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Quick facts for kids Dover, Pennsylvania
Borough
Englehart Melchinger House
Location in York County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	York
Settled	1764; 261 years ago (1764)
Incorporated	1864; 161 years ago (1864)
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area
• Total	0.54 sq mi (1.41 km2)
• Land	0.54 sq mi (1.41 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,954
• Density	3,598.53/sq mi (1,390.20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	17315
Area code(s)	717; prefixes 292, 308
FIPS code	42-19696

Dover is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,953 at the 2020 census. The borough is located about eight miles from downtown York.

History

Dover United Church of Christ on a vintage postcard

James Joner purchased 203 acres (0.82 km²) in 1764 and laid out the town of Dover. It was known generally as Joner's Town until 1815, when a Dover post office was established.

During the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War, Dover was briefly occupied overnight, June 30 – July 1, by Confederate cavalry under J.E.B. Stuart.

Dover was incorporated in 1864, 100 years after its founding.

The Englehart Melchinger House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Geography

Dover is located in York County at 40°0′14″N 76°50′58″W / 40.00389°N 76.84944°W / 40.00389; -76.84944 (40.003846, -76.849397), 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the county seat of York. The borough is entirely surrounded by Dover Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,815 people, 770 households, and 489 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,623.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,399.1/km²). There were 790 housing units at an average density of 1,577.2 per square mile (609.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.47% White, 1.05% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.

There were 770 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $46,086. Males had a median income of $33,796 versus $22,826 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,108. About 4.3% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Post office

Dover's public schools are operated by the Dover Area School District.

Notable people

• Bob Hall, Republican member of the Texas State Senate; former resident of Dover
• Jeff Koons, conceptual artist
• John Kuhn, fullback for the New Orleans Saints
• Christopher Thorn, member of Blind Melon, born in Dover in 1968

See also

In Spanish: Dover (Pensilvania) para niños