Dover, Illinois

About Dover

Set in the northern part of Illinois, Dover is a tiny community with an estimated population of 133.

Dover holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.27 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 493 residents per square mile.

📰 Dover News Today

• Donald Carlson Obituary (1943 - 2026) - Princeton, IL - Bureau County Republican Legacy obituary · Aug 8
• Bureau County police: Dover man charged with aggravated battery Shaw Local · Dec 22
• 1 Detained As Police Execute Search Warrant At Tinley Park Home: PD Patch · Jan 29
• Todd Patrick Nyman Obituary (2026) - Dover, IL - Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. - Princeton Legacy obituary · Apr 23
• Karen Faye (Smith) Dover Obituary Apr 28, 2022 Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Homes · Apr 28

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What Makes Dover Unique

• One of 16 places in the US named Dover — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.27 sq mi.
• Positioned in northern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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