Editing Dover, Arkansas (section)

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a land area of {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dover city, Arkansas |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Dover_city,_Arkansas?g=160XX00US0519600 |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=United States Department of Commerce |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref>

{{See also|Arkansas Valley (ecoregion)}}
Ecologically, Dover is located within the [[Arkansas Valley (ecoregion)#Arkansas Valley Hills (37c)|Arkansas Valley Hills]] subregion within the larger Arkansas Valley ecoregion. The subregion is a thin transition area between the flat and fertile [[Arkansas Valley (ecoregion)#Arkansas Valley Plains (37d)|Arkansas Valley Plains]] to the south along the [[Arkansas River]], and the steep and densely forested lands of the [[Boston Mountains]] in northern Pope County.

The mild hills historically supported [[oak-hickory forest]] or oak-hickory-pine forest. Elevation changes and soil types make the Arkansas Valley Hills largely unsuitable for [[Row crop|row agriculture]]. Instead, forest has been cleared for [[pastureland]], [[Poultry farming in the United States|poultry farming]] or [[ranching]]. [[Logging]] remains an important land use where elevation or soil makes livestock farming unsuitable. Many of the smaller streams and watercourses are completely dry in summer.<ref name=ark4>{{USGS|title=Ecoregions of Arkansas|comment=color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs |author= Woods, A.J., Foti, T.L., Chapman, S.S., Omernik, J.M. |display-authors=et al |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Level_IV_ecoregions,_Arkansas.pdf }}</ref>