Proctor, Minnesota
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Proctor is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,852 at the 2000 census.
Proctor is the home of the South St. Louis County Fairgrounds, located on Boundary Avenue.
The South St. Louis County Fair takes place annually the second week of August. Some of the events at the Fair include karaoke contests, a teen dance, car show, petting zoo, pony rides, bull riding, carnival rides, 4-H exhibits, horse shows, lumberjack show, and stock car racing.
Auto Racing at the Proctor Speedway also takes place at this same location on Sundays from May to October.
The Proctor Hoghead Festival also takes places every August. Hoghead celebrates Proctor's railroad heritage - the world's largest inland iron ore sorting facilities. Railroad oriented events include hand car races, spike driving contests, golden spike treasure hunt, parade, fireworks, mile run (prizes for beating state record), food & craft vendors, games, car show, pet parade, rib cook-off, street dance, softball & golf tourneys, Ecumenical church service, community picnic, and kids games.
Proctor's welcome sign on U.S. Highway 2 boasts "You have a place in Proctor."
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[edit] Geography
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 school rival 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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 km² (3.0 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,852 people, 1,196 households, and 772 families residing in the city. The population density was 363.4/km² (942.8/mi²). There were 1,246 housing units at an average density of 158.8/km² (411.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.49% White, 0.14% African American, 1.16% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.
There were 1,196 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were 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.
[edit] Education
Proctor's school district is ISD 704 (Proctor Public Schools), currently headed by superintendent Diane Rauschenfels. The district encompasses not only the city of Proctor, but also the Bayview Heights neighborhood of Duluth, and the townships of Canosia, Grand Lake, Midway, and Solway. There are three elementary schools (Bayview, Caribou Lake, and Pike Lake), a middle schools, and a high school (Proctor High School) under the district's control.
[edit] Youth Sports
Proctor has a variety of sports for the youth athlete.
Hockey - Proctor Amateur Hockey Association works to promote a fun, fair, and safe environment that maximizes participation and improves players' skills while developing sportsmanship, teamwork, and self-confidence.
