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Geography and Demographics
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about Dover
POINTS OF INTEREST IN THE DOVER
AREA
Located in Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Medfield
and Walpole on the south, Sherborn
on the west, Natick on the northwest, Wellesley and Needham on
the north, and Westwood on the east. Dover is 16 miles
southwest of Boston and 197 miles from New York City.
Land Area: 15.3 sq. miles (9,701 acres)
Total Area: 15.4 sq. miles (9,796 acres)
Map
of Dover
Population: 6010 (cy2006)
Density: 395 per sq. mile
Households: 1963
Registered Voters: 3866
Voter Breakdown(cy2003)
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number
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%
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Democrats
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689
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15.4
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Republicans
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1,137
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34.6
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Other parties
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6
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0.2
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Unenrolled
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1,860
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49.7
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Climate:
(National Climatic Data Center - Blue Hill Station
Normal temperature in January.....25.3°F
Normal temperature in July........71.2°F
Normal annual precipitation.......49.0"
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