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Dover, Delaware

Dover, Delaware
City of Dover
City
West Loockerman Street in downtown Dover in 2006
West Loockerman Street in downtown Dover in 2006
Flag of Dover, Delaware
Flag
Nickname(s): Capital of the First State
Location in Kent County and the state of Delaware.
Location in Kent County and the state of Delaware.
Dover is located in Delaware
Dover
Dover
Dover is located in the US
Dover
Dover
Location within the state of Delaware
Coordinates: 39°09′43″N 75°31′36″W / 39.16194°N 75.52667°W / 39.16194; -75.52667Coordinates: 39°09′43″N 75°31′36″W / 39.16194°N 75.52667°W / 39.16194; -75.52667
Country  United States
State  Delaware
County Kent
Region Delmarva
Founded 1683
Incorporated 1717
Government
 • Mayor Robin R. Christiansen
Area
 • City 59 km2 (22.7 sq mi)
 • Land 58 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
 • Water 0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation 11 m (36 ft)
Population (2013)
 • City 37,366
 • Density 640/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
 • Metro 152,255
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP codes 19901–19906
Area code(s) 302
Website www.cityofdover.com

Dover (/ˈdvər/) is the capital and second-largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn for Dover in Kent, England. As of 2010, the city had a population of 36,047.

Dover was founded as the court town for newly established Kent County in 1683 by William Penn, 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. The capital of the state of Delaware was moved here from New Castle in 1777 because of its central location and relative safety from British raiders on the Delaware River. Because of an act passed in October 1779, the assembly elected to meet at any place in the state they saw fit, meeting successively in Wilmington, Lewes, Dover, New Castle, and Lewes again, until it finally settled down permanently in Dover in October 1781. 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 and the Kent County Courthouse.


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