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Population: 18,188. Estimated population in July 2024: 18,441 (+1.4% change)
Males: 9,377 (51.6%), Females: 8,811 (48.4%)

Morris County

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $53,423
Median house value: $150,500

Population by Race

Races in Dover:

  • Hispanic (57.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (32.6%)
  • Other race (16.0%)
  • Black (6.8%)
  • Two or more races (4.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (7.3%), Irish (6.5%), German (5.4%), English (4.4%), United States (3.8%), Polish (2.5%).

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dover

  • High school or higher: 66.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dover town

  • Never married: 32.2%
  • Now married: 48.6%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

42.8% Foreign born (38.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,510 (+16.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Dover:

  • SAINT CLARE’S HOSPITAL (400 WEST BLACKWELL STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Dover:

  • ST CLARES HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; DENVILLE, NJ)
  • GREYSTONE PARK PSYCH HOSP (about 7 miles; GREYSTONE PARK, NJ)
  • MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dover:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 31 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 36 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 41 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dover:

  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 14 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)
  • AEROFLEX-ANDOVER (about 15 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; Abbreviation: 12N)
  • TRINCA (about 16 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; Abbreviation: 13N)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Dover:

  • JOE KUBERT SCHOOL OF CARTOON AND GRAPHIC ART (Full-time enrollment: 133; Location: 37 MYRTLE AVE; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dover:

  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 3 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 22 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)

Schools

Public high school in Dover:

  • DOVER HIGH (Students: 909; Location: 100 GRACE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Dover:

  • NORTH DOVER ELEM (Students: 754; Location: 51 HIGHLAND AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • ACADEMY STREET (Students: 609; Location: 14 ACADEMY STREET; Grades: KG – 06)
  • DOVER MIDDLE (Students: 502; Location: 302 EAST MCFARLAN STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • BIRCHWOOD (Students: 375; Location: ART STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • DENNIS B. O BRIEN SCH (Students: 354; Location: MINERAL SPRING DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EAST DOVER ELEM SCH (Students: 303; Location: 302 EAST MCFARLAN STREET; Grades: 03 – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Dover:

  • SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 246; Location: 30 NORTH ESSEX STREET; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Libraries in Dover:

  • DOVER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $399,535; Location: 32 E. CLINTON ST.; 49,457 books; 1,037 audio materials; 489 video materials; 112 serial subscriptions)
  • MINE HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $105,861; Location: BAKER STREET; 20,117 books; 563 audio materials; 623 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)

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