Dover is an unincorporated

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in Hillsborough County,

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, United States. The population was 3,266 at the 2020 census, down from 3,702 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Dover is located at (27.994457, -82.216630). Dover is a Tampa suburb located approximately 24 miles from the Metropolitan Area Business District. It is 6 miles west of

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and 7 miles northeast of

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. According to the

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, the community has a total area of , of which is land and (1.14%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,798 people, 751 households, and 615 families residing in the community. The

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was 1,070.7 people per square mile (413.9/km²). There were 842 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 74.12%

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, 0.43%

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, 1.04% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.25%

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, 19.12% from

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, and 4.43% from two or more races.

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of any race were 50.86% of the population. There were 751 households, out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 10.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.69 and the average family size was 3.89. In the community the population was spread out, with 33.0% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 115.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.0 males. The median income for a household in the community was $31,333, and the median income for a family was $31,851. Males had a median income of $28,090 versus $18,472 for females. The

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for the community was $10,728. About 22.3% of families and 28.0% of the population were below the

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, including 34.4% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Elementary: Two elementary schools located in the area are Bailey and Dover. High:

Strawberry Crest High School Strawberry Crest High School is a public high school in East Hillsborough County, Florida. It opened on August 25, 2009 with students from Armwood High School, Durant High School (Plant City, Florida), Durant High School and Plant City High School ...

, the home of the Chargers, is the first high school in Dover, having its first graduating class in 2011. It is also an IB school (the fourth in Hillsborough County). Charter: Independence Academy on U.S. 92 opened in 2015 or 2016.

Notable people

* George B. Sparkman, 19th and 21st Mayor of Tampa (1881–1883, 1887–1888) *

Mel Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis (August 8, 1932 – November 19, 2017) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s as part of the outlaw country movement, ...

, Country singer.

References

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