Editing Proctor, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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'''Proctor''' is a city in [[St. Louis County, Minnesota|Saint Louis County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. Established in 1894, the town was named after former [[Kentucky]] [[Governor]] [[J. Proctor Knott]]. It is part of the [[Duluth MN–WI Metropolitan Area|Duluth Metropolitan Area]]. The population was 3,120 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Proctor+city,+Minnesota |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The city was established as ''Proctorknott'' in 1894, with the name coming from former [[Kentucky]] [[Governor]] [[J. Proctor Knott]]. Knott was famous for delivering the speech ''The Untold Delights of Duluth'' to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]. The city's name was shortened to Proctor in 1904.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Place Names - Township and Village Information|url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=2482&BookCodeID=6&County=69&SendingPage=Results.cfm|work=Minnesota Place Names|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|3.00|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

Proctor is adjacent to [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]]'s [[Bayview Heights (Duluth)|Bayview Heights]] neighborhood, with which it forms something of a contiguous community unit due to Bayview Heights' topographical separation (the hill) from adjacent [[West Duluth]]. It is bounded by the city of [[Hermantown, Minnesota|Hermantown]] to the north, [[Midway Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota|Midway Township]] to the west, Bayview Heights to the east, and a mostly undeveloped area of Duluth (officially in the [[Riverside (Duluth)|Riverside]] neighborhood) to the south.

Kingsbury Creek flows through the central Proctor. Knowlton Creek flows through the southeast Proctor.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 784
|1910= 2243
|1920= 2378
|1930= 2521
|1940= 2468
|1950= 2693
|1960= 2963
|1970= 3123
|1980= 3180
|1990= 2974
|2000= 2852
|2010= 3057
|2020= 3120
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 3,057 people, 1,268 households, and 795 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1019.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,361 housing units at an average density of {{convert|453.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 1,268 households, of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.3% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the city was 41.4 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 29.7% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census|census of 2000]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,852 people, 1,196 households, and 772 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|942.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,246 housing units at an average density of {{convert|411.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 96.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.53% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.74% of the population. 19.8% were of [[Germans|German]], 17.9% [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 10.3% [[Swedish people|Swedish]], 7.3% [[French people|French]], 7.0% [[Finns|Finnish]], 6.2% [[Polish people|Polish]], 6.0% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 5.4% [[Italians|Italian]] ancestry.

There were 1,196 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,322, and the median income for a family was $49,875. Males had a median income of $33,583 versus $22,035 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,851.  About 3.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
{{Hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#ccccff|title=Presidential election results}}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Precinct General Election Results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/|title=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State - Election Results}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.6% ''790''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.8%''' ''1,106''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% ''51''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.8% ''655''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.2%''' ''903''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.0% ''173''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.8% ''525''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.6%''' ''1,193''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% ''46''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.9% ''546''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.6%''' ''1,234''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''46''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.0% ''511''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.9%''' ''1,233''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% ''20''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|28.2% ''443''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''66.2%''' ''1,042''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.6% ''88''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|22.5% ''348''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''66.6%''' ''965''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.9% ''147''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|19.8% ''327''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.8%''' ''1,019''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|18.4% ''304''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.0% ''392''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''73.0%''' ''1,062''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|25.1% ''394''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''74.9%''' ''1,178''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|22.9% ''376''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''71.9%''' ''1,179''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.2% ''85''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.7% ''372''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''73.4%''' ''1,106''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% ''26''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|14.3% ''195''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''83.3%''' ''1,133''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% ''33''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|14.8% ''213''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''85.1%''' ''1,224''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''2''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.1% ''442''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.7%''' ''977''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''4''
|}

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==Culture==
{{More citations needed section|date=January 2024}}
Proctor is the home of the South Saint Louis County Fairgrounds and the Proctor Speedway.

The Proctor Hoghead Festival takes place every August. Hoghead celebrates Proctor's railroad history.

The Proctor Area Museum is operated by the Proctor Area Historical Society.

Proctor is the starting point for the Blackwoods Blizzard Tour, an annual snowmobile ride around northern Minnesota that raises money to fight [[ALS]]. The ride goes from Proctor up to [[Tower, Minnesota|Tower]], over to [[Two Harbors, Minnesota|Two Harbors]], and returns to Proctor. The organization raises over $1 million every year for ALS research, making it the largest snowmobile fundraiser in the world.

==Infrastructure==

===Public transit===
* [[Duluth Transit Authority]]

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 2.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 2]]
* [[Image:I-35.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|Interstate 35]]

==Education==
{{More citations needed section|date=January 2024}}
Proctor's public school district is Proctor Public Schools. It encompasses Proctor, [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]]'s [[Bayview Heights (Duluth)|Bayview Heights]] neighborhood, and [[Canosia Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota|Canosia]], [[Grand Lake Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota|Grand Lake]], [[Midway Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota|Midway]], and [[Solway Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota|Solway]] townships. ISD 704 operates two elementary schools (Bayview Heights and Pike Lake), Jedlicka Middle School, and [[Proctor High School]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://proctormn.gov/ City of Proctor, MN – Official site]
* [http://www.proctor.k12.mn.us/ Proctor Schools site]
* [http://www.proctorjournal.com/ ''Proctor Journal'' newspaper site]
* [http://proctorchamber-com.web29.winsvr.net/ Proctor Area Chamber of Commerce website]
* [http://visitproctor.com/ VisitProctor.com] – Official Proctor, MN Travel Guide site

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