There were 293 housing units at an average density of 1,220.8 per square mile (471.4/km 2). The population density was 2,391.7 inhabitants per square mile (923.4/km 2). Īlong the river, it lies below Athalia and above Chesapeake.ĭemographics Historical populationĪs of the census of 2010, there were 574 people, 251 households, and 150 families living in the village. Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km 2), of which 0.24 square miles (0.62 km 2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km 2) is water. The village and surrounding area has experienced growth since the completion of the East End Bridge connecting Proctorville to Huntington in 1985. Major flooding in 19 further damaged the village. The village was decimated by a fire on April 7, 1900, and most of the destroyed businesses were never rebuilt. The Rome Beauty apple was developed by Joel Gillette and his son Alanson in Rome Township, near Proctorville, in 1816. When the village was incorporated in 1878, the name was changed to Proctorville in Jacob's honor. In 1834, Jacob Proctor established a general store next to the wharf, and river boat captains knew the village as "Proctor's Landing". Situated on the Ohio River, Quaker Bottom grew throughout the 1800s as a trading center. The land where Proctorville is now situated was originally settled in 1797 and called Quaker Bottom. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. Proctorville is a part of the Huntington- Ashland, WV- KY- OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The East End Bridge connects Proctorville to Huntington, West Virginia across the Ohio River. The population was 574 at the 2010 census. Proctorville is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River.
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