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| Coordinates: 40°53′9″N 74°33′34″W / 40.88583°N 74.55944°WCoordinates: 40°53′9″N 74°33′34″W / 40.88583°N 74.55944°W | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | April 1, 1869 |
| Government [1] | |
| - Type | Town (New Jersey) |
| - Mayor | James P. Dodd (2011) |
| - Administrator | Bibi Stewart Garvin[2] |
| Area | |
| - Total | 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2) |
| - Land | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation [3] | 561 ft (171 m) |
| Population (2007)[4] | |
| - Total | 17,997 |
| - Density | 6,788.2/sq mi (2,620.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 07801-07802 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 34-18070[5][6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885196[7] |
| Website | http://www.dover.nj.us |
Dover is a Town in Morris County, New Jersey on the Rockaway River. Dover is 39 miles (63 km) west of New York City and 29 miles (47 km) west of Newark, New Jersey. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town's population was 18,188.
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Dover is located at 40°53′09″N 74°33′30″W / 40.885899°N 74.558241°W (40.885899, -74.558241).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), of which, 2.7 square miles (6.9 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (1.11%) is water.
Hedden County Park, a 380-acre (1.5 km2) Morris County park, is partly located in Dover, with park entrances in Randolph.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 10,031 |
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| 1940 | 10,491 | 4.6% | |
| 1950 | 11,174 | 6.5% | |
| 1960 | 13,034 | 16.6% | |
| 1970 | 15,039 | 15.4% | |
| 1980 | 14,681 | −2.4% | |
| 1990 | 15,115 | 3.0% | |
| 2000 | 18,188 | 20.3% | |
| Est. 2007 | 17,997 | [4] | −1.1% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] | |||
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 18,188 people, 5,436 households, and 3,919 families residing in Dover. The population density 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/sq mi (802.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 69.45% White, 6.83% African American, 0.34% Native American, 2.47% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 15.99% from other races, and 4.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57.94% of the population.
11.27% of Dover residents identified themselves as being of Colombian American ancestry in the 2000 Census, the second highest percentage of the population of any municipality in the United States (behind neighboring Victory Gardens, New Jersey which had 15.27% of residents so identified) with 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.[10]
There were 5,436 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples 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 per capita income for the town was $18,056. About 8.2% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
On May 31, 1722, Joseph Latham and his wife Jane deeded 527 acres (2.13 km2) over to John Jackson of Flushing, New York. Joseph Latham was deeded the land in 1713 by virtue of land purchased from Native Americans by the Proprietors of West Jersey.
Historical records show that a small Native American village was settled at the site of Hurd Park. 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 was easily picked off the surface of the ground at the nearby Dickerson Mine in Mine Hill. Horse back saddles would bring the ore to Jackson’s Forge, and he would process the ore into bars that would then be transported to points eastward, namely the factories in Paterson.
It is believed that Jackson had a vital business until hard times hit in 1750, due to the passage of the “Iron Act” of the British Parliament.
By 1753, John Jackson went bankrupt and all his property and belongings were sold off at a Sheriff’s sale. Quaker Hartshorne Fitz Randolph purchased his property and annexed to his existing property to become part of Randolph Township.
Dover was incorporated as a village in 1826 and on April 1, 1869 as a town. The town charter was amended in 1875. 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).
Today, Dover has a large Hispanic population with the largest concentrations being of Mexican, Colombian, Dominican and Puerto Rican ancestry. Hispanics have been a demographic majority since 1980, and are growing 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 (9.8% Hispanic or Latino, of any race).
While Dover is not currently financially disadvantaged in comparison to average towns nationwide, it is considerably less affluent (with a median household income of $53,423) than Morris County as a whole (with a median household income of $84,010), thus giving the town a reputation of being poor.[11]
Dover Town operates using the Town form of government and is governed by a Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The Mayor is elected at large. The Board of Aldermen consists 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.[1]
The Mayor of Dover Town is James P. Dodd, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2011.[12]
Members of the Board of Aldermen are:[13]
Dover Town is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 25th Legislative District.[14]
New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District, covering western portions of Essex County, all of Morris County, and sections of Passaic County, Somerset County and Sussex County, is represented by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R, Harding Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 25th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Anthony Bucco (R, Boonton) and in the Assembly by Michael Patrick Carroll (R, Morris Plains) and Richard A. Merkt (R, Brookside).[15] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[16]
Morris County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two or three seats up for election each year.[17] As of 2008[update], Morris County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Margaret Nordstrom,[18] Deputy Freeholder Director Gene F. Feyl,[19] Douglas R. Cabana,[20] William J. Chegwidden,[21] John J. Murphy, James W. Murray[22] and Jack J. Schrier.[23][24]
The Dover School District serves students in pre-k through 12th grade. Schools in the district are Academy Street Elementary School (K-5, 551 students), East Dover Elementary School (k-6, 309 students), North Dover Elementary School (PreK-5, 815 students), Dover Middle School (7-8, 649 students) and Dover High School (9-12, 888 students).[25]
Students in grades K-12 from Victory Gardens attend the Dover Public School system as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[26] Students in grades 7-12 from Mine Hill Township also attend the Dover Public School system as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[27]
Sacred Heart School is a Catholic school operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.[28]
The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, a technical school founded in 1976 and the only accredited school devoted to cartooning and graphic art, is located in Dover.
Highways traveling in or nearby Dover include Interstate 80, U.S. Route 46, New Jersey Route 10 and New Jersey Route 15. Dover Exit 35 off of Route 80 is a popular stop for travelers, existing halfway between the Delaware Water Gap and New York City. The Rockaway Townsquare Mall rests immediately off the exit.
Dover is served by Morris County Metro bus routes 2 & 10 providing service to Randolph, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Victory Gardens, Wharton, Morristown, and intermediate points. Buses on the #10 route make stops along Blackwell Street.[29] while the #2 route operates via Penn Avenue, Morris Street, Blackwell Street, and Salem Street.[30]
NJ Transit's Morristown Line and Montclair-Boonton Line stop at the Dover train station. Trains operate to Hackettstown, Netcong, Boonton, Morristown, Montclair State University, Summit, the Oranges, Newark, Hoboken, New York City, and intermediate points.[31][32]
Lakeland Bus Lines 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.[33] Service is also provided from Wednesday to Sunday between Dover and Atlantic City [34]
Dover is served by numerous local taxi services. Taxis can be found waiting outside of the supermarkets, bars, bus stations, and train station. The town has made efforts to control the amount of taxis operating in the town and passed an ordinance limiting the number of taxis to 60. However, some companies have set up in neighboring towns to avoid the ordinance.
Dover is located approximately 15 minutes west of Morristown Municipal Airport, and approximately 40 minutes west Liberty International Airport in Newark, NJ.
The community of Dover is centered around a developed downtown area filled with many eateries. A vast percentage of these are owned and run by Hispanics of various countries, and feature their ethnic food.[35] Dover is a haven for diverse eating experiences, from sushi, pizza, and coffee shops, to popular Irish and Italian food places. The majority of these venues are located in and around the business district of Blackwell Street.
On every Sunday from April to December, there is a flea market downtown.[36]
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.
Dover is served by St. Clare's Dover General Hospital, located on Route 46. It is the local medical facility for Dover and other communities in western Morris County. Saint Clare's Denville Hospital is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Dover in Denville, and Morristown Memorial Hospital is located 11 miles (18 km) east of Dover in Morristown. The Zufall Health Center is located on Warren Street and provides basic medical and dental services to low-income residents of Dover and neighboring towns.
The climactic scene of the movie The Wrestler was filmed at The Baker Theatre in Dover.
Dover is where the band Metallica performed their first show with lead guitarist Kirk Hammett.[37]
Notable current and former residents of Dover include:
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