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Dover through time

Dover through time

Old records about Dover, put in one place. Each page shows where the numbers came from.

  • Weather since 1893Hottest and coldest days, snow, rain and yearly averages from NOAA.
  • Population since 1790Census counts for Dover and Kent County, including free and enslaved people before 1865.
  • Crime since 1985Violent and property crime Dover police reported to the FBI each year.
  • UnemploymentHow many Kent County and Dover workers are looking for a job, month by month, from the BLS.
  • How the city grewAnnexations since 2004 and the city land area by census.
  • Old mapsFire insurance maps, a county map from 1859, and USGS maps.
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