin City

Corbin City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 492, reflecting an increase of 24 (+5.1%) from the 468 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 56 (+13.6%) from the 412 counted in the 1990 Census.Corbin City was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Weymouth Township. The borough was named for robber baron Austin Corbin.HistoryThe city has been one of several New Jersey municipalities that have considered consolidation. Corbin City announced it 2008 that it was investigating a prospective merger with neighboring Upper Township, across the county line in Cape May County, citing proximity and that Corbin City's children already attend Upper Township schools. There are no municipalities within New Jersey that have incorporated lands within multiple counties, and by 2010 Cape May County's Board of Chosen Freeholders objected to the plan, citing an analysis that the added costs of serving Corbin City would exceed revenues.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 8.940 square miles (23.156 km2), including 7.665 square miles (19.853 km2) of land and 1.275 square miles (3.303 km2) of water (14.26%).