Dover, New Jersey
| Dover, New Jersey | |
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| Town | |
| Town of Dover | |
Friends Meetinghouse of Randolph in 1936
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 Dover highlighted in Morris County. Inset map: Morris County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Dover, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°53′08″N 74°33′33″W / 40.8856°N 74.559163°WCoordinates: 40°53′08″N 74°33′33″W / 40.8856°N 74.559163°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | April 1, 1869 |
| Independent | March 5, 1896 |
| Named for | Dover, England or Dover, New Hampshire |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Body | Board of Aldermen |
| • Mayor | James P. Dodd (D, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Donald J. Travisano |
| • Clerk | Margaret Verga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.730 sq mi (7.070 km2) |
| • Land | 2.684 sq mi (6.951 km2) |
| • Water | 0.046 sq mi (0.119 km2) 1.68% |
| Area rank | 362nd of 566 in state 29th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 18,157 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 18,346 |
| • Rank | 142nd of 566 in state 11th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 6,765.5/sq mi (2,612.2/km2) |
| • Density rank | 67th of 566 in state 2nd of 39 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 07801-07803, 07806, 07809 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402718070 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885196 |
| Website | www |
Dover is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. 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 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 18,157, reflecting a decline of 31 (-0.2%) from the 18,188 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,073 (+20.3%) from the 15,115 counted in the 1990 Census. Dover has become a majority minority community, with nearly 70% of the population as of the 2010 Census identifying themselves as Hispanic, up from 25% in 1980.
Joseph Latham was deeded the land that includes present-day Dover in 1713, from portions of land that had been purchased from Native Americans by the Proprietors of West Jersey. On May 31, 1722, Latham and his wife Jane deeded 527 acres (2.13 km2) over to John Jackson of Flushing, New York. Jackson settled on the eastern portion of his land along Granny's Brook at the site of what would later become the Ross Ribbon Factory on Park Heights Avenue.
Iron ore at the time was so plentiful that it could be collected off the ground at the nearby Dickerson Mine in Mine Hill. At Jackson's Forge, ore would be processed into bars that would then be transported to Paterson and other industrial areas towards the east. The passage of the Iron Act by the British Parliament led to financial difficulties, leading Jackson into bankruptcy in 1753, with all of his property and belongings sold off at a Sheriff's sale. Quaker Hartshorne Fitz Randolph purchased Jackson's property and annexed to his own existing property, which would later become part of Randolph Township.
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