About Dover - The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn for Dover in England.

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People of Dover - In 1890, 3,061 people lived in Dover; in 1900, 3,329; in 1910, 3,720; and in 1940, 5,517. As of the census of 2000, there were 32,135 people, 12,340 households, and 7,502 families residing in the city. The population density was 554.1/km² (1,435.0/mi²). There were 13,195 housing units at an average density of 227.5/km² (589.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 54.94% White, 37.22% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 3.16% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.57% from other races, and 2.62% from two or more races. 4.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,340 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 15.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

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