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Dover
Also known as Dover, New Jersey, Dover, NJ
town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Morris
- Incorporated
- April 1, 1869
- Independent
- March 5, 1896
- Named after
- Dover , England or Dover, New Hampshire
- Type
- Town
- Body
- Town Council
- Mayor
- James P. Dodd ( D , term ends December 31, 2027)
- Administrator
- Dr. Edward Ramirez
- Municipal clerk
- Tara M. Pettoni
- Total
- 2.73 sq mi (7.06 km )
- Land
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Dover is a town in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located on the Rockaway River, Dover is about 31 miles (50 km) west of New York City and about 23 miles (37 km) west of Newark, New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 18,460, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 303 (+1.7%) from the 2010 census count of 18,157, which in turn had reflected a decline of 31 (−0.2%) from the 18,188 counted at the 2000 census.
Dover is a majority minority community, with nearly 70% of the population as of the 2010 census identifying themselves as Hispanic, up from 25% in 1980.