Dover is a

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in Morris County,

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, United States. Located on the Rockaway River, Dover is about west of

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and about west of

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, the town's population was 18,157,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Dover town, Morris County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed December 16, 2011.Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Dover town
,

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. Accessed December 14, 2011. reflecting a decline of 31 (−0.2%) from the 18,188 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,073 (+20.3%) from the 15,115 counted in the 1990 Census. Dover is a

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community, with nearly 70% of the population as of the 2010 Census identifying themselves as

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, up from 25% in 1980.

History

Joseph Latham was deeded the land that includes present-day Dover in 1713, from portions of land that had been purchased from Native Americans by the Proprietors of

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. On May 31, 1722, Latham and his wife Jane deeded over to John Jackson of

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, New York. Jackson settled on the eastern portion of his land along Granny's Brook at the site of what would later become the Ross Ribbon Factory on Park Heights Avenue. Iron ore at the time was so plentiful that it could be collected off the ground at the nearby Dickerson Mine in Mine Hill. At Jackson's Forge, ore would be processed into bars that would then be transported to Paterson and other industrial areas towards the east. The passage of the

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by the British Parliament led to financial difficulties, leading Jackson into bankruptcy in 1753, with all of his property and belongings sold off at a Sheriff's sale. Quaker Hartshorne Fitz Randolph purchased Jackson's property and annexed to his own existing property, which would later become part of Randolph Township. Dover was incorporated as a town on April 1, 1869, within Randolph Township and became fully independent as of March 5, 1896. The town charter was amended in 1875. On May 7, 1896, Dover was reincorporated as a

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and regained its status as a town on March 21, 1899, after the referendum that approved the change was invalidated by a court ruling.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 192. Accessed July 9, 2013. In its past, Dover has had extensive iron and mill works, machine shops, stove, furnace, and range works, boiler and bridge works, rolling mills, drill works, knitting and silk mills, and a large hosiery factory (MacGregors). During this period, Dover was a port on the

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while it was operational; the boat basin was located at what is today the JFK Commons Park. Sources attribute the town's name to

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, England or

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Geography

According to the

, the town had a total area of 2.73 square miles (7.06 km²), including 2.68 square miles (6.93 km²) of land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) of water (1.90%). The borough borders the Morris County municipalities of Mine Hill Township, Randolph, Rockaway Township,

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and Wharton.

Demographics

Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $59,454 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,227) and the median family income was $61,187 (+/− $2,750). Males had a median income of $34,722 (+/− $4,750) versus $28,098 (+/− $4,993) for females. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...

for the town was $21,581 (+/− $990). About 3.6% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the

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, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over. The 2010 Census showed that Dover's Hispanic population accounted for 69.4% of all residents, ranked fifth in the state by percentage, while 13% of New Jersey's population was Hispanic; the city was one of 13 municipalities in the state with a Hispanic majority. The town had notable percentages of residents who were Colombians (15.2% of all residents), Mexicans (14.9%), Puerto Ricans (11.1%), Ecuadorians (5.6%), Hondurans (4.7%) and Peruvians (2.8%), with smaller percentages (from 1-2%) of Costa Ricans, Uruguayans, Chileans and Salvadorans.

Census 2000

As of the

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there were 18,188 people, 5,436 households, and 3,919 families residing in Dover. The

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was 6,788.2 people per square mile (2,620.3/km²). There were 5,568 housing units at an average density of 2,078.1 per square mile (802.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 69.45%

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, 6.83%

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, 0.34% Native American, 2.47%

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, 0.03%

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, 15.99% from

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, and 4.89% from two or more races.

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of any race were 57.94% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Dover town, New Jersey
,

. Accessed December 18, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Dover town, Morris County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed December 18, 2012. 11.27% of Dover residents identified themselves as being of

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ancestry in the 2000 Census, the second-highest percentage of the population of any municipality in the United States (behind neighboring

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which had 15.27% of residents so identified) with 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry. There were 5,436 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were

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living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.29 and the average family size was 3.55. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $53,423, and the median income for a family was $57,141. Males had a median income of $31,320 versus $27,413 for females. The

for the town was $18,056. About 8.2% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the

, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over. Dover has a large

population with the largest concentrations being of Mexican,

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n, Dominican and Puerto Rican ancestry.

s have been a demographic majority since 1980, and have grown quickly. As of the 2000 Census, Dover's population was 57.9% Hispanic, making it the municipality with the fifth-highest Hispanic population percentage in New Jersey and one of eight New Jersey municipalities with a Hispanic majority. The surrounding Morris County area is predominantly non-Hispanic (7.8% Hispanic or Latino, of any race).

Parks and recreation

* Hedden County Park, on Reservoir Avenue, is a Morris County park, is partly located in Dover, with park entrances in Randolph. An active park, mostly in Randolph Township, with a picnic pavilion and tables, stone cooking grills for picnics in the woods, paddle boats in season, playgrounds, ball fields and hiking trails. * Hamilton Field is one of Dover's recreation centers, featuring a football field with bleachers, soccer fields, and a historic cinder track. This facility is restricted to school use and is not open to the public. * JFK Memorial Commons Park consists of a children's play park and the town Gazebo. JFK Park hosts the town's annual Christmas tree lighting, Easter egg hunt, Halloween parade, summer concerts and on occasions ceremonies following town parades. The park was constructed by filling in the basin for the old Morris Canal. The name was given following the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. * Crescent Field includes a new turf soccer field and is the hosting site for Dover's annual Colombian Festival. * Water Works Park consists of a baseball field, picnic area, and accessible banks of the Rockaway River. The Water Commission purchased the lane in 1902 and developed wells for much needed water to a growing community. In 1933, the land became a playground for picnicking and swimming in the nearby Rockaway River. * Hurd Park is a passive park with no playgrounds or ballfields. Ideal location for wedding and graduation photographs with its Greek style pavilion having fluted columns and a circular gazebo-like center with a red-tiled roof and a scenic background. Donated to the town in 1911 by John Hurd, the park is also host to a 1922 World War I

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statue, one of a few found around the country. The park also displays a Civil War Memorial, a Spanish American War Memorial and a brick-walk memorial naming those on stone bricks who served in the Armed Forces. The park is also adjacent to Indian Falls, a scenic walk along the Jackson Brook to Hedden Park. * Triangle Park. In downtown Dover at the foot of Prospect Street, the small park is maintained by Dover's Renaissance Club and the home of Hudson Favell's "Story Poles." * Hooey Park is a small neighborhood park with a climbing playground for kids located in the Salem Village section of town. * Richards Avenue Park is a small park built on a vacant lot consisting of a small climbing playground for kids. * Bowlby Park and King Field located in North Dover was developed for Little League Baseball, soccer and high school girls softball games. * Mountain Park is located in South Dover on the old Munson Mine Tract and is being developed for hiking trails.

Government

Local government

Dover operates using the

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form of government, one of nine municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen who are chosen on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The Mayor is elected

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to a four-year term of office. The Board of Aldermen is comprised of eight members, with two Aldermen elected to two-year terms from each of the four wards on a staggered basis, with one Aldermanic seat coming up for election each year in each ward.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 58. , the

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of Dover is

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Carolyn Blackman, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2023.Mayor's Page
Town of Dover. Accessed May 3, 2022. She is the first female and first black mayor in the town's history. Members of the Board of Aldermen are Adrian Ballesteros (D, 2023; 3rd Ward), Edward Correa (D, 2022; 3rd Ward), Jessica A. Alonso Cruz (D, 2023; 1st Ward), Humberto Quinones (D, 2022; 2nd Ward), Judith D. Rugg (D, 2023; 2nd Ward), Arturo Santana (D, 2023; 4th Ward), Carlos Valencia (D, 2022; 4th Ward) and Sandra Milena Wittner (D, 2022; 1st Ward).''Morris County Manual 2022''

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Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2022.''Morris County Municipal Elected Officials For The Year 2020''

Clerk, updated March 3, 2022. Accessed May 1, 2022.General Election Winners For November 2, 2021

Clerk. Accessed January 1, 2022.General Election 2020 November 3, 2020 Summary Report Official Results

, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.General Election Winners List For November 5, 2019

. Accessed January 1, 2020. Dover serves as the lead agency operating a joint municipal court that also serves the neighboring municipalities of Mine Hill Township, Mount Arlington,

and Wharton. Established in 2009, the joint municipal court was projected to offer annual savings in excess of $250,000 over the 10-year life of the agreement.

Federal, state, and county representation

Dover is located in the 11th Congressional District2022 Redistricting Plan

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, December 8, 2022. and is part of New Jersey's 25th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the 2010 Census, Dover had been part of the , a change made by the

that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 56, New Jersey

. Accessed May 22, 2015. Morris County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of seven members who are elected

in partisan elections to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with either one or three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. Actual day-to-day operation of departments is supervised by County Administrator, John Bonanni.''Morris County Manual 2022''
Morris County Clerk. Accessed June 1, 2022. , Morris County's Commissioners are Commissioner Director Tayfun Selen ( R, Chatham Township, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2023; term as director ends 2022), Commissioner Deputy Director John Krickus (R, Washington Township, term as commissioner ends 2024; term as deputy director ends 2022), Douglas Cabana (R, Boonton Township, 2022), Kathryn A. DeFillippo (R, Roxbury, 2022), Thomas J. Mastrangelo (R, Montville, 2022), Stephen H. Shaw (R,

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, 2024) and Deborah Smith (R,

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, 2024). The county's constitutional officers are the County Clerk and County Surrogate (both elected for five-year terms of office) and the

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(elected for a three-year term). , they are County Clerk Ann F. Grossi (R, Parsippany–Troy Hills, 2023), Sheriff James M. Gannon (R, Boonton Township, 2022) and Surrogate Heather Darling (R, Roxbury, 2024).

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 6,613 registered voters in Dover. Of those, 2,603 (39.4%) were registered as Democrats, 1,125 (17.0%) were registered as Republicans, 2,881 (43.6%) were registered as Unaffiliated, and 4 were registered as

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or Greens. In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat

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received 72.4% of the vote (3,223 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 26.8% (1,195 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (35 votes), among the 4,494 ballots cast by the town's 7,196 registered voters (41 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 62.5%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat

received 67.1% of the vote (3,172 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 31.7% (1,500 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (31 votes), among the 4,727 ballots cast by the town's 7,019 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.3%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 57.2% of the vote (2,658 ballots cast), outpolling Republican

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with 41.2% (1,914 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (34 votes), among the 4,643 ballots cast by the town's 7,356 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 63.1. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 54.0% of the vote (1,055 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 43.6% (853 votes), and other candidates with 2.4% (47 votes), among the 1,994 ballots cast by the town's 7,078 registered voters (39 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 28.2%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat

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received 55.6% of the vote (1,408 ballots cast), ahead of Republican

with 36.3% (919 votes), Independent

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with 5.6% (142 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (21 votes), among the 2,532 ballots cast by the town's 6,750 registered voters, yielding a 37.5% turnout.

Education

The Dover School District serves students in

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through

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. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 3,262 students and 211.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.4:1.District information for Dover Public School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment from the

) are Academy Street Elementary School with 547 students in grades K–6, East Dover Elementary School with 468 students in grades K–6, North Dover Elementary School with 673 students in grades Pre-K–6, Dover Middle School with 511 students in grades 7–8 and Dover High School with 983 students in grades 9–12. The district serves students from

, which has been fully consolidated into the Dover School District since 2010. Students in grades 7–12 from Mine Hill Township attend the district's schools as part of a

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. Sacred Heart School was a

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serving students in pre-school through eighth grade that operated under the auspices of the

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. A successful fundraising effort in 2006 had kept the school open despite plans to close the school, but in 2009 the Paterson Diocese announced that declining enrollment and financial difficulties would lead to the school's closure at the conclusion of the 2008–2009 school year. The

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, a

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founded in 1976 by cartoonist

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and his wife Muriel and the only accredited school devoted to cartooning and graphic art, is located in Dover.Jennings, Dana
"Paper, Pencil And a Dream"
''

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'', December 14, 2003. Accessed March 29, 2012. "Mr. Kubert said that Dover, which has 18,000 people and is bisected by the Rockaway River, suits him. He and his wife, Muriel, raised their five children here, and it was here that they opened their school."

Infrastructure

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the town had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Morris County and by the

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. Highways directly serving Dover include

U.S. Route 46 U.S. Route 46 (US 46) is an east–west U.S. Highway completely within the state of New Jersey, running for , making it the shortest signed, non-spur U.S. Highway. The west end is at an interchange with Interstate 80 in New Jersey, Intersta ...

New Jersey Route 15 Route 15 is a state highway in New Jersey, spanning Morris and Sussex counties, which travels for from U.S. Route 46 (East McFarland Street) in Dover to an intersection with U.S. Route 206 in Frankford Township. It becomes a divided highw ...

and County Route 513.

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is accessible from several neighboring towns.

Public transportation

Dover is served by

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bus routes

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and

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, replacing service on the

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and

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routes until June 2010, when NJ Transit eliminated the subsidy as part of budget cuts. The NJ Transit

Morristown Line The Morristown Line is an NJ Transit commuter rail line connecting Morris and Essex counties to New York City, via either New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal. Out of 60 inbound and 58 outbound daily weekday trains, 28 inbound and 26 outbou ...

and

Montclair-Boonton Line The Montclair-Boonton Line is a commuter rail line of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations in the United States. It is part of the Hoboken Division. The line is a consolidation of three individual lines: the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R ...

stop at the

train station. Trains operate to Hackettstown, Netcong, Boonton, Morristown, Montclair State University, Summit, the Oranges, Newark, Hoboken, New York City, and intermediate points.

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provides regular service to Sparta, Newton, Mount Olive, Rockaway, Boonton, Parsippany, Wayne, New York City, and intermediate points from their terminal on the Rockaway Township border. Service is also provided from Wednesday to Sunday between Dover and Atlantic City The Morris County Department of Transportation also operates bus service along Route 46 to Netcong and Mount Olive Township.

Air

Dover is located approximately 15 minutes west of

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, and approximately 40 minutes west of

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Health care

Dover is served by St. Clare's Dover General Hospital, located on Route 46, which is the local medical facility for Dover and other communities in western Morris County. Saint Clare's Denville Hospital is located east of Dover in

, and

Morristown Medical Center Morristown Medical Center (MMC) is a 735 bed non-profit, tertiary, research and academic medical center located in Morristown, New Jersey, serving northern New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area. The hospital is the flagship facility of A ...

is located east of Dover in Morristown. The Zufall Health Center, founded in 1990, is located on Warren Street and provides basic medical and dental services to low-income residents of Dover and neighboring communities.

Community

The community of Dover is centered around a developed downtown area around Blackwell Street, featuring many eateries primarily owned and run by Hispanics of various countries, offering their ethnic food. Other culinary establishments include sushi, pizza, coffee shops, and popular Irish and Italian food. On every Sunday from April to December, a

flea market A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously-owned (second-hand) goods. This type of market is often seasonal. However, in recent years there has been the development of 'formal' ...

is conducted downtown. Dover has been described as a walking town, as most parts of town are within about a 1/2 mile of the downtown area and most streets have sidewalks.

Popular culture

* The climactic scene of the 2008 movie, ''

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'', was filmed at the Baker Theater. *

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played their first ever New Jersey show at Showplace in Dover on April 16, 1983. It was also the first time the band performed live with lead guitarist

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. * The music video for

Eddie Money Edward Joseph Mahoney (March 21, 1949 – September 13, 2019), known professionally as Eddie Money, was an American singer and songwriter who, in the 1970s and 1980s, had eleven Top 40 songs, including "Baby Hold On", "Two Tickets to Parad ...

's "I Wanna Go Back" was filmed on Blackwell Street and at the old Dover High School, Dover Middle School, and now Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. * Dover is referenced multiple times in ''

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''. In season 2, episode 17 ("

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"),

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associate, Jimmy Bones, tells

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and Agent Skip Lipari that he was born and raised in Dover, New Jersey and emphasizes that the town was named after the

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. In episode 5 of season 5 ("

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"),

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and

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get into a car accident in Dover, where they were going to buy cocaine. * Dover was featured on episode 25 of season 6 of '' Impractical Jokers'' titled "Dover and Out" in which "Q", a member of the comedy troupe

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, pretends to be an artist and reveals a mural stating "Dover sucks" to the town's government and residents.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Dover include: *

Lois Barker Lois Anna "Tommie" Barker (April 7, 1923 – February 14, 2018) was a utility player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) during the season. Listed at 5 ft 3 in, 130 lb, she batted and threw righ ...

(1923–2018), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * William F. Birch (1870–1946), represented

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Harry "A" Chesler Harry Chesler (January 12, 1897, or January 12, 1898 (sources differ) – December 1981),Harr ...

(1897/98–1981), comic book entrepreneur *

Shane Davis Shane Davis is an American comic book artist best known for his work on Superman and Batman for DC Comics. Career Shane Davis attended The Kubert School in his hometown of Dover, New Jersey. He entered the comics industry in 2003 at DC Comi ...

, comic book artist * Jim Duffy (born 1974), baseball coach who was head coach of the

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team from 2012 through 2017 * George Peter Foster (1858–1928), U.S. Representative from Illinois who served from 1899 to 1905 * Thomas Jefferson Halsey (1863–1951), Congressman who represented

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from 1929 to 1931 * Ken Jones (1903–1991), MLB pitcher * Paula Kassell (1917–2012), founder of '' New Directions for Women'' who successfully pushed ''

'' to use the term "

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" in reference to women *

Joseph Kekuku Joseph Kekuku (1874–1932) is reportedly the inventor of the steel guitar. Biography Kekuku, also known as Joseph Kekuku’upenakana’iaupuniokamehameha Apuakehau, was born in Lāie, a village on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii. When Joseph was ...

(1874–1932), inventor of the

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X. J. Kennedy X. J. Kennedy (born Joseph Charles Kennedy on August 21, 1929, in Dover, New Jersey) is an American poet, translator, anthologist, editor, and author of children's literature and textbooks on English literature and poetry. He was long known as ...

(born 1929), writer and poet *

Adam Kubert Adam Kubert (; born 1959) is an American comics artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including work on ''Action Comics'', '' Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine'', ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Ultimate Fantas ...

(born 1959), cartoonist and instructor at The Kubert School *

Andy Kubert Andrew Kubert (; born February 27, 1962) is an American comics artist, letterer and writer. He is the son of Joe Kubert and brother of Adam Kubert, both of whom are also artists, and the uncle of comics editor Katie Kubert. He is a graduate of an ...

(born 1962), cartoonist and instructor at The Kubert School *

(1926–2012), cartoonist and founder of The Kubert School * Mike Leach (born 1976), former NFL

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* Ben Loory (born 1971), author * Stuart Loory (1932–2015), journalist and educator *

Jacque MacKinnon Jacque Harold MacKinnon (November 10, 1938 – March 6, 1975) was an American professional football player who was a tight end, playng most of his career in the American Football League (AFL) with the San Diego Chargers. He also was a member of ...

(1938–1975),

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who played for the

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(born 1984), left wing who has played for the

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Sidney Mintz Sidney Wilfred Mintz (November 16, 1922 – December 27, 2015) was an American anthropologist best known for his studies of the Caribbean, creolization, and the anthropology of food. Mintz received his PhD at Columbia University in 1951 and cond ...

(1922–2015),

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best known for his studies of the

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and the anthropology of food *

Harry J. Palmer Harry J. Palmer (February 28, 1872 – February 12, 1948) was an American politician from New York. Life He was born on February 28, 1872, in Dover, Morris County, New Jersey, the son of Charles E. Palmer and Anne (Cowley) Palmer. His father died ...

(1872–1948), politician who served in the

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* PES (born 1973 as Adam Pesapane), Oscar and Emmy-nominated director and stop-motion animator, whose short film ''

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'' was nominated for the

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in 2013 *

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(born 1972), former chairman of the

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Sherry Ross Sherry Ross (born c. 1954) is an American sports broadcaster and journalist who most recently worked alongside Matt Loughlin as a color commentator for the NHL's New Jersey Devils radio broadcasts. She is the first woman to serve as an analyst ...

(born ), sports broadcaster and journalist who is a

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for the

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radio broadcasts * Gail Sontgerath (born 1944),

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who competed in six events at the

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* Edgar Tillyer (1881–1970), astronomer, computer and lens designer who was the director of research at the

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* Jyles Tucker (born 1983), linebacker for the

Shirley Turner Shirley Kersey Turner (born July 3, 1941) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1998, where she represents the 15th Legislative District. Early life Turner was born in Dover, ...

(born 1941), politician who represents the 15th Legislative District in the

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Bruce Waibel Bruce Kenneth Waibel (July 9, 1958 – September 2, 2003) was an American musician who played for several artists and bands. He was last remembered for playing bass guitar and touring with rock band FireHouse. He died in 2003 and his death ...

(1958–2003), bass guitarist who toured with

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Ava Ziegler Ava Marie Ziegler (born February 28, 2006) is an American figure skater. She is the 2023 NHK Trophy champion and 2022 CS Budapest Trophy champion. Personal life Ziegler was born on February 28, 2006, in Morristown, New Jersey, to parents Ro ...

(born 2006),

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who won the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy"Ava Ziegler of Dover wins skating sectional"
'' Daily Record'', January 12, 2019. Accessed October 20, 2022. "Ava Ziegler, a 12-year-old from Dover, won U.S. Figure Skating's Eastern Sectional"

References

External links

*
Dover Area Historical Society
* {{Authority control 1869 establishments in New Jersey Populated places established in 1869 Town form of New Jersey government Towns in Morris County, New Jersey