thumb|The Dover Hotel was the site of the unconditional surrender of [[Simon Bolivar Buckner|General Buckner to General Grant in 1862]]

Dover is a city in and the county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee, west-northwest of Nashville on the Cumberland River. Fort Donelson National Cemetery is in Dover. As of the 2020 census, Dover had a population of 1,826.

Dover is part of the Clarksville, TN–Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Dover is located at (36.482316, -87.844678).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (2.56%) is water.

Climate

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Dover had a population of 1,826, with 667 households and 381 families residing in the city. The median age was 42.9 years; 18.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.9 males age 18 and over.

There were 746 housing units, of which 10.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.1%.

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census

! Race !! Number !! Percent

|-

| White || 1,667 || 91.3%

|-

| Black or African American || 57 || 3.1%

|-

| American Indian and Alaska Native || 4 || 0.2%

|-

| Asian || 9 || 0.5%

|-

| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%

|-

| Some other race || 29 || 1.6%

|-

| Two or more races || 60 || 3.3%

|-

| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 57 || 3.1%

|}

2000 census

As of the census

Media

Radio stations:

  • WTPR-FM 101.7 - "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
  • WTPR-AM 710 - "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
  • WRQR-FM 105.5 - "Today's Best Music with Ace & TJ in the Morning"

Notable people

  • Isham N. Haynie, lawyer, politician, soldier and officer in the Union Army.
  • William B. Ross, 12th Governor of Wyoming.
  • Bernie Walter, professional baseball player.

References

  • Dover, Tennessee official website
  • Dover, Tennessee official school website