Editing Dover, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Dover
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = Dover City Hall in Minnesota.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = City hall
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

<!-- Maps -->
|image_map = Olmsted_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Dover_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Dover, Minnesota
|image_map1               = 
|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             =

<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Olmsted County, Minnesota|Olmsted]]

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_27.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 2.60
|area_land_km2            = 2.60
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.00
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.00
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 782
|population_density_km2   = 300.61
|population_density_sq_mi = 778.88

<!-- General information -->
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 1184
|coordinates              = {{coord|43|58|10|N|92|07|45|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 55929
|area_code                = [[Area code 507|507]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-16264<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2394555<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394555}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
}}
'''Dover''' is a city in [[Olmsted County, Minnesota|Olmsted County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 735 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="2010 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |work=American FactFinder |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=27 April 2011 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==History==
An early name of Dover was Dover Center, so named from its location near the geographical center of [[Dover Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Dover Township]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA65|year=1908|page=65}}</ref> Dover was [[plat]]ted in 1869.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n405 386]}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{wide image|Dover, Minnesota.jpg|190px||100%|left|alt=Dover, Minnesota}}
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.00|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

The south branch of the [[Whitewater River (Minnesota)|Whitewater River]] passes through the northern edge of the city.

[[U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota|U.S. Route 14]] is the main route serving the community.  [[Interstate 90]] is immediately south of the city.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 231
|1910= 233
|1920= 266
|1930= 272
|1940= 269
|1950= 263
|1960= 312
|1970= 321
|1980= 312
|1990= 416
|2000= 438
|2010= 735
|2020= 782
|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>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 735 people, 261 households, and 200 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|735.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 282 housing units at an average density of {{convert|282.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.0% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.2% of the population.

There were 261 households, of which 49.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.23.

The median age in the city was 29.7 years. 34% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 37.1% were from 25 to 44; 19% were from 45 to 64; and 4.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 438 people, 171 households, and 117 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|410.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 174 housing units at an average density of {{convert|163.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 97.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.60% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.51% of the population.

There were 171 households, out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00.

[[File:BushHouseDoverMN.jpg|thumb|The Bush House, on the National Register of Historic Places, in Dover.]]
In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $47,188. Males had a median income of $29,792 versus $22,857 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,804.  None of the families and 3.0% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 4.7% of those over 64.

==School District==
Dover is part of the [[List of school districts in Minnesota|Dover-Eyota School District]].

==See also==
* [[Dover Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota|Dover Township]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Olmsted County, Minnesota}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Olmsted County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Rochester metropolitan area, Minnesota]]