- Dover, Tennessee
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Dover, Tennessee — City — Location of Dover, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°28′56″N 87°50′41″W / 36.48222°N 87.84472°WCoordinates: 36°28′56″N 87°50′41″W / 36.48222°N 87.84472°W Country United States State Tennessee County Stewart Government – Mayor Lesa Fitzhugh Area – Total 3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2) – Land 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km2) – Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) Elevation 413 ft (126 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,442 – Density 379.9/sq mi (146.7/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 37058 Area code(s) 931 FIPS code 47-21400[1] GNIS feature ID 1282753[2] Dover is a city in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States, 67 miles (108 km) westnorthwest of Nashville on the Cumberland River. An old national cemetery is in Dover. The population was 1,442 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Stewart County[3].
Dover is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
Dover is located at 36°28′56″N 87°50′41″W / 36.48222°N 87.84472°W (36.482316, -87.844678)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10 km2), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.56%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,442 people, 608 households, and 373 families residing in the city. The population density was 379.9 people per square mile (146.5/km²). There were 656 housing units at an average density of 172.8 per square mile (66.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.73% White, 3.05% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.
There were 608 households out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city the population distribution was: 19.4% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,839, and the median income for a family was $42,266. Males had a median income of $27,227 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,483. About 8.1% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.
Media
Radio stations:
- WTPR-FM 101.7 - "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
- WTPR-AM 710 - "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
- WAKQ-FM 105.5 - "Today's Best Music with Ace & TJ in the Morning"
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
External links
- Dover, Tennessee official website
- Dover, Tennessee official school website
Municipalities and communities of Stewart County, Tennessee County seat: DoverCity Dover
Towns Unincorporated
communityFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Cities in Tennessee
- Populated places in Stewart County, Tennessee
- County seats in Tennessee
- Clarksville metropolitan area
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