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Dover’s story
Dover in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
DoverMO
A town of 136.
Population
136
residents
Median home value
$188K
Census ACS
Household income
$85K
median
Median age
33.5
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town
136 people, and everyone knows the way
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Ordered by what stands out in Dover. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
Low risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Dover has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
14″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–41°
Spring43–65°
Summer65–86°
Fall45–67°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 8
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Dover is
Dover beats the Missouri average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
32 measures vs. Missouri
3 better24 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Dover | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13% | 15.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 77.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.6% |
Lafayette Regional Health Center
8.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Dover is conserved land
0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 128 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dover Community Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Dover
Town in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States
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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 83
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 820 ft
- ZIP code
- 64022
- Area code
- 660