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
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:
- OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; ROCHESTER, MN)
- MAYO PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY TRTMT CTR (about 24 miles; ROCHESTER, MN)
- ROCHESTER METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ROCHESTER, MN)
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)