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| Dover, NH | |
| Community Contact | Dover City Clerk's Office Karen Lavertu, City Clerk/Tax Collector 288 Central Avenue Dover, NH 03820-4169 |
| Telephone | (603) 516-6020 |
| Fax | (603) 516-6666 |
| k.lavertu@ci.dover.nh.us | |
| Web Site | www.ci.dover.nh.us/ |
| Municipal Office Hours | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 8 am - 4 pm, Wednesday, 8 am - 6 pm |
| County | Strafford |
| Labor Market Area | Rochester-Dover NH-ME Metro-NECTA, NH Portion |
| Tourism Region | Seacoast |
| Planning Commission | Strafford Regional |
| Regional Development | Southeast Economic Development Corp. |
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US Congress
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District 1 (All Wards) |
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Executive Council
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District 3 (All Wards) |
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State Senate
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District 21 (All Wards) |
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State Representative
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Strafford County Districts 4 (Wards 1 & 2), 5 (Wards 3 & 4), and 6 (Wards 5 & 6) |
| Incorporated: 1623 |
| Origin: For the first fifty years of New Hampshire history, Dover was one of only three communities established in what is now New Hampshire. Settled in 1623 on the banks of the Piscataqua River, Dover was first called Hilton's Point, named after Edward Hilton, who procured for himself the Dover and Squamscot Patent in 1629. The town was also known by the Indian names of Newichwannock (place of wigwams) and Cocheco; and briefly called Bristol and North-ham before permanently becoming Dover. The settlement was an independent government until 1641, when residents agreed to be annexed to Massachusetts; the town returned to New Hampshire when provincial status was restored by King George II in 1741. Dover's location on the Piscataqua and Cocheco Rivers made it a thriving center of trading and manufacturing. Dover was incorporated as a city in 1855. |
| Villages and Place Names: Bellamy, Cocheco, Gates Corner, Sawyers, Wentworth Terrace |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 1,998 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Population change for Dover totaled 11,119 over 50 years, from 15,874 in 1950 to 26,993 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 21 percent increase between 1950 and 1960, and the population has grown less than 15 percent each decade since. The 2007 Census estimate for Dover was 28,775 residents, which ranked seventh among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 1,075.0 persons per square mile of land area, the eighth highest among the cities and towns. Dover contains 26.7 square miles of land area and 2.3 square miles of inland water area. |
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