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Population (year 2000): 1,329. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,382 (+4.0% change)
 

Males: 590  (44.4%)
Females: 739  (55.6%)

Pope County

Median resident age:  31.9 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72837.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,800 (it was $27,697 in 2000)
Dover  $28,800
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,500 (it was $55,900 in 2000)
Dover  $61,500
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Dover:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (30.1%), German (8.4%), Irish (7.6%), English (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Dutch (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 447 feet

Land area: 1.81 square miles.

Population density: 754 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dover

  • High school or higher: 70.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dover city

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 11.8%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

15 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.1%
Arkansas:  2.8%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Dover, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dover to the number of sex offenders is 228 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dover:  0.6% ($357)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Little Rock, AR (70.7 miles , pop. 183,133).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (200.6 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (310.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Russellville, AR (8.6 miles ), London, AR (10.0 miles ), Hector, AR (10.1 miles ), Pottsville, AR (11.4 miles ), Dardanelle, AR (12.7 miles ), Atkins, AR (16.2 miles ), Knoxville, AR (17.4 miles ), Lamar, AR (19.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 15 buildings, average cost: $53,600
  • 1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $53,600
  • 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $53,600
  • 1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $53,600
  • 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $53,600
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $53,600
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $53,600
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $53,600
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $53,600
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $53,600
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $53,600

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Latitude: 35.40 N, Longitude: 93.11 W


8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 479

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Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+6.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Crime in Dover (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 rapes (146.4 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 assaults (146.4 per 100,000)
  • 25 burglaries (1830.2 per 100,000)
  • 15 thefts (1098.1 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 318.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Dover (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 3 assaults (218.2 per 100,000)
  • 10 burglaries (727.3 per 100,000)
  • 11 thefts (800.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 auto thefts (145.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 138.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.19
US city average:  3.00

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Dover-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/14/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.5 miles away from the Dover city center injured 7 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 2/14/1956, a category 3 tornado 17.7 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dover:
  • ST MARYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR)
  • DARDANELLE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DARDANELLE, AR)
  • ST ANTHONY'S HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 26 miles; MORRILTON, AR)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dover:
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 65 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 76 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; ID: LRF)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 78 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID: LIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dover:
  • RUSSELLVILLE RGNL (about 11 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; ID: RUE)
  • CLARKSVILLE MUNI (about 22 miles; CLARKSVILLE, AR; ID: H35)
  • PETIT JEAN PARK (about 24 miles; MORRILTON, AR; ID: MPJ)

Operable nuclear power plants near Dover:
  • 9 miles: Arkansas Nuclear One 1 and 2 in Russellville, AR.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dover:
  • ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 57 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 71 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 80 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 85 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 87 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
Public high school in Dover:
  • DOVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 435; Location: 101 PIRATES LOOP; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Dover:
  • DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 454; Location: 203 COLLEGE STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
  • DOVER PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: 107 HILL STREET; Grades: KG - 02)
  • DOVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 179; Location: 135 COLLEGE STREET; Grades: 03 - 04)

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Notable location: Dover Work Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: McFadden Cemetery (1), Jamison Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Fish & Game Guaranteed (Tours & Charters; 4389 Sr 164 West).

Hotel: Mack's Pines (22816 Sr 7 North).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dover and their reported violations in the past:

DOVER WATERWORKS (Population served: 1764, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.5%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.6%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.1%
Whole state:  6.6%

Dover compared to Arkansas state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Dover (2007 data):
  • River Town Bank: Dover Branch at 9249 Sr 7 North, branch established on 1998-10-19. Info updated 2006-09-18: Bank assets: $138.7 mil, Deposits: $117.8 mil, headquarters in Dardanelle, AR, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Dardanelle Bankshares, Inc.
  • Regions Bank: Dover Area Branch at 8904 Highway 7 North, branch established on 1985-02-04. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation



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8.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,402 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.14%
Arkansas average:  7.98%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($97 average AGI)
Pope County:  0.11%
Arkansas average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Yell County, AR  1.31% ($24,665 average AGI)
from Johnson County, AR  0.50% ($25,394)
from Logan County, AR  0.25% ($25,128)


6.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,494 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.93%
Arkansas average:  7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Yell County, AR  0.98% ($22,359 average AGI)
to Faulkner County, AR  0.50% ($30,304)
to Johnson County, AR  0.36% ($26,687)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dover:
  • KCAB (980 AM; 5 kW; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • KARV (610 AM; 1 kW; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Owner: KERM, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWXT (1490 AM; 1 kW; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KCGS (960 AM; 5 kW; MARSHALL, AR; Owner: SOUTHLAND BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KGFL (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, AR; Owner: KING-SULIVAN RADIO)
  • KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dover:
  • KCJC (102.3 FM; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • KWKK (100.9 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • K207CW (89.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KARV-FM (101.3 FM; OLA, AR; Owner: KERM INC)
  • KVLD (99.3 FM; ATKINS, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • KYEL (105.5 FM; DANVILLE, AR; Owner: DANVILLE FM, INC.)
  • KMTC (91.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Owner: RUSSELLVILLE EDUC B/C FOUNDATION)
  • KXRJ (91.9 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY)


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