Dover is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Kent Count… See more

The city is named after Dover, Kent, in England. First recorded in its Latinised form of Portus Dubris, the name derives from the Brythonic word for waters (dwfr in Middle Welsh). The same element is present in the town's … See more

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 lai… See more

Dover is located at 39°09′29″N 75°31′28″W / 39.15806°N 75.52444°W (39.1581680, −75.5243682).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.7 square mile… See more

In 2010, Dover had a population of 36,047 people. During the census of 2000, there were 32,135 people, 12,340 households, and 7,502 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,435.0 inhabitants per square … See more