Methodist Church
Dover Township’s story
Dover Township in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers and 5 maps from 1886 on.
Explore the history →Dover TownshipMO
A town of 468.
Population
468
2025 Census estimate · −0.2% since 2020
Median home value
$283K
Census ACS
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
32.3
years
Jobs based here
8
A commuter town
Is Dover Township a good place to live?
Dover Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, against 22 minutes in Missouri’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 248 Missouri towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Dover Township. Dover Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
468 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Montevallo TownshipDoylesport TownshipDrywood TownshipBadger TownshipVirgil TownshipDover Township
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.
PowerEvergy12.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVernon County Cons Pwsd 11 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Dover Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSheldon R-VIII School DistrictNevada R-V School District2 districts serve Dover Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereVernonVernon County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes64767, 6478464767 63% · 64784 37%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dover Township.
Work & commute
Dover Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Dover Township for work: only 1% work in town. 4.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Dover Township, below both Missouri’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Nevada (30%), Joplin (6%) and Kansas City (6%).
1%work in town
| Dover Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Dover Township1%
Nevada30%
Joplin6%
Kansas City6%
Fort Scott5%
28 mi
median commute distance
8
jobs based in Dover Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and hot summers in Dover Township
Dover Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Dover Township is 90°F.
7″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–45°
Spring46–67°
Summer67–88°
Fall47–69°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+0.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Dover Township is
Dover Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Dover Township.
| Dover Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Dover Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.7% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 6.8% |
Nevada Regional Medical Center
11.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Dover Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Outdoors
Conserved land covers 2.2% of Dover Township
5.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Dover Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
2.2%conserved
| Dover Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
2.2%
conserved · 682 of 30,340 acres
5.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Dover Township
16pages on Dover Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dover Township
About 5 of every 100 Dover Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Dover Township for work
Where Dover Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
8jobs based in Dover Township
1%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Dover Township
Township in Vernon County, Missouri, U.S.
Dover Township is a township in Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Dover Township was erected in 1872. Dover Township is located in southwestern Vernon County. The origin of its name is unknown, although a 1933 study of Missouri place names suggested that it may ultimately derive from Dover, England, either through another American place of that name or from the surname Dover.
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Questions about Dover Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dover Township, MO a good place to live?
Dover Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.