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Dover, VT map Population (year 2000): 1,410. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,444 (+2.4% change)
 

Males: 731  (51.8%)
Females: 679  (48.2%)

Windham County

Median resident age:  41.3 years
Vermont median age:  37.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,700 (it was $43,824 in 2000)
Dover  $47,700
Vermont:  $45,686

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $238,000 (it was $146,800 in 2000)
Dover  $238,000
Vermont:  $173,400

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Races in Dover:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Irish (19.4%), English (17.0%), German (15.1%), Italian (9.0%), United States (8.7%), French (8.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1893 feet

Land area: 35.3 square miles.

Population density: 41 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dover

  • High school or higher: 94.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dover town

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 14.2%

48 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.8% Latin America, 0.5% North America).

This town:  3.4%
Vermont:  3.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dover:  1.1% ($1,564)
Vermont:  2.0% ($2,196)
Dover satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chicopee, MA (57.4 miles , pop. 54,653).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (128.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (161.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Wilmington, VT (5.2 miles ), Wardsboro, VT (6.1 miles ), Stratton, VT (8.0 miles) , Searsburg, VT (8.9 miles) , Somerset, VT (9.7 miles) , Marlboro, VT (10.5 miles ), Jamaica, VT (10.9 miles ), Jacksonville, VT (11.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 15 buildings, average cost: $87,400
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $91,700
  • 1998: 16 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $109,200
  • 2000: 42 buildings, average cost: $180,600
  • 2001: 15 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2005: 18 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2007: 20 buildings, average cost: $181,200

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.96 N, Longitude: 72.85 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 802


Population change in the 1990s: +414 (+41.6%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  7.2%
Vermont:  3.8%


Unemployment by year (%)



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (24%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (30%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)



 

Crime in Dover by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.069.1
Robberies 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 11231
    per 100,000 70.069.8139.1207.069.1
Burglaries 914261214
    per 100,000 630.3977.01808.1828.2967.5
Thefts 166196149165128
    per 100,000 11624.613677.610361.611387.28845.9
Auto thefts 22333
    per 100,000 140.1139.6208.6207.0207.3
Arson 10000
    per 100,000 70.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 534.3640.6585.5571.4507.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.78
US city average:  3.00

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Dover-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Vermont state average. It is 25% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/20/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.5 miles away from the Dover town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 22.6 miles away from the town center injured 68 people and caused $71 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dover:
  • GRACE COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; TOWNSHEND, VT)
  • BRATTLEBORO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BRATTLEBORO, VT)
  • BRATTLEBORO RETREAT (about 18 miles; BRATTLEBORO, VT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dover:
  • RUTLAND STATE (about 39 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
  • BARNES MUNI (about 57 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 58 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dover:
  • MOUNT SNOW (about 3 miles; WEST DOVER, VT; ID: 4V8)
  • NORTH WINDHAM (about 21 miles; LONDONDERRY, VT; ID: 3N3)
  • WILLIAM H. MORSE STATE (about 27 miles; BENNINGTON, VT; ID: DDH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dover:
  • WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 36 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
  • KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; KEENE, NH; FT enrollment: 4,049)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 44 miles; AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
  • SMITH COLLEGE (about 47 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)
  • MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SOUTH HADLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
  • WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
  • HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; HOLYOKE, MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)

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Notable locations in Dover: Hermitage Touring Center (A), Mount Snow Ski Resort (B), Carinthia Ski Center (C), Carinthia Ski Area (D), Mount Snow Ski Area (E), Mount Snow Golf Course (F), Timber Creek Ski Resort (G), Mount Snow Conference Center (H), Dover Free Library (I), Dover Town Hall (J), Dover Town Offices (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Dover include: East Dover Baptist Church (A), West Dover Congregational Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Alden Cemetery (1), Mount View Cemetery (2), Mountain View Cemetery (3), Baldwin Cemetery (4), Rice-Snow Cemetery (5), Dover Center Cemetery (6), Hathaway Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cheney Brook (A), Taft Brook (B), Blue Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Dover include: Dover Common (1), West Dover Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Dover Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Vermont:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  60.9%
Whole state:  65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  9.2%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.0%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  3.6%

Dover compared to Vermont state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Windham County Vermont:




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7.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.04%
Vermont average:  6.60%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($520 average AGI)
Windham County:  0.27%
Vermont average:  0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cheshire County, NH  0.78% ($28,873 average AGI)
from Windsor County, VT  0.47% ($25,558)
from Franklin County, MA  0.36% ($31,500)


7.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.16%
Vermont average:  6.82%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Windham County:  0.11%
Vermont average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cheshire County, NH  0.92% ($34,137 average AGI)
to Windsor County, VT  0.51% ($33,596)
to Bennington County, VT  0.28% ($33,346)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dover:
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIZZ (1520 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: P. & M. RADIO, LLC)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dover:
  • WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRSY (101.5 FM; MARLBORO, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WKVT-FM (92.7 FM; BRATTLEBORO, VT; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WCMK (91.9 FM; PUTNEY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
  • WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
  • WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WPVQ (95.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WKNE (103.7 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WEVN (90.7 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WZEC (97.5 FM; HOOSICK FALLS, NY; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WMNB (100.1 FM; NORTH ADAMS, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNGN (91.9 FM; ARGYLE, NY; Owner: NORTHEAST GOSPEL BROADCASTING INC)


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