Dover Township Hall Michigan, 2010
Dover Township’s story
184 years in pictures
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
- 1842Dover Township is settled
Dover TownshipMI
Population
1,645
2025 Census estimate · −1% since 2020
Median home value
$190K
Census ACS
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
96
A commuter town
Is Dover Township a good place to live?
The best of Dover Township’s subject grades are an A− for history and a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 107 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Dover Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On the outdoors, just 44 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Dover Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Dover Township stand out
Where Dover Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Dover Township for work
Where Dover Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
96jobs based in Dover Township
2%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Dover Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Dover Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.6 of 20; 2.6% of households have no car; 0.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthPromedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital 11.6 miles awayC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 33% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $190K, 2.7 years of the Adrian area’s $71K median household incomeB+Open →Jobs & income$74K median household income; 96 jobs based hereC+Open →SchoolsBehind 62% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0% conserved landDOpen →History1 notable person born hereA−Open →Civic life1.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Dover Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dover Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Dover Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHudson Area SchoolsSand Creek Community Schools2 districts serve Dover Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDover Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes49235, 49221, 4927949235 74% · 49221 23% · 49279 2%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dover Township.
HealthC−
Dover Township is less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns
Dover Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of Dover Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, where Michigan’s towns sit at 27% and U.S. towns at 23%. 41% of Dover Township adults have obesity.
25%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Dover Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Dover Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17.1% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8.1% |
Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital
11.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Most of Dover Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Dover Township for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Adrian (16%), Madison Township (5%) and Jackson (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
2%work in town
| Dover Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Dover Township2%
Adrian16%
Madison Township5%
Jackson4%
Rome Township3%
21 mi
median commute distance
96
jobs based in Dover Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Climate
Dover Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Dover Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
33″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–34°
Spring37–58°
Summer59–81°
Fall41–62°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Dover Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 87 of 22,386 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clayton Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Dover Township
19pages on Dover Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Dover Township
Adrian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Adrian6.6 mi$41,684 tuitionSiena Heights UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Adrian8.8 mi$30,778 tuition
About 5 of every 100 Dover Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Dover Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Dover Township is a civil township in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,662.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 820 ft
Dover Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Dover Township.
Madison TownshipAdrian TownshipSeneca TownshipHudson TownshipRome TownshipDover Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Madison Township | #542 | C | B− | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Adrian Township | #257 | B+ | B | A | B− | C− |
| Seneca Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Hudson Township | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C− |
| Rome Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
Dover Township, Seneca Township, Hudson Township and Rome Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Dover Township, Seneca Township, Hudson Township and Rome Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dover Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Dover Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dover Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.