Dover (Massachusetts)

Norfolk County

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Dover is an embossed through residential neighborhoods Town in the State of Massachusetts. Dover is about 25 km southwest of Boston, south of the Charles River.

Dover was elected in April 2003 by Boston Magazine for the " healthiest town in Greater Boston ," which means so much that Dover is the city with the highest quality of life in the catchment area of Boston. The school system is jointly managed with the neighboring town of Sherborn and financed. Other neighboring cities are: Natick, Wellesley, Needham, Dedham, Westwood, Walpole and Medfield.

Building laws, a minimum size for most residential spaces of about 0.4 ha is fixed. Thus, the population density is kept low, the need for roads and infrastructure works, however, relatively large. In the 1960s, the cost for the removal of snow on the roads amounted to 75 % of the municipal budget.

History

The first settlements in the area of present-day Dover originated in 1640, and are from 1784 to Dedham District. After that, the area is experiencing through the building of mills an economic boom and in 1836 the city of Dover.

Geography

Dover is located on a total area of 39.9 km ², of which 8.07 % are in agriculture, 57.89 % of the forested area, on water or swamps 2.54%, for an usable land 1.36%, to recreation facilities 0, 68 % and 29.46 % cultivated land. The normal temperature in January is 4 ° C and in July 22 ° C.

Demography

In Dover 6085 persons living in 1927 households (2004 ). In half of all households live children under 18 years. 3866 people are registered to vote, of which 15.4% prefer the Democrats, 34.5 % Republicans. The median income per household is $ 141,818. The inhabitants of Dover are 95.18 % European descent, to 3.63 % Asian and 0.41% African descent.

Comments

Dover was known cryptozoologists and Ufologenkreisen by the sighting of the Dover Demon.