Proctor, Minnesota
| Proctor, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| City | |
| Motto: You Have a Place in Proctor | |
 Location of the city of Proctor within Saint Louis County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 46°44′36″N 92°13′32″W / 46.74333°N 92.22556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.00 sq mi (7.77 km2) |
| • Land | 3.00 sq mi (7.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,250 ft (381 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,057 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,054 |
| • Density | 1,019.0/sq mi (393.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 55810 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-52630 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0662232 |
| Website | www.ci.proctor.mn.us |
Proctor is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,057 at the 2010 census.
The city was established as Proctorknott in 1894, with the name coming from J. Proctor Knott, former Governor of Kentucky (1883–1887). He became famous for delivering the speech The Untold Delights of Duluth to the U.S. House of Representatives. The name of the city was shortened to Proctor in 1904.
Proctor's welcome sign on U.S. Highway 2 states "You Have a Place in Proctor".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.00 square miles (7.77 km2), all of it land.
U.S. Highway 2 and County Road 14 (Boundary Avenue) are two of the main routes in Proctor. Interstate Highway 35 is in close proximity to the city. Other main routes in Proctor include 2nd Street, 2nd Avenue (Lavaque Road), and 5th Street.
Proctor is located beside the Bayview Heights neighborhood of Duluth, 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 to the north, Midway Township to the west, Duluth's Bayview Heights neighborhood to the east, and a mostly undeveloped area of Duluth (officially in the Riverside neighborhood) to the south.
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