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Dover
Delaware · DE
About Dover
State capital in Delaware, United States1683Established
39,403Population
23.5 sq miArea
36 ftElevation
Dover ( DOH-vər) is the capital and the second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Delaware, after Wilmington. It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn for Dover in Kent, England (for which Kent County is named). As of 2024, its population was estimated as 40,191.
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The forecast calls for Sunny, highs near 76°. In the local news, Middletown Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Dover (MaxPreps), Dover vs Hodgson - Girls Varsity Field Hockey 09/12/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand (NFHS Network), and Two Arrested on Gun Charges 9-10-26 (City of Dover Police Department).
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