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Dover
Missouritown
Dover
Total population
136
Median home value
$187,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$85,417
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Dover is a town in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 83 at the 2020 census.
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History
Dover was platted in 1839. The community took its name from a nearby church of the same name. A post office called Dover has been in operation since 1835. The James M. Dinwiddie House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Dover, MO from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves134
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves110
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves98
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves87
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves81
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves80
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves77
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves74
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- GRANDVIEW ELEM.Elementary · HIGGINSVILLE · 457 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- LESLIE BELL ELEM.Elementary · LEXINGTON · 405 students · 15:1 ratio
- LEXINGTON HIGHHigh · LEXINGTON · 328 students · 17.3:1 ratio
- LAFAYETTE CO. HIGHHigh · HIGGINSVILLE · 310 students · 12.9:1 ratio
- LEXINGTON MIDDLEMiddle · LEXINGTON · 264 students · 13.9:1 ratio
- LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLEMiddle · HIGGINSVILLE · 213 students · 12.5:1 ratio
- SANTA FE HIGHHigh · ALMA · 172 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- SANTA FE ELEM.Elementary · WAVERLY · 162 students · 10.1:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Missouri
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Dover
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 215 mi
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 218 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET