Moving to Dover, Minnesota

Population: 438. Estimated population in July 2024: 569 (+29.9% change)
Males: 221 (50.5%), Females: 217 (49.5%)

Olmsted County

Zip code: 55929

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.7 years
Median household income: $41,250
Median house value: $86,800

Population by Race

Races in Dover:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Other race (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (58.0%), Norwegian (24.4%), Irish (10.0%), United States (9.1%), Polish (5.5%), English (5.0%).

Elevation: 1140 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Map of Dover, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dover

  • High school or higher: 83.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dover city

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 57.1%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 15.7%

6.4% Foreign born (3.9% Latin America, 2.5% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +40 (+10.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dover:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dover:

  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 62 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 76 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dover:

  • FLYING A (about 18 miles; CHATFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: 2C4)
  • FILLMORE COUNTY (about 22 miles; PRESTON, MN; Abbreviation: FKA)
  • RUSHFORD MUNI (about 26 miles; RUSHFORD, MN; Abbreviation: 55Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dover:

  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 21 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 34 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 57 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 64 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 66 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)

Schools

Public high school in Dover:

  • VALLEY VIEW ALTERNATIVE (Students: 58; Location: 217 W. CENTER; Grades: 08 – 12)