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Dover
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town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Morris
- Incorporated
- April 1, 1869
- Independent
- March 5, 1896
- Named after
- Dover , England or Dover, New Hampshire
- Type
- Town
- Body
- Town Council
- Mayor
- James P. Dodd ( D , term ends December 31, 2027)
- Administrator
- Dr. Edward Ramirez
- Municipal clerk
- Tara M. Pettoni
- Total
- 2.73 sq mi (7.06 km )
- Land
- 2.68 sq mi (6.93 km )
- Water
- 0.050 sq mi (0.13 km ) 1.90%
- Rank
- 362nd of 565 in state, 29th of 39 in county
- Elevation
- 558 ft (170 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 18,435
- Density
- 6,898.4/sq mi (2,663.5/km )
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Town of Dover
Town of Dover, Morris County NJ - This site provides informational services about town departments and divisions, history, recreation and more! See detailed information about upcoming and past town meetings, download forms and applications.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Dover
- Population
- 18460
- Area
- 7.069865
- Elevation
- 558
- Official website
- www.dover.nj.us
- Image
- Blackwell Street, looking east from Morris Street, Dover, NJ.jpg
- Households
- 5879
- Dialing code
- 973
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- Commons category
- Dover, New Jersey
- water as percent of area
- 1.6826
- per capita income
- 28407
- date of incorporation
- 1869-04-01
- postal code
- 07802
Sources (10)
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Article
Dover is a town in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located on the Rockaway River, Dover is about 31 miles (50 km) west of New York City and about 23 miles (37 km) west of Newark, New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 18,460, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 303 (+1.7%) from the 2010 census count of 18,157, which in turn had reflected a decline of 31 (−0.2%) from the 18,188 counted at the 2000 census.
Dover is a majority minority community, with nearly 70% of the population as of the 2010 census identifying themselves as Hispanic, up from 25% in 1980.