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Population (year 2000): 1,815. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,922 (+5.9% change)
Males: 902 (49.7%), Females: 913 (50.3%)
York County
Zip code:
17315
Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $41,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $94,000 (year 2000)
Races in Dover:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (41.9%), United States
(15.8%), Irish (8.9%), English (3.9%), Italian (3.5%), Dutch
(2.9%).
Elevation: 440 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dover
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dover borough
- Never married: 26.8%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 11.4%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -72 (-3.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dover:
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP YORK (about 7 miles;
YORK, PA)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 11 miles; YORK, PA)
- HANOVER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HANOVER,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dover:
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 15 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- LANCASTER (about 40 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 59 miles;
BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dover:
- YORK (about 7 miles; YORK, PA; ID: THV)
- KAMPEL (about 9 miles; WELLSVILLE, PA; ID: 2N5)
- BERMUDIAN VALLEY AIRPARK (about 11 miles; KRALLTOWN,
PA; ID: 07N)
Amtrak stations near Dover:
- 18 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 20 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dover:
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 15 miles; GRANTHAM, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 16 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 18 miles; YORK, PA;
FT enrollment: 4,541)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
21 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,098)
- GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,216)
- WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
Public high school in Dover:
- DOVER AREA HS (Students: 1,079; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dover:
- DOVER AREA INTRMD SCH (Students: 594; Grades:
07 - 08)
- NORTH SALEM EL SCH (Students: 552; Grades: 05
- 06)
- WEIGELSTOWN EL SCH (Students: 462; Grades: KG
- 04)
- LEIB EL SCH (Students: 453; Grades: KG - 04)
- DOVER AREA EL SCH (Students: 269; Grades: KG
- 04)
Private primary/middle school in Dover:
- ROBINS NEST DAYCARE & PRESCH (Students: 52;
Location: 3350 ALTA VISTA ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
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