Dover (Vermont)

Dover
Historic building now home to the Dover Historical Society
Location in Vermont
Dover
Basic data
Foundation :	October 30, 1810
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Windham County
Coordinates :	42 ° 58 ′  N , 72 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 58 ′  N , 72 ° 51 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,124 (as of 2010)
Population density :	12.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	91.5 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of which 91.3 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	621 m
Postcodes :	05341, 05356
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-17875
GNIS ID :	1462083
Website :	www.DoverVermont.com

Dover is a town in Windham County , Vermont , United States with 1,124 residents (2010 census).

geography

Geographical location

Located in the highlands of the Green Mountains , the settlement core of West Dover at the foot of the 1092 m (3583 ft ) high Mount Snow with its ski areas has been a tourist center in the area since the 1950s. Other important mountains in the area are Rice Hill at 894 m (2933 ft) and Johnson Hill at 894 m (2933 ft)

In addition, Dover is the headwaters of the Rock River and the north branch of the Deerfield River .

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Wardsboro , 2.5 mi
• East: Newfane , 9.9 miles
• Southeast: Marlboro , 7.9 miles
• South: Wilmington , 2.2 miles
• Southwest: Searsburg , 8.2 mi
• West: Somerset , 8.6 miles
• Northwest: Stratton , 5.4 mi

climate

The mean mean temperature in Dover ranges from −7.8 ° C (18 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 20.0 ° C (68 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is about 1 degree warmer than Vermont's long-term mean. The snowfall between October and May, with a peak in January of 43 cm (17 inches), is around two meters, about twice the mean snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

Settled from 1779 and originally part of the town of Wardsboro , which was proclaimed in 1780 , the southern part of this parish was made an independent town on October 30, 1810 and, after many proposals such as Freedom and Liberty , was named Dover by the citizens . The reason for the naming is no longer known; an often read story that the town would have been named after the mayor's dog, who would have been tired of the multitude of pathetic name suggestions, is clearly a legend.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the rural town gradually developed into a winter sports resort. The economic decline caused by the Great Depression of 1929 also led to a significant loss of jobs and residents in the town of Dover; The originally three settlement cores West Dover, East Dover and Dover became two: the settlement of Dover became extinct. A lack of innovations kept the area at the technical level of 1930. All schools were closed because there were no more children in the district for whom they were needed.

In 1953 Walter Schoenknecht acquired a ski hut on Mount Snow and systematically expanded it into a winter sports area. This had an invigorating effect on the two remaining settlements in a short time, especially on the closer West Dover. A new road, Vermont State Route 100 , and an airfield opened up the area for tourists. Today the area is a lively tourist center with a variety of restaurants, hotels and events.

Religions

A Baptist congregation , the East Dover Baptist Church and a branch of the United Church of Christ (in West Dover ) are located in the town.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Dover, Vermont
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	-	859	829	831	729	709	650	635	621	524
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	503	377	385	278	244	252	370	555	666	994
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1410	1124

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Dover is primarily connected to the outside world by Vermont State Route 100 . It connects the place with other, north and south located ski areas on the main ridge of the Green Mountains. In addition, the Deerfield Valley Regional Airport , which is also known under its former name Mount Snow Airport , ensures that tourists and the sick are transported to and from the airport quickly.

Public facilities

A Historical Society has existed since 1975 , which is particularly dedicated to preserving the remnants of local history before it became a winter sports resort. No other public institutions are known. The closest hospital is the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in Brattleboro .

education

Since 1957 Dover has had a public primary school, the Dover Elementary School .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Kittredge Haskins (1836–1916), politician and representative in the US House of Representatives

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in Three Parts . Part 3. Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 65 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Dover, Vermont  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Profile of the municipality on the official portal www.Vermont.gov
• Entry at VirtualVermont.com (English) ( Memento from March 26, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dover in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed 1 October 2014
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ↑ Entry of Mount Snow on peakery.com (English)
4. ^ Rice Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved July 22, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Entry by Johnson Hill on peakery.com (English)
6. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
7. ↑ Climate data at www.City-Data.com (English)
8. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
9. ↑ Entry of Deerfield Valley Regional Airport on the pages of the American air traffic control authority