Editing Dover, Ohio

{{for|the Cleveland-area city formerly named "Dover"|Westlake, Ohio}}
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'''Dover''' is a city in [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio]], United States, along the [[Tuscarawas River]]. The population was 13,112 at the [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]]. It is a principal city of the [[Micropolitan statistical area|New Philadelphia–Dover micropolitan area]], approximately {{convert|68|mi}} south of [[Cleveland]] and borders the city of [[New Philadelphia, Ohio|New Philadelphia]].

==History==
[[File:Third Street (16094067388).jpg|thumb|left|Third Street in Canal Dover, 1910]]
Originally named Canal Dover due to its location and origins along the [[Ohio and Erie Canal]], the land was [[plat]]ted in 1807, with Christian Deardorff and Jesse Slingluff recognized as the founders.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=54|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=38}}</ref>  Beginning in 1815, the [[post office]] first began operation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=OH |title=Post offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=June 9, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013181747/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=OH |archive-date=October 13, 2015 }}</ref>  Canal Dover incorporated as a village in 1842 and became a city under the Ohio municipal code of 1903.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Canal Dover|volume=5|page=171}}</ref>  On February 12, 1916, the city officially changed its name to Dover.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postmasterfinder/welcome.htm|title = Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dover is located along the [[Tuscarawas River]], near the mouth of [[Sugar Creek (Tuscarawas River)|Sugar Creek]].<ref>DeLorme (1991), ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer'' {{ISBN|0-89933-233-1}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.79|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|5.69|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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=January 6, 2013 |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=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 598
|1860= 1343
|1870= 1593
|1880= 2208
|1890= 3470
|1900= 5422
|1910= 6621
|1920= 8101
|1930= 9716
|1940= 9691
|1950= 9852
|1960= 11300
|1970= 11516
|1980= 11500
|1990= 11329
|2000= 12210
|2010= 12826
|2020= 13112
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 12985
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 24, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name ="2020census">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website| url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/dashboard/dovercityohio,US/PST045219 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=September 6, 2021}}</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=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 12,826 people, 5,181 households, and 3,297 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2254.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,578 housing units at an average density of {{convert|980.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.1% of the population.

There were 5,181 households, of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the city was 42.9 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 22% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 12,210 people, 4,996 households, and 3,362 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,319.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,233 housing units at an average density of {{convert|994.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.51% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 4,996 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,665, and the median income for a family was $44,604. Males had a median income of $34,579 versus $22,397 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,928. About 7.5% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
Dover is adjacent to New Philadelphia, the county seat of Tuscarawas County, with the two cities considered twin cities. Each year, the "Crimson Tornadoes" of [[Dover High School (Ohio)|Dover High School]] play the rival "Quakers" of [[New Philadelphia, Ohio|New Philadelphia]] in a football game that has been played annually for more than a century, and is the fourth longest-running football rivalry in the state of [[Ohio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20121024/News/310249910|title=Dover, New Philadelphia fans prepare for big game during Spirit Week|access-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tuscitalianamerican.org|title=The Tuscarawas County Italian-American festival |access-date=February 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214000302/http://www.tuscitalianamerican.org/|archive-date=February 14, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education==
Children in Dover are served by the public [[Dover City Schools|Dover City School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3904389 |title=Dover City |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=April 7, 2023 }}</ref> The current schools serving the city are:
*South Elementary School – grades PK-1
*East Elementary School – grades 2-3
*Dover Avenue Elementary School – grades 4-5
*Dover Middle School – grades 6-8
*[[Dover High School (Ohio)|Dover High School]] – grades 9-12

==Notable people==
* [[Hunter Armstrong]], Olympic swimmer, [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|Men's 4 × 100]] Gold medal winner at [[Tokyo 2020]]
* [[Elwyn Berlekamp]], mathematician
* [[James R. Black]], actor and former [[National Football League]] player for the [[Cleveland Browns]]
* [[Frank Ellwood]], former head football coach of [[Marshall University]] and [[Georgia Southern University]]
* [[Perci Garner|Percival "Perci" Garner, III]], [[Major League Baseball]] player for the Cleveland Indians  (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cleveland Indians rookie reliever Perci Garner 'is already leading the American League in smiles'|url = http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2016/09/cleveland_indians_perci_garner.html|website = Cleveland.com|access-date = September 1, 2016|first = Zack|last = Meisel|date = September 2016}}</ref>
* [[Vic Gilliam]],  member of the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] and actor
* [[Ernie Godfrey]], college football coach and [[College Football Hall of Fame]] inductee
* [[Theophil Henry Hildebrandt|Theophil Hildebrandt]], mathematician
* [[Joseph C. Hisrich]], educator and member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1991,' Biographical Sketch of Joseph C. Hisrich, pg. 83</ref>
* [[Monty Hunter]], former [[National Football League]] player for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
* [[Frank Kelker|Frank "Doc" Kelker]], [[college football]] [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]]
* [[Al Landis]], member of the [[Ohio House of Representatives]]
* [[Al Mays]], 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Ray Mears (coach)|Ray Mears]], college basketball coach at the [[University of Tennessee]]
* [[Elliott Nugent]], playwright, producer, and actor
* [[Chris Penso]], [[Major League Soccer]] referee
* [[Bob Peterson (animator)|Bob Peterson]], animator, screenwriter, and director at [[Pixar]]
* [[William Quantrill]], guerrilla fighter, [[American Civil War]]
* [[Trevor J. Rees]], former [[Kent State Golden Flashes football|Kent State Golden Flashes]] head football coach and athletic director
* [[Allan Sayre]], former member of the [[Ohio House of Representatives]]
* [[Mark Dean Schwab]], child rapist and murderer <!-- This is a real article, not vandalism -->
* [[Zack Space]], former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]
* [[Herald F. Stout]], admiral in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]] and namesake of the [[USS Stout|USS ''Stout'']].
* [[Al Veigel]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player for the [[Boston Bees]] during the 1939 season
* [[Stan White (linebacker)|Stan White]], former [[National Football League]] player for the [[Baltimore Colts]] and [[Detroit Lions]].
* [[Jeremiah Williamson]], [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] clergyman, and 10th Bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Albany]], [[New York State|New York]]
* [[Johnny Wilson (American football)|Johnny Wilson]], former [[National Football League]] player for the [[Cleveland Rams]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{EB1911 poster|Canal Dover}}
{{Collier's poster|Dover (Ohio)|Dover, Ohio}}
* [http://www.doverohio.com/ City of Dover]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051026215326/http://web.tusco.net/tuscgen/TuscHistoryFinney.htm Tuscarawas County History]
* [https://archive.today/20070928004933/http://www.ohiotimelessadventures.com/histories/doverhist.htm Northeast Ohio Travel - History of Dover]
* [http://www.doverlibrary.org/ Dover Public Library]

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