Dover, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
_Dover_PA.JPG) Englehart Melchinger House | |
 Location inYork County and the U.S. state ofPennsylvania. | |
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| Coordinates:40°00′14″N76°50′58″W / 40.00389°N 76.84944°W /40.00389; -76.84944 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | York |
| Settled | 1764; 261 years ago (1764) |
| Incorporated | 1864; 161 years ago (1864) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Dennis Hernley[citation needed] |
| • President | Andrew Kroft |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.54 sq mi (1.41 km2) |
| • Land | 0.54 sq mi (1.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,954 |
| • Density | 3,598.53/sq mi (1,390.20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 17315 |
| Area code(s) | 717; prefixes 292, 308[3] |
| FIPS code | 42-19696 |
| Website | www |
Dover is aborough inYork County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,954 at the 2020 census.[2] The borough is located about eight miles from downtownYork.[4]
James Joner purchased 203 acres (0.82 km2) in 1764 and laid out the town of Dover. It was known generally as Joner's Town until 1815, when a Dover post office was established.[5]
During the 1863Gettysburg Campaign of theAmerican Civil War, Dover was briefly occupied overnight, June 30 – July 1, byConfederatecavalry underJ.E.B. Stuart.
Dover was incorporated in 1864, 100 years after its founding.
TheEnglehart Melchinger House was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1992.[6]
Dover is located inYork County at40°0′14″N76°50′58″W / 40.00389°N 76.84944°W /40.00389; -76.84944 (40.003846, -76.849397),[7] 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the county seat ofYork. The borough is entirely surrounded byDover Township.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1850 | 246 | — | |
| 1860 | 302 | 22.8% | |
| 1870 | 418 | 38.4% | |
| 1880 | 415 | −0.7% | |
| 1890 | 465 | 12.0% | |
| 1900 | 438 | −5.8% | |
| 1910 | 576 | 31.5% | |
| 1920 | 535 | −7.1% | |
| 1930 | 676 | 26.4% | |
| 1940 | 733 | 8.4% | |
| 1950 | 809 | 10.4% | |
| 1960 | 975 | 20.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,168 | 19.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,910 | 63.5% | |
| 1990 | 1,884 | −1.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,815 | −3.7% | |
| 2010 | 2,007 | 10.6% | |
| 2020 | 1,954 | −2.6% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 1,949 | [2] | −0.3% |
| Sources:[8][9][10][11] | |||
As of thecensus[9] of 2000, there were 1,815 people, 770 households, and 489 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,623.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,399.1/km2). There were 790 housing units at an average density of 1,577.2 per square mile (609.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.47%White, 1.05%African American, 0.39%Native American, 0.83%Asian, 0.72% fromother races, and 0.55% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 770 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% weremarried couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $46,086. Males had a median income of $33,796 versus $22,826 for females. Theper capita income for the borough was $19,108. About 4.3% of families and 6.5% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Dover's public schools are operated by theDover Area School District.
Dover received national attention in 2004–05, after theDover Area School District voted to include the following statement aboutintelligent design in the biology curriculum of its schools:
The controversial statement by the school board triggered the court caseKitzmiller v. Dover Area School District in late 2005. The case was resolved on December 20, 2005, when JudgeJohn E. Jones III ruled that the Dover Area School District cannot teach Intelligent Design in a science class room, due to its religious origins. Theseparation of church and state principle, as derived from theFirst Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibits any government agency from endorsing religious points of view.[13][14]
In an upset election on November 8, 2005, the eightRepublican school board members who voted for the language were all defeated by the challengers from the Dover Cares slate—four Democrats and four Republicans, forced by election rules to run on theDemocratic ticket—who opposed the teaching of intelligent design in a science class.[15]
Over the past few years Dover has incorporated a Comparative Religion course as an elective for students who want to learn more about all the religions of the world.
Two days after the upset,Pat Robertson commented on the election results onThe 700 Club:
He later revisited his previous warning:
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