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The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Delaware
Delaware

Delaware is a U.S. state located on the East Coast of the United States in the Mid-Atlantic States region of the United States. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom Cape Henlopen was originally named....
. It is also the county seat of Kent County
Kent County, Delaware

Kent County is a County located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Dover metropolitan area....
, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dover metropolitan area

The Dover Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county – Kent County, Delaware – in Delaware, anchored by the city of Dover, Delaware....
 which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River
St. Jones River

The St. Jones River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is 10.5 mi long and drains an area of 36 square miles on the Atlantic Coastal Plain....
 in the Delaware River
Delaware River

The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States.The Delaware was explored by Adriaen Block as part of the New Netherlands Colony, and was named the South River to mark the southernmost reach of that colony....
 coastal plain. It was named by William Penn
William Penn

William Penn was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the England North American colony and the future U.S. state of Pennsylvania....
 for Dover
Dover

Dover is a town and major ferry port in the county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel....
 in Kent
Kent

Kent is a Counties of England in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. As of 2007, the city had an estimated population of 35,811.

r was founded as the court town for newly established Kent County
Kent County, Delaware

Kent County is a County located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Dover metropolitan area....
 in 1683 by William Penn
William Penn

William Penn was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the England North American colony and the future U.S. state of Pennsylvania....
, the Proprietor of the territory generally known as the "Lower Counties on the Delaware." Later, in 1717, the city was officially laid out by a special commission of the Delaware General Assembly
Delaware General Assembly

The Delaware General Assembly is the State legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 Senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 Representatives....
.






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The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Delaware
Delaware

Delaware is a U.S. state located on the East Coast of the United States in the Mid-Atlantic States region of the United States. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom Cape Henlopen was originally named....
. It is also the county seat of Kent County
Kent County, Delaware

Kent County is a County located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Dover metropolitan area....
, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dover metropolitan area

The Dover Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county – Kent County, Delaware – in Delaware, anchored by the city of Dover, Delaware....
 which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River
St. Jones River

The St. Jones River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is 10.5 mi long and drains an area of 36 square miles on the Atlantic Coastal Plain....
 in the Delaware River
Delaware River

The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States.The Delaware was explored by Adriaen Block as part of the New Netherlands Colony, and was named the South River to mark the southernmost reach of that colony....
 coastal plain. It was named by William Penn
William Penn

William Penn was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the England North American colony and the future U.S. state of Pennsylvania....
 for Dover
Dover

Dover is a town and major ferry port in the county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel....
 in Kent
Kent

Kent is a Counties of England in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. As of 2007, the city had an estimated population of 35,811.

History

Dover was founded as the court town for newly established Kent County
Kent County, Delaware

Kent County is a County located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Dover metropolitan area....
 in 1683 by William Penn
William Penn

William Penn was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the England North American colony and the future U.S. state of Pennsylvania....
, the Proprietor of the territory generally known as the "Lower Counties on the Delaware." Later, in 1717, the city was officially laid out by a special commission of the Delaware General Assembly
Delaware General Assembly

The Delaware General Assembly is the State legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 Senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 Representatives....
. The capital of the state of Delaware
Delaware

Delaware is a U.S. state located on the East Coast of the United States in the Mid-Atlantic States region of the United States. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom Cape Henlopen was originally named....
 was moved here from New Castle
New Castle, Delaware

New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, Delaware, situated on the Delaware River, at the head of Delaware Bay....
 in 1777 due to its central location and relative safety from British raiders on the Delaware River
Delaware River

The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States.The Delaware was explored by Adriaen Block as part of the New Netherlands Colony, and was named the South River to mark the southernmost reach of that colony....
. The city's central square, known as The Green, was the location of many rallies, troop reviews, and other patriotic events. To this day, The Green remains the heart of Dover's historic district and is the location of the Delaware Supreme Court
Delaware Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Delaware is the sole appellate court in the United States' state of Delaware. Because Delaware is a popular haven for Delaware corporations, the Court has developed a worldwide reputation as a respected source of corporate law decisions, particularly in the area of mergers and acquisitions....
 and the Kent County Courthouse.

Dover was most famously the home of Caesar Rodney
Caesar Rodney

Caesar Rodney , was an United States lawyer and politician from St. Jones Neck, in East Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, Delaware, east of Dover, Delaware....
, the popular wartime leader of Delaware during the American Revolution
American Revolution

The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and then rejected the British monarchy to become the sovereign United States of America....
. He is known to have been buried outside Dover, but the precise location of his grave is unknown. A cenotaph
Cenotaph

A cenotaph is a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been interred elsewhere....
 in his honor is erected in the cemetery of the Christ Episcopal Church on The Green in Dover.

Dover and Kent County were deeply divided over the issue of slavery
Slavery

Slavery is a form of forced labor where a person is compelled to Labor for another . Slaves are held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase, or birth, and are deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to receive Remuneration in return for their labor....
 and was a "stop" on the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th century African American Slavery in the United States in the United States to escape to free state and Canada with the aid of Abolitionism who were sympathetic to their cause....
, due to its proximity to slave holding Maryland
Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
 and free Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
 and New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
. It was also home to a large Quaker community that encouraged a sustained emancipation effort in the early nineteenth century. There were very few slaves in the area, but the institution was supported, if not practiced, by a small majority, who saw to its continuation.

Geography

Dover is located at (39.161921, -75.526755).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 22.7 square miles (58.8 km˛), of which, 22.4 square miles (58.0 km˛) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km˛) of it is water
Water

Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or States of matter, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam....
. The total area is 1.32% water.

Demographics

In 1890, 3,061 people lived in Dover; in 1900, 3,329; in 1910, 3,720; and in 1940, 5,517. As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 32,135 people, 12,340 households, and 7,502 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 1,435.0 people per square mile (554.1/km˛). There were 13,195 housing units at an average density of 589.2/sq mi (227.5/km˛). The racial makeup of the city was 54.94% White
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 37.22% Black
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
 or African American
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 0.45% Native American
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 3.16% Asian
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 0.04% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 1.57% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 2.62% from two or more races. 4.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
 of any race.

There were 12,340 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 15.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,669, and the median income for a family was $48,338. Males had a median income of $34,824 versus $26,061 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $19,445. About 11.5% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Delaware State Capitol
Delaware's largest employer is also Dover's – the state government. A large portion, but not all, of the state's bureaucracy is located in and around Dover. However, like some other American states, Delaware's capital is not its largest city. Consequently, Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek , near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River....
, in the northern part of the state and its largest city, has many state offices and employees one would normally expect to find in the state capital, including the headquarters of the Office of the Attorney General
Delaware Attorney General

The Attorney General of Delaware is a constitutional officer of the U.S. state of Delaware, and is the chief law officer and the head of the State Department of Justice....
.

Dover is one of the fast-growing areas in the State of Delaware, due in large part to the relatively low cost of living. As a consequence, the Kent County government is a major employer in the area as well. Apart from the state and county governments, Dover's significant employers include Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base

Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base located two miles south of the city of Dover, Delaware....
, located within the southeast corporate limits of the city. The base houses two airlift wings as well as the U.S. military's only mortuary located in the continental United States, which accepts and processes the remains of soldiers killed in battle. In addition, the Playtex
Playtex

Playtex is a brand of women's products with the slogan Making Your Life Better Everyday. Playtex manufactures baby items, feminine hygiene, and lingerie.The name comes from "perforated latex" which sandwiched between cloth gave the underwear its elastic and body shaping character....
 corporation, General Mills
General Mills

General Mills is a Fortune 500 corporation, mainly concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota....
 and Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble Co. is a Fortune 500, United States multinational corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, that manufactures a wide range of Fast moving consumer goods....
 have manufacturing facilities in Dover. ILC Dover
ILC Dover

File:ILCShuttleSpacesuit.jpgILC Dover is a Dover, Delaware-based corporation located in nearby Frederica, Delaware. Approximately ten percent of the workforce is stationed at the Lyndon B....
, in nearby Frederica, is the producer of fabrics for military and aerospace uses, along with being the primary contractor for production of the Apollo
Project Apollo

The Apollo program was a human spaceflight program undertaken by NASA during the years 1961?1975 with the goal of conducting manned moon landing missions....
 and Skylab
Skylab

Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit, and the second space station ever visited by a human crew. The 100 ton space station was in Earth's orbit from 1973 to 1979, and it was visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974....
 spacesuits, as well as the spacesuit assembly for the Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System , is the spacecraft currently used by the United States government for its human spaceflight missions....
's Extravehicular Mobility Unit
Extravehicular Mobility Unit

The Space Shuttle/International Space Station Extravehicular Mobility Unit is an independent anthropomorphic system that provides environmental protection, mobility, life support, and communications for a Shuttle or ISS crew member to perform extra-vehicular activity in earth orbit....
 (EMU).

Two weekends a year, NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 stock car races are held at Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway

Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc....
, attracting over 100,000 spectators and visitors and temporarily making Dover the state's largest city. These races, and in recent years adjacent slot machine
Slot machine

A slot machine , fruit machine , or poker machine is a casino gambling machine with three or more reels which spin when a button is pushed....
 gambling, contribute millions of dollars to Dover's economy.

Dover is the only state capital in the United States with a volunteer fire department
Volunteer fire department

See also the Firefighter article and its respective sections regarding VFDs in other countries.A volunteer fire department is a fire department composed of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction....
.

Transportation

The main north–south highway through Dover is U.S. Route 13
U.S. Route 13

U.S. Route 13 is a north-south U.S. Highway System established in 1926 that runs for from the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina....
, which runs through the main commercial strip of Dover on the multi-lane, divided Dupont Highway. An alternate route of U.S. Route 13, U.S. Route 13 Alternate, passes through downtown Dover on Governors Avenue. The Delaware Route 1 turnpike, which provides the main route to the Delaware beaches, passes to the east of Dover. It ends near the Dover Air Force Base and DE 1 continues south on Bay Road. U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113

U.S. Route 113 is a spur of U.S. Route 13. It currently runs for 73 miles from U.S. 13 in Pocomoke City, Maryland to Delaware Route 1 in Milford, Delaware....
 formerly ran along Bay Road from Milford to US 13 near the State Capitol Complex, however it was decommissioned in 2004 to avoid the concurrency with DE 1 between the Dover Air Force Base and Milford. Delaware Route 8
Delaware Route 8

Delaware Route 8 is a state highway located in Kent County, Delaware, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 454 at the Maryland border near Marydel, Maryland east to an intersection with Delaware Route 9 north of Little Creek, Delaware....
 is the main east–west route through Dover, passing through downtown on Division Street and West Dover on Forrest Avenue. It continues west toward Maryland to provide access to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Chesapeake Bay Bridge

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a major twin bridges bridge in the United States U.S. state of Maryland. Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore of Maryland region with the more urban Western Shore....
. Dover is one of only five state capitals not served by an interstate highway. Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota

The city of Pierre is the Capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County, South Dakota. The population was 13,876 at the United States Census, 2000, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont, Vermont....
; Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri

Jefferson City is the Capital of the United States U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County, Missouri. Located in Callaway County, Missouri and Cole County, Missouri counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties....
; Carson City, Nevada
Carson City, Nevada

The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the Capital of the Nevada. The population was 52,457 at the United States Census, 2000. Carson City is now an independent city and is its own Metropolitan Statistical Area....
; and Juneau, Alaska are the other four state capitals with this distinction.

Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base

Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base located two miles south of the city of Dover, Delaware....
 is located within the southeast corporate limits of Dover, however the closest sizable civilian airport to Dover is the New Castle Airport
New Castle Airport

New Castle Airport , also known as the New Castle County Airport, is a joint civili-military public airport located in unincorporated area New Castle County, Delaware, Delaware, United States and four miles south of the central business district of the city of Wilmington, Delaware....
 in New Castle
New Castle, Delaware

New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, Delaware, situated on the Delaware River, at the head of Delaware Bay....
. The closest airports with commercial air service to Dover include the Wicomico Regional Airport
Wicomico Regional Airport

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport , or, more succinctly Wicomico Regional Airport, is located in unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland, 5 miles from downtown Salisbury, Maryland....
 in Salisbury, Maryland
Salisbury, Maryland

Salisbury is a city in southeastern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland and the largest city in Eastern Shore of Maryland....
, the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport serves the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area . It is commonly called BWI or BWI Airport, its IATA Airport Code, an initialism for "Baltimore/Washington International," or as BWI-Marshall....
 in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland in the United States. Baltimore is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay....
, and the Philadelphia International Airport
Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia International Airport is an airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region. As of 2008 it is the 10th busiest airport in the world in terms of aircraft activity....
 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population city in the United States. It is the fifth-largest metropolitan area and fourth-largest urban area by population in the United States, the nation's fourth-largest consumer media market as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research, and the 49th-most...
.

Dover is located on a former Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad was an United States railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy," the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
 line which is now served by Norfolk Southern. At one time Dover had a daily Amtrak
Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide Inter-city rail train#Passenger trains service in the United States....
 passenger service; however the line now is just used for local freight. The closest passenger rail station is the Amtrak station
Wilmington Station (Delaware)

Wilmington Train Station is a passenger rail station in Wilmington, Delaware, Delaware, formerly known as Pennsylvania Station. The station is located on Front Street between French and Walnut Streets in downtown Wilmington....
 in Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek , near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River....
.

DART First State
DART First State

The Delaware Transit Corporation, trading as DART First State is the primary public transportation system that operates throughout Delaware, USA....
 provides weekday local bus service
DART First State Kent County bus routes

DART First State operates 12 bus routes Mondays through Fridays with some Saturday service out of the Water Street Transfer Center in Dover, Delaware. These routes are numbered in the 100-series....
 throughout Dover, radiating from the Water Street Transfer Center in downtown. They also provide inter-county service
DART First State inter-county bus routes

DART First State operates two year-round inter-county bus routes and a third seasonal inter-county bus route which serves coastal communities in Sussex County, Delaware....
 to Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek , near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River....
 and Georgetown
Georgetown, Delaware

Georgetown is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, Delaware, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 4,927....
 and seasonal service to Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Rehoboth Beach is a city in Sussex County, Delaware, Delaware, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 1,556....
.

Education

Dover is home to Delaware State University
Delaware State University

Delaware State University , is a Historically black colleges and universities, public university located in Dover, Delaware, Delaware with two satellite campus sites in Wilmington, Delaware, Delaware and Georgetown, Delaware, Delaware....
 (a land-grant university
Land-grant university

Land-grant universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that have been designated by each state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act....
 and Delaware's only historically black university), and Wesley College. It is also home to the Terry Campus of the Delaware Technical & Community College
Delaware Technical & Community College

Delaware Technical & Community College is the community college system in the state of Delaware with locations in four cities. It was created by the Delaware General Assembly in 1966 by House Bill 529....
 and that college's administrative offices. Dover also has satellite locations of the University of Delaware
University of Delaware

The University of Delaware is the largest university in the U.S. state of Delaware. The main campus is located in Newark, Delaware, with satellite campuses in Dover, Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, Lewes, Delaware and Georgetown, Delaware....
 and Wilmington University
Wilmington University

Wilmington University is a private educational institution of higher learning, with its main campus located in New Castle, Delaware near Wilmington, Delaware....
.

Three public high schools serve Dover residents. Caesar Rodney High School
Caesar Rodney High School

Caesar Rodney High School is a high school located in Camden-Wyoming, Delaware south of Dover, DE. The school is in Caesar Rodney School District....
 , in the Caesar Rodney School District
Caesar Rodney School District

The Caesar Rodney School District is a public school district based in Wyoming, Delaware, Delaware . The current superintendent is Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald, former principal of the high school....
 (located just outside the city in Camden
Camden, Delaware

Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Dover metropolitan area. The population was 2,100 at the United States Census, 2000....
); , in the ; and , in the .

The Dover Air Force Base Middle School
Middle school

Middle school or junior high school serves as a "bridge" between elementary school and high school. The terms can be used in different ways in different countries, sometimes interchangeably....
 is located on the premises of the Dover Air Force Base. This school is unusual in that it is run not by the Department of Defense, but by the Caesar Rodney School District.

Culture

The former Dover Opera House, built in 1904, was recently renovated and converted to the Schwartz Center for the Arts, which hosts performances by the Dover Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra

An orchestra is an Musical ensemble, usually fairly large with string, brass, woodwind sections, and possibly a percussion section as well. The term orchestra derives from the name for the area in front of an theatre of ancient Greece reserved for the Greek chorus....
, ballet, and classic films.

The Delaware State Library, Delaware State Museum, and the Delaware State Archives are located in downtown Dover and are open to the public for research and browsing.

In Dover's historical district is the Sewell C. Biggs Museum of American Art, featuring collections from the Colonial days to the present.

Media

Two newspapers are headquartered in Dover, they are the Dover Post and the Delaware State News. WBOC-TV
WBOC-TV

WBOC-TV, channel 16, is a CBS affiliate based in Salisbury, Maryland. WBOC-TV is owned by the Draper Holdings Business Trust, with its main studios in Salisbury, secondary studios/office facilities in Dover, Delaware and Milton, Delaware, and transmitter in Laurel, Delaware....
 maintains a bureau in Dover and, WHYY-TV
WHYY-TV

For the former channel 12 in Wilmington, see WVUE .WHYY-TV channel 12 is the PBS member station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its main studio and office facility is co-located with sister station WHYY-FM in Center City, Philadelphia....
 maintains a studio and broadcasting facility in Dover.

Sports

Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway

Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc....
 is home to two NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 race weekends in June and in September. Within Dover International Speedway is Dover Downs
Dover Downs

Dover Downs Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino that has a racing facility that holds Horse racing on a track and NASCAR events on a concrete surface....
, a harness horse racing
Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrianism sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot racing of Ancient Rome are an early example, as is the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology....
 track.

The two colleges in town are both very active in sports, with Wesley being a perennial powerhouse in their conference
Atlantic Central Football Conference

The Atlantic Central Football Conference is a College Athletic Conference which competes in American football only in the NCAA Division III. Its member teams are located in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia....
 in Division III
Division III

Division III is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States....
 football and Delaware State
Delaware State Hornets football

The Delaware State University Hornets football team is currently led by head coach Al Lavan and play at 7,193-seat Alumni Stadium located in Dover, Delaware....
 making the FCS playoffs for the first time in 2007.

For one week during the middle of July every year, Dover also hosts the Big League (Little League
Little League

Little League Baseball is the name of a non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of Amateur baseball in the United States and softball throughout the USA and the rest of the world....
 16-18) Eastern Regionals, attracting teams from all of New England and the Mid-Atlantic.

There are several golf course
Golf course

A golf course consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, Golf course#Fairway and rough, rough and other hazards, and a green with a pin and cup, all designed for the game of golf....
s located near Dover. They include the Wild Quail Country Club near Camden, Jonathan's Landing Golf Course near Magnolia, Dover Center Par 3 and Driving Range in Dover, and the Dover Air Base Golf Course (Must have military I.D.) on the Dover Air Force Base.

Historically, Dover hosted a farm team of the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and are the reigning 2008 World Series champions....
 in the Eastern Shore Baseball League
Eastern Shore Baseball League

The Eastern Shore Baseball League was a Class D minor league baseball league that operated on the Delmarva Peninsula for parts of three different decades....
. It also served as an affiliate of the minor league Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball based in Baltimore. They are a member of the American League East of Major League Baseball's American League....
. The teams were variously known as the Senators, Dobbins, Orioles, and Phillies.

In 2008 Sporting News ranked Dover 215th in its list of the 400 Best Sports Cities based on the year October 2007 - October 2008, a year which saw high attendance for the NASCAR races and Delaware State's football team make their first FCS tournament appearance.

See also

  • Teri Polo
    Teri Polo

    Teri Polo is an American Actor known for her role of Pamela Martha Byrnes in the Film Meet the Parents and its sequel Meet the Fockers ....
     (actress born in Dover)
  • Madison Brengle
    Madison Brengle

    Madison Brengle is a rising professional tennis player who comes from the United States....
     (rising tennis star playing for the Delaware Smash)


Pop Culture References

George Carlin
George Carlin

George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedy. He was also an actor and author, and he won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums....
 refers to Dover, Delaware as the destination for an all-expenses paid holiday in a comedy routine spoofing a quiz show.

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