Profile for Dover, Delaware, DE

Dover is on the St. Jones River.

Public transportation: Delaware Transit Corporation (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 239. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 7.2 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 2 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Old Dover Days - May 4-5, 2007
• Pagan Pride Day - Aug. 26, 2007
• Delaware Book Festival - Nov. 3, 2007

Performing arts: Delaware Ballet, Dover Symphony Orchestra, Kent County Theatre Guild

Nearby parks & recreation: Silver Lake Park

Historic sites and museums: Delaware Archaeology Museum, Dickinson Plantation, Johnson Victrola Museum, Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village, Air Mobility Command Museum, Biggs Museum of American Art

Colleges and universities: Delaware State University, Wesley College, Delaware Technical and Community College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 76

Listed places near Dover

Cemeteries (9)

Colleges (2)

Communities (7)

Hotels (12)

Libraries (2)

Military bases (1)

Museums (5)

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• Kent County data
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Sections below provide additional information and links about Dover demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Kent County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Dover area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 19902 ZIP code.

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• Dover city government
• Kent County government
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13% of Dover residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Dover ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Dover
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• Libraries in or near Dover

Post a query on a message board:

• Kent County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - DE data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
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Dance

• Delaware Ballet

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• Dover museums
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• Dover area parks

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• Delaware cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Dover business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Delaware
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• Crime in Kent County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Delaware
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Dover was $19,445, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Kent County economic census
• Kent County economic summary
• Kent County employment growth
• Kent County unemployment rate
• Delaware economic data

29% of Dover residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Dover
• Colleges in Delaware
• Learning Disabilities Association in Delaware
• Schools in or near Dover
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• Air pollution in Kent County
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• Land contamination in Kent County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Delaware
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Kent County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Delaware

Dover festival dates:

• Old Dover Days - May 4-5, 2007
• Pagan Pride Day - Aug. 26, 2007
• Delaware Book Festival - Nov. 3, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Dover festival web sites:

• Delaware Book Festival
• Kent County Theatre Guild

• ePodunk festival listings
• Delaware county fairs
• Delaware festivals (Delaware tourism department)
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• Geocaches in Delaware

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• Dover local government Web site
• Kent County government
• Delaware state government
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• State historical society

Historic districts in Dover include Dover Green Historic District, Victorian Dover Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Kent County genealogy forum

Median rent in Dover, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $521.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,034.

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Libraries in Dover include Dover Public Library, Kent County Library/Division of Libraries ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Dover include Dover Post

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WRTX.

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Kent County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Dover political report.

• Delaware Democratic party
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The average commute time for Dover workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Dover between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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