Moving to Dover, Ohio
Population: 12,210. Estimated population in July 2024: 12,516 (+2.5% change)
Males: 5,676 (46.5%), Females: 6,534 (53.5%)
Tuscarawas County
Zip code: 44622
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $36,665
Median house value: $94,800
Population by Race
Races in Dover:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (33.6%), Irish (12.3%), English (11.7%), Italian (11.3%), Swiss (5.1%), United States (4.9%).
Elevation: 898 feet
Land area: 5.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dover
- High school or higher: 84.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dover city
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 56.8%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 11.2%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +555 (+4.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Dover:
- UNION HOSPITAL (659 BOULEVARD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dover:
- TWIN CITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DENNISON, OH)
- AULTMAN HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CANTON, OH)
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF STARK COUNTY (about 20 miles; MASSILLON, OH)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dover:
- AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL (about 26 miles; AKRON, OH; Abbreviation: CAK)
- CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (about 65 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Abbreviation: CLE)
- BURKE LAKEFRONT (about 70 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Abbreviation: BKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dover:
- HARRY CLEVER FIELD (about 6 miles; NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH; Abbreviation: PHD)
- BEACH CITY (about 9 miles; BEACH CITY, OH; Abbreviation: 2D7)
- STARK COUNTY SHERIFF (about 25 miles; CANTON, OH; Abbreviation: 5D1)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Dover:
- TUSCO BEAUTY SCHOOL (Location: 814 BOULEVARD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dover:
- STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 26 miles; CANTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,324)
- KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-STARK CAMPUS (about 26 miles; NORTH CANTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
- MOUNT UNION COLLEGE (about 37 miles; ALLIANCE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MAIN CAMPUS (about 38 miles; AKRON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 16,801)
- KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 49 miles; KENT, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,677)
- ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; ASHLAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,404)
- BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE (about 64 miles; BEREA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,849)
Schools
Public high school in Dover:
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 917; Location: 520 N WALNUT ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dover:
- DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 571; Location: 2131 N WOOSTER AVE; Grades: 05 – 08)
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 451; Location: 325 BETSCHER AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 379; Location: 280 E SHAFER AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- DOVER AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 280; Location: 125 W 13TH ST; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Dover:
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: 600 N TUSCARAWAS AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Dover:
- DOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $870,571; Location: 525 N. WALNUT ST.; 90,247 books; 5,507 audio materials; 3,140 video materials; 334 serial subscriptions)