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Dover, New Jersey

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The 2000 Census showed that Dover had a population of 18,188 people ^<1>. This represents 0.22% of the total population of New Jersey, making it the state's 33rd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	17,860	-1.8%	-0.22% since 2007
2007	17,900	-1.58%	-1.07% since 2006
2006	18,094	-0.52%	-0.47% since 2005
2005	18,180
2004	18,244	+0.31%
2003	18,254	+0.36%	+1.23% since 2002
2002	18,033	-0.85%	+0.13% since 2001
2001	18,010	-0.98%	-0.98% since 2000
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2000	18,188	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
30	Summit	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	20,557	2.72% decrease
31	Pleasantville	S	103 mi [165.8 km]	18,853	0.84% decrease
32	Morristown	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	19,268	3.9% increase
-33-	Dover			17,860	1.8% decrease
34	Asbury Park	SE	54 mi [86.9 km]	16,546	2.27% decrease
35	Secaucus	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	15,372	3.51% decrease
36	Ocean City	S	111 mi [178.6 km]	14,756	4.04% decrease

Dover had 5,568 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Dover has an area ^<4> of 2.68 square miles [6.94 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Dover had a 2000 population density of 6,788 people per square mile [2,620 people/km²], making it the state's 23rd most densely populated area.

Morris County

The town of Dover is located in Morris County.

The county had a population of 471,348 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 18,188 people, Dover contained 3.86% of the Morris County total.

In addition, where the community of Dover has a population density of 6,788 people per square mile [2,620 people/km²], Morris County averages 1,005 people per square mile [388 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Morris County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Dover and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Dover. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	17,860	1.8% decrease
10 mi [16 km]	3	45,597	0.82% increase
15 mi [24 km]	7	85,868	1.49% decrease
20 mi [32 km]	11	372,477	2.92% decrease
25 mi [40 km]	22	1,096,726	0.53% decrease
30 mi [48 km]	52	1,991,996	0.35% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Dover, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Monroe	QF-3447310	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]
Franklin	QF-3424830	E	14 mi [22.53 km]
East Orange	QF-3419390	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	65,390	6.35% decrease
Westfield	QF-3479040	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	29,450	0.65% decrease
Paterson	QF-3457000	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	145,643	2.4% decrease
Plainfield	QF-3459190	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	46,126	3.56% decrease
Clifton	QF-3413690	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	78,219	0.58% decrease
Passaic	QF-3456550	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	66,884	1.44% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Dover.

A Census Quickfact is available for Morris County (QF-34027).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Morris County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Essex	QF-34013	SE	770,675	2.73% decrease
Hunterdon	QF-34019	SW	129,031	5.3% increase
Passaic	QF-34031	E	490,948	---
Somerset	QF-34035	S	324,563	8.59% increase
Sussex	QF-34037	NW	150,909	4.36% increase
Warren	QF-34041	W	109,876	6.73% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Dover:

	State Code:	34 (New Jersey)
	County Code:	027 (Morris County)
	Place Code:	18070 (Dover)

	State & County Code:	34027 (New Jersey/Morris County)

	State & Place Code:	3418070 (New Jersey/Dover)

Dover is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Dover.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Dover and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Dover. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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