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Historic Dover Township, New Jersey
Dover New Jersey was incorporated as a village in 1826 and on April 1, 1869 as a town. The town charter was amended in 1875. In its past, Dover New Jersey has had extensive iron and mill works, machine shops, stove, furnace, and range works, boiler and bridge works, rolling mills, drill works, knitting and silk mills, and a large hosiery factory (MacGregors).
Today, Dover New Jersey has a large Hispanic population with the largest concentrations being of Puerto Rican, Colombian and Mexican ancestry, Hispanics have been a demographic majority since 1980, and are growing quickly. As of the 2000 Census, Dover’s population was 57.9% Hispanic, making it the municipality with the fifth highest Hispanic population percentage in New Jersey and one of eight New Jersey municipalities with a Hispanic majority. The surrounding Morris County area is predominantly non-Hispanic (9.8% Hispanic or Latino, of any race). While Dover New Jersey is not currently financially disadvantaged in comparison to average towns nationwide, it is considerably less affluent (with a median household income of $53,423) than Morris County as a whole (with a median household income of $84,010.
Dover New Jersey is very conveniently located, and enjoys all the lements of effective Smart Growth in Morris County, New Jersey. To view all the available listed homes for sale in Dover New Jersey and surrounding towns, click on the seach map on our home page and you will be directed to our local generator that will provide you with tools and listings to make your home search more effective and efficient.
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