Editing Dover, Illinois

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'''Dover''' is a village in [[Bureau County, Illinois|Bureau County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 135 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1720526| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174733/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1720526| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dover village, Illinois| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 14, 2013}}</ref> It is part of the [[Ottawa, Illinois|Ottawa]] [[Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Dover was [[plat]]ted in 1833, and named after [[Dover, New Hampshire]], the native home of a first settler.<ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA97|date=September 29, 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=97}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Dover since 1839.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=Bureau | title=Bureau County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> [[Joseph R. Peterson]] (1904&ndash;1967), Illinois lawyer and state legislator; served as mayor of Dover in 1929 and 1930<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1967-1968,' Biographical Sketch of Joseph R. Peterson, pg. 174-175</ref>

==Geography==
Dover is located at {{coord|41|26|7|N|89|23|45|W|type:city}} (41.435327, -89.395830).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Dover has a total area of {{convert|0.28|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 103
|1860= 362
|1870= 304
|1880= 239
|1890= 220
|1900= 247
|1910= 181
|1920= 165
|1930= 155
|1940= 155
|1950= 191
|1960= 171
|1970= 176
|1980= 213
|1990= 163
|2000= 172
|2010= 168
|2020= 135
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1720526 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 135 people, 62 households, and 46 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|482.14|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 69 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|246.43|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.74% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.19% of the population.

There were 62 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.58% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.81% were non-families. 22.58% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.27.

The village's age distribution consisted of 20.6% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 14.9% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 31.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,618. Males had a median income of $45,417 versus $39,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $29,457. About 13.0% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Bureau County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Bureau County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area]]
[[Category:1833 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1833]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]