Editing Dover, Tennessee

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|area_code = [[Area code 931|931]]
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[[File:Dover Hotel.jpg|thumb|The Dover Hotel was the site of the unconditional surrender of [[Simon Bolivar Buckner|General Buckner]] to [[Ulysses S. Grant|General Grant]] in 1862]]
'''Dover''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart County]], [[Tennessee]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> {{convert|67|mi|km}} west-northwest of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] on the [[Cumberland River]]. [[Fort Donelson National Cemetery]] is in Dover. The population was 1,442 at the 2000 census and the 2010 census showed a population of 1,417.

Dover is part of the [[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]], TN&ndash;[[Kentucky]] [[Clarksville metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

== Geography ==
Dover is located at {{coord|36|28|56|N|87|50|41|W|type:city}} (36.482316, -87.844678).<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 [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (2.56%) is water.

=== Climate ===
{{Weather box
|location = Dover 1 W, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 79
|Feb record high F = 84
|Mar record high F = 93
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 100
|Jun record high F = 114
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 79
|year record high F = 114
|Jan high F = 46.0
|Feb high F = 50.8
|Mar high F = 60.4
|Apr high F = 70.3
|May high F = 77.4
|Jun high F = 84.4
|Jul high F = 87.8
|Aug high F = 87.7
|Sep high F = 81.9
|Oct high F = 70.8
|Nov high F = 59.6
|Dec high F = 49.7
|year high F = 68.9
|Jan mean F = 36.7
|Feb mean F = 40.6
|Mar mean F = 49.4
|Apr mean F = 58.7
|May mean F = 67.2
|Jun mean F = 74.9
|Jul mean F = 78.4
|Aug mean F = 77.7
|Sep mean F = 70.9
|Oct mean F = 59.2
|Nov mean F = 48.9
|Dec mean F = 40.4
|year mean F = 58.6
|Jan low F = 27.4
|Feb low F = 30.4
|Mar low F = 38.4
|Apr low F = 47.1
|May low F = 56.9
|Jun low F = 65.5
|Jul low F = 69.0
|Aug low F = 67.7
|Sep low F = 59.9
|Oct low F = 47.7
|Nov low F = 38.1
|Dec low F = 31.2
|year low F = 48.3
|Jan record low F = -24
|Feb record low F = −21
|Mar record low F = -3
|Apr record low F = 21
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 44
|Aug record low F = 44
|Sep record low F = 24
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = -7
|Dec record low F = −18
|year record low F = -24
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.19
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.82
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.24
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.66
|May precipitation inch = 6.03
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.53
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.32
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.77
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.56
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.82
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.26
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.60
|year precipitation inch = 54.80
|Jan snow inch = 1.3
|Feb snow inch = 1.3
|Mar snow inch = 0.4
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.1
|Dec snow inch = 0.7
|year snow inch = 3.8
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 8.8
|Feb precipitation days = 8.4
|Mar precipitation days = 9.5
|Apr precipitation days = 9.8
|May precipitation days = 10.0
|Jun precipitation days = 8.1
|Jul precipitation days = 7.7
|Aug precipitation days = 6.8
|Sep precipitation days = 7.0
|Oct precipitation days = 7.3
|Nov precipitation days = 8.1
|Dec precipitation days = 8.7
|year precipitation days = 100.2
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.0
|Feb snow days = 0.9
|Mar snow days = 0.2
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.2
|year snow days = 2.3
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=ohx
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 25, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00402589&format=pdf
| title = Station: Dover 1 W, TN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 25, 2021}}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1860= 298
|1870= 270
|1880= 317
|1900= 400
|1960= 736
|1970= 1179
|1980= 1197
|1990= 1341
|2000= 1442
|2010= 1417
|2020= 1826
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

=== 2020 census ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Dover racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4721400&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,648
| 90.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 57
| 3.12%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 4
| 0.22%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 9
| 0.49%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 51
| 2.79%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 57
| 3.12%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,826 people, 697 households, and 381 families residing in the city.

=== 2000 census ===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,442 people, 608 households, and 373 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|379.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 656 housing units at an average density of {{convert|172.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.73% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.69% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.55% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 608 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population distribution was: 19.4% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,839, and the median income for a family was $42,266. Males had a median income of $27,227 versus $21,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,483. About 8.1% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

== Tourism ==
[[Fort Donelson]], the site of a major [[Union Army|Union]] victory in the Civil War, is located west of downtown Dover and located inside [[Fort Donelson National Battlefield]] Park.

[[Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge]], a {{convert|8862|acre|km2}} habitat for waterfowl and aquatic plant life, is located on the [[Cumberland River]] east of Dover.

[[Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area]] is located {{convert|6|mile}} from downtown.

American singer-songwriter [[Dolly Parton]] was inspired to write the song "[[Down from Dover]]" when riding through the town on a tour bus.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dean |first=Eddie |title=Here She Comes Again: Reading Dolly Parton |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/here-she-comes-again-reading-dolly-parton-11609433264 |access-date=2024-04-02 |work=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Media ==
Radio stations:
* [[WENK-WTPR|WTPR-FM 101.7]] - "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
* [[WENK-WTPR|WTPR-AM 710]] - "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
* [[WRQR-FM|WRQR-FM 105.5]] - "Today's Best Music with [[Ace & TJ Show|Ace & TJ]] in the Morning"

== Notable people ==
* [[Isham N. Haynie]], lawyer, politician, soldier and officer in the Union Army.<ref>{{cite web | last = Stumpf | first = David A. | title = Brigidier General Isham Nicholas Haynie | publisher = Stumf.org | url = http://stumpf.org/Ill48Inf/haynie-ds.html | access-date = }}</ref>
* [[William B. Ross]], 12th Governor of Wyoming.<ref>{{cite web | title = Wyoming Governor William Bradford Ross | publisher = National Governors Association | url = http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_wyoming/col2-content/main-content-list/title_ross_william.html | access-date = }}</ref>
* [[Bernie Walter]], professional baseball player.<ref>{{cite web | title = Bernie Walter | publisher = Baseball-Reference.Com | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/waltebe01.shtml | access-date = }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.dovertn.com Dover, Tennessee] official website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100914032259/http://stewartcountyschools.net/des/ Dover, Tennessee] official school website
* {{Cite NIE|wstitle=Dover (Tennessee)|short=x|display=Dover. A town and the county-seat of Stewart County, Tenn.}}

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[[Category:Cities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Stewart County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:County seats in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Clarksville metropolitan area]]