Dover, Kentucky

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Dover, Kentucky
City
Post office on Market Street
Post office on Market Street
Location of Dover, Kentucky
Location of Dover, Kentucky
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Country United States
State Kentucky
County Mason
Area
 • Total 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
 • Land 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 518 ft (158 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 316
 • Density 640.8/sq mi (247.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 41034
Area code(s) 606
FIPS code 21-22222
GNIS feature ID 0491066

Dover is a 6th-class city in Mason County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 316 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Maysville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Dover is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (38.757993, -83.882536).[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), of which 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) is land and 2.00% is water.

History

The town of Dover was laid out by Arthur Fox Jr. in 1818 and possibly named for Dover, England, his father's hometown.[2] A post office was established at Dover in 1833.[3] Dover was incorporated in 1836.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1860 296 —
1870 532 79.7%
1880 446 −16.2%
1890 515 15.5%
1900 879 70.7%
1910 386 −56.1%
1920 377 −2.3%
1930 418 10.9%
1940 353 −15.6%
1950 334 −5.4%
1960 718 115.0%
1970 277 −61.4%
1980 305 10.1%
1990 297 −2.6%
2000 316 6.4%
2010 252 −20.3%
Est. 2014 246 [5] −2.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 316 people, 115 households, and 93 families residing in the city. The population density was 640.8 people per square mile (249.0/km²). There were 124 housing units at an average density of 251.4 per square mile (97.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.15% White, 0.63% African American, 0.32% Native American, and 1.90% from two or more races.

There were 115 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $32,250. Males had a median income of $35,208 versus $16,023 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,187. About 17.7% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

See also

References

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