Map of Proctor city, Minnesota

Proctor is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,120 at the 2020 census. 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 U.S. House of Representatives. The city’s name was shortened to Proctor in 1904.

Proctor’s welcome sign on U.S. Highway 2 reads: “You Have a Place in Proctor”.

Proctor city overview:
Name:	Proctor city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	St. Louis County
Elevation:	1,247 ft (380 m)
Total Area:	3.36 sq mi (8.71 km²)
Land Area:	3.36 sq mi (8.71 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	3,120
Population Density:	928.30/sq mi (358.39/km²)
ZIP code:	55810
Area code:	218
FIPS code:	2752630
GNISfeature ID:	0662232
Website:	www.ci.proctor.mn.us

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 3.00 square miles (7.77 km), all 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 beside Duluth‘s 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 to the north, Midway Township to the west, Bayview Heights to the east, and a mostly undeveloped area of Duluth (officially in the Riverside neighborhood) to the south.

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