Moving to Dover, Arkansas

Population: 1,329. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,359 (+2.3% change)
Males: 590 (44.4%), Females: 739 (55.6%)

Pope County

Zip code: 72837

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $27,697
Median house value: $55,900

Population by Race

Races in Dover:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
• Hispanic (2.0%)
• American Indian (1.4%)
• Two or more races (1.0%)
• Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (30.1%), German (8.4%), Irish (7.6%), English (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Dutch (1.8%).

Elevation: 447 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dover

• High school or higher: 70.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 6.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dover city

• Never married: 17.8%
• Now married: 56.1%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 11.8%
• Divorced: 12.7%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+6.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dover:

• ST MARYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR)
• DARDANELLE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DARDANELLE, AR)
• JOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; CLARKSVILLE, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dover:

• MEMORIAL FIELD (about 65 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
• LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 76 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
• ADAMS FIELD (about 78 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dover:

• RUSSELLVILLE RGNL (about 11 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: RUE)
• CLARKSVILLE MUNI (about 22 miles; CLARKSVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: H35)
• PETIT JEAN PARK (about 24 miles; MORRILTON, AR; Abbreviation: MPJ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dover:

• ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
• UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 57 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 71 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
• WESTARK COLLEGE (about 80 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 84 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 13,324)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 87 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
• HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)

Schools

Public high school in Dover:

• DOVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 435; Location: 101 PIRATES LOOP; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Dover:

• DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 454; Location: 203 COLLEGE STREET; Grades: 05 – 08)
• DOVER PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: 107 HILL STREET; Grades: KG – 02)
• DOVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 179; Location: 135 COLLEGE STREET; Grades: 03 – 04)