Proctorville, Ohio facts for kids
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Proctorville, Ohio
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Proctorville's municipal water tower, built in 2003
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Location of Proctorville, Ohio
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Location of Proctorville in Lawrence County
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lawrence |
| Township | Union |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2) |
| • Land | 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 523 |
| • Density | 2,197.48/sq mi (848.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
45669
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| Area code(s) | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-64766 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2399026 |
Proctorville is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 523 at the 2020 census. The East End Bridge connects Proctorville to Huntington, West Virginia across the Ohio River.
Proctorville is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
History
The land where Proctorville is now situated was originally settled in 1797 and called Quaker Bottom. Situated on the Ohio River, Quaker Bottom grew throughout the 1800s as a trading center. In 1834, Jacob Proctor established a general store next to the wharf, and river boat captains knew the village as "Proctor's Landing". When the village was incorporated in 1878, the name was changed to Proctorville in Jacob's honor.
The Rome Beauty apple was developed by Joel Gillette and his son Alanson in Rome Township, near Proctorville, in 1816.
The village was decimated by a fire on April 7, 1900, and most of the destroyed businesses were never rebuilt. Major flooding in 1913 and 1937 further damaged the village.
The village and surrounding area has experienced growth since the completion of the East End Bridge connecting Proctorville to Huntington in 1985.
Proctorville suffered significant damage from a derecho that impacted the area on April 2, 2024.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2), of which 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water.
Along the river, it lies between Athalia and Chesapeake.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 385 | — | |
| 1890 | 480 | 24.7% | |
| 1900 | 523 | 9.0% | |
| 1910 | 577 | 10.3% | |
| 1920 | 629 | 9.0% | |
| 1930 | 675 | 7.3% | |
| 1940 | 731 | 8.3% | |
| 1950 | 737 | 0.8% | |
| 1960 | 831 | 12.8% | |
| 1970 | 881 | 6.0% | |
| 1980 | 975 | 10.7% | |
| 1990 | 765 | −21.5% | |
| 2000 | 620 | −19.0% | |
| 2010 | 574 | −7.4% | |
| 2020 | 523 | −8.9% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 574 people, 251 households, and 150 families living in the village. The population density was 2,391.7 inhabitants per square mile (923.4/km2). There were 293 housing units at an average density of 1,220.8 per square mile (471.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.
There were 251 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.2% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.00.
The median age in the village was 40.2 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.
Arts and culture
Proctorville has a public library, a branch of Briggs Lawrence County Public Library.
Education
In 1949, Proctorville High School merged with that of Rome Township to form the Fairland Local School District. The name "Fairland" was chosen because the school stands next to the site of the Lawrence County Fairgrounds.
The district consists of two grade schools, Fairland East (K-2) and Fairland West (3-5), plus Fairland Middle School (6-8) and Fairland High School (9-12). As of the 2022-2023 school year, the district had 1413 enrolled students.
See also
In Spanish: Proctorville (Ohio) para niños
