Dover (Ohio)
Tuscarawas County
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Dover is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, with (2000) 12,210 inhabitants.
Geography
Dover is 40 ° 31 ' 36 " north latitude, 81 ° 28' 38 " w. L. on the Tuscarawas River, near the confluence of Sugar Creek.
The city covers an area of 13.8 square kilometers (5.3 square miles). Of these, approximately 0.2 square kilometers, or 1.3% is covered with water.
Demography
In 2000, there were 12,210 inhabitants during the census in the city of Dover, Ohio. They lived in 4,996 households, with 3,362 families lived in the city itself. The population density was accordingly at 896 inhabitants per square kilometer
Of the people living there were 97.09 percent Caucasian Appearance. African, Asian or Indian- American descent were less than 3 percent.
In almost one third of households ( 30.2 %) children lived under the age of 18. Further 54.4 percent lived together in marriage Communities.
Average 2.39 people living in a household. Average stood a household 36.665 U.S. $ household money. The average income of a man was 34.579 U.S. $ and that of a woman, however, only U.S. $ 22,397. However, about one- tenth of the population lives below the poverty line.
History
In 1806, the brothers- Christian Deardorff and Jesse Slingluff acquired a territory of 2,000 acres at the confluence of the Tuscarawas River and Sugar Creek. For them, the fertile appearing, unpopulated land, they paid only $ 4600 back then. They laid the groundwork then for the City of Canal Dover.
Contrary to the hopes of the city founders, it took a while to a prosperous town was founded. In 1818, there were five whole building in Dover, including the inn. Originally cherished hope, Dover could be the capital of a county, dashed when that honor went to the New Philadelphia nearby.
The region experienced an upswing, although this largely passed by Dover. Not even many German -born settlers had their share. Also from Moravia came another great power over Pennsylvania settlers in this area. So there are still many German -sounding surname in local telephone directories.
The fate Dovers changed dramatically as one the Tuscarawas River einbezog the construction of Ohiokanal 1825. These waterways were part of a system that the Ohio River with the Great Lakes finally joined us with the Erie Canal. Dover was the only place along the River Tuscarawa, where you got the channel usage fee. The population grew as a result of the now incipient recovery of 46 inhabitants in 1820 to around 600 in 1840.
As a result, the city was known as Canal Dover and kept this name for many years in order to preclude confusion with other places named Dover can. Riverside many mills originated. This soon began the transformation of the city from an embossed arable farming and trading community to an industrial community. Although the importance of the canal was soon diminished by the expanding railway network, Dover remained dominated industry. The place finally was in one of the most important industrial regions of the United States. This extends from Pittsburgh to Cleveland and Detroit and was subsequently amended by the heavy industry (steel) coined. Around 1855 the city had been a steel plant with furnace and a water- driven mill. Middle of the 20th century had the city on various works of heavy industry, including tube production, mechanical engineering, chemical industry and two highly specialized steel plants.
1901 was granted the city rights Dover.
Despite its highly industrialized economic structure Dover remained still under the influence of surrounding, embossed agricultural land affected, with Mennonites and Amish played an important role. In the present, however, this agro- economic impact on Dover is only of very little importance. The supporting role of heavy industry, especially the steel industry, decreases more and more, but the city compensates by settlements contemporary commercial, with the economic structure increasingly diversified.
Culture and Attractions
Dover and the eternal rival and neighbor city of New Philadelphia held every year from a college football game in which measure the Tornadoes from Dover and the Quakers from the neighboring face numerous visitors from both cities. This game for over a century is already without a single exception every year.
In addition, the channel is another remarkable feature of the city.
List of known citizen of this city
- Elwyn Berlekamp, mathematician ( b. 1940 - )
- Ray Mears (* November 8, 1926, † 11 June 2007) was a former basketball coach, including at the Wittenberg University ( 1957-1962 ) and the University of Tennessee ( 1963-1977 ).
- Elliot Nugent, a former screenwriter, producer and actor ( 1896-1980 * )
- William Clarke Quantrill, notorious Guerilliaführer in the Civil War ( 1837-1865 ).
- Jeremiah E. Reeves, steel industrialist († 1920)
- Zack Space, former congressman ( b. 1961 )
- Ernest " Mooney " Warther, grinder master, knife sharpener and industrialist (1885-1973)