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Dover, Delaware

Dover (/ˈdvər/ DOH-vər) is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Delaware.[3] It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of the PhiladelphiaWilmingtonCamden, PANJ–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 (for which Kent County is named). As of 2020, its population was 39,403.

This article is about the capital of Delaware. For other uses, see Dover (disambiguation).

Dover

1683

1717

23.97 sq mi (62.09 km2)

23.67 sq mi (61.30 km2)

0.30 sq mi (0.79 km2)

30 ft (9 m)

39,403

1,664.82/sq mi (642.79/km2)

152,255

19901–19906

10-21200

217882[2]

Etymology[edit]

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 French (Douvres) and Modern Welsh (Dofr) forms.

(born 1973), short story writer and bioethicist, lived in Dover 1982–1991

Jacob Appel

(born 1959), 38th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps

David H. Berger

(born 1990), professional tennis player

Madison Brengle

(born 1958), Major League Baseball player[58]

Randy Bush

(1863–1941), astronomer and co-creator of Harvard Classification Scheme

Annie Jump Cannon

(born 1943), underground artist, lived in Dover from 1959 to 1961

Robert Crumb

(1873–1953), 56th Governor of Delaware, born in Dover

William D. Denney

(born 1952), actor, director, playwright, born in Dover

Murphy Guyer

(born 1960), actor, born in Dover

Doug Hutchison

(1893–1966), Brigadier General USMC during World War II

Gilder D. Jackson Jr.

(born 1960), NFL player, born in Dover

Mike Meade

(born 1969), actress, born in Dover

Teri Polo

(1872–1962), suffragist and historical preservationist, based in Dover

Mabel Lloyd Ridgely

(born 1981), Major League Baseball pitcher[59]

Ian Snell

(born 1957), retired professional wrestler

Dave Taylor

(born 1978), nationally syndicated, award-winning cartoonist, attended Dover High School

Rob Tornoe

City of Dover

Kent County & Greater Dover Convention and Visitors Bureau