Dover is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, along the Tuscarawas River. The population was 13,112 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city of the New Philadelphia–Dover micropolitan area, approximately 68 miles (109 km) south of Cleveland.
Name: | Dover city |
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LSAD Code: | 25 |
LSAD Description: | city (suffix) |
State: | Ohio |
County: | Tuscarawas County |
Elevation: | 879 ft (268 m) |
Total Area: | 5.90 sq mi (15.28 km²) |
Land Area: | 5.79 sq mi (15.01 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km²) |
Total Population: | 13,112 |
Population Density: | 2,263.03/sq mi (873.75/km²) |
ZIP code: | 44622 |
Area code: | 330 |
FIPS code: | 3922456 |
GNISfeature ID: | 1039763 |
Website: | http://www.doverohio.com/ |
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History
Originally named Canal Dover due to its location and origins along the Ohio and Erie Canal, the land was platted in 1807, with Christian Deardorff and Jesse Slingluff recognized as the founders. Beginning in 1815, the post office first began operation. Canal Dover incorporated as a village in 1842 and became a city under the Ohio municipal code of 1903. On February 12, 1916, the city officially changed its name to Dover.
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Geography
Dover is located at 40°31′36″N 81°28′40″W / 40.52667°N 81.47778°W / 40.52667; -81.47778 (40.526545, -81.477769), along the Tuscarawas River, near the mouth of Sugar Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.79 square miles (15.00 km), of which 5.69 square miles (14.74 km) is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km) is water.
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