Dover, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 165. Population change since 2000: -4.1%

Males: 87	(52.9%)
Females: 78	(47.1%)

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip code: 61323

Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,955 (it was $41,875 in 2000)

Dover:	$53,955
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,247

Dover:	$18,247
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $115,681 (it was $70,800 in 2000)

Dover:	$115,681
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $99,885; Detached houses: $98,054; Mobile homes: $61,667

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Races in Dover:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Dover: 69.8 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.7%), United States (12.8%), Irish (10.5%), Scottish (6.4%), Lithuanian (5.8%), English (5.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 10/01/1894

Elevation: 750 feet

Land area: 0.27 square miles.

Population density: 616 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dover

High school or higher: 90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
Unemployed: 1.3%
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dover village

Never married: 22.5%
Now married: 65.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 7.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Dover:	1.1% ($800)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Peoria, IL (50.7 miles , pop. 112,936).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (93.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Malden, IL (1.3 miles ), Princeton, IL (2.3 miles ), Hollowayville, IL (2.7 miles) , Seatonville, IL (2.8 miles ), Arlington, IL (2.9 miles ), La Moille, IL (3.0 miles ), De Pue, IL (3.0 miles ), Ohio, IL (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 41.44 N, Longitude: 89.40 W

Area code: 815

Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+8.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (22%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (11%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
Machinery (7%)
Wood products (4%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (29%)
Educational services (26%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction laborers (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Religious workers (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Engineers (7%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (19%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
Health technologists and technicians (10%)
Other healthcare support occupations (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Secondary school teachers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)

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Average climate in Dover, Illinois

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Dover-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/29/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.2 miles away from the Dover village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/9/1995, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.0 miles away from the village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Dover-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 25.8 miles away from Dover center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 19.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dover:

PERRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PRINCETON, IL)
ST MARGARETS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SPRING VALLEY, IL)
MENDOTA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MENDOTA, IL)

Amtrak stations near Dover:

5 miles: PRINCETON (107 BICENTENNIAL DR.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.
17 miles: MENDOTA (8TH ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dover:

ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; DeKalb, IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; MALTA, IL; FT enrollment: 2,289)
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)
WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SUGAR GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)

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

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

DOVER (Population served: 169, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between MAR-01-2005 and MAY-25-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-25-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-25-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-25-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-13-2005)

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-1994 and DEC-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-28-1994)

Public Education - Between JAN-01-1994 and MAR-02-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-02-1995)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and AUG-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-28-2005)

Average household size:

This village:	2.8 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	85.5%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	5.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Dover compared to Illinois state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Dover mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Bureau County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (100%)

Religion statistics for Dover

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	39.1%	16.0%	15.7%	5.5%	4.7%
Congregations	21.4%	18.6%	8.6%	8.6%	7.1%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	The Evangelical Covenant Church	Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of the USA	General Conference Churches of God	Other religions
Adherents	4.1%	2.2%	1.9%	1.5%	9.2%
Congregations	4.3%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	27.1%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$275
Totals for Government	0	$0		1	$275

Dover government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $20,000
Financial Administration: $13,000

Water Utilities: $12,000

Solid Waste Management: $5,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $60,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $17,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $14,000
Highways: $5,000

All Other: $2,000
Tax - Property: $12,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $31,000

5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,800 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.63%
Illinois average:	5.66%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from La Salle County, IL	1.76% ($30,241 average AGI)
from Henry County, IL	0.35% ($23,160)
from Cook County, IL	0.33% ($41,370)

6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,138 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.02%
Illinois average:	5.99%

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 La Salle County, IL	1.52% ($30,479 average AGI)
to Putnam County, IL	0.30% ($28,465)
to Cook County, IL	0.30% ($22,238)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dover:

WZOE (1490 AM; 1 kW; PRINCETON, IL; Owner: WZOE, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLPO (1220 AM; 1 kW; LASALLE, IL; Owner: LASALLE COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WAUR (930 AM; 4 kW; SANDWICH, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dover:

WZOE-FM (98.1 FM; PRINCETON, IL; Owner: WZOE, INC.)
WNIW (91.3 FM; LA SALLE, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
WAJK (99.3 FM; LA SALLE, IL; Owner: LA SALLE COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WBZG (100.9 FM; PERU, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC)
WMKB (102.9 FM; EARLVILLE, IL; Owner: KM RADIO OF EARLVILLE, L.L.C.)
WIVQ (103.3 FM; SPRING VALLEY, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC)
WWGN (88.9 FM; OTTAWA, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
WGLC-FM (100.1 FM; MENDOTA, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WALS (102.1 FM; OGLESBY, IL; Owner: LACO RADIO, INC.)
WSOG (88.1 FM; SPRING VALLEY, IL; Owner: SPIRIT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, INC.)
WYEC (93.9 FM; KEWANEE, IL; Owner: VIRDEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRVY-FM (100.5 FM; HENRY, IL; Owner: WZOE, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Dover:

WWTO-TV (Channel 35; LASALLE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KWQC-TV (Channel 6; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF DAVENPORT, INC.)

Dover fatal accident list:
May 20, 2006 05:47 AM, Us-34, Lat: 41.432878, Lon: -89.399697, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 27, 2006 08:42 AM, Us-34, Lat: 41.432589, Lon: -89.399800, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 2
May 18, 1991 05:14 AM, 34, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB9KHL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00474301
Grant Date: 03/08/2005, Expiration Date: 05/04/2015
Registrant: Tammy S Lachat, 109 N. Main St, Dover, IL 61323

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