DOVER TOWNSHIP BUSINESS& ECONOMIC LOCAL Issue 2020 DOVER TOWNSHIP Business& Economic Local Explore Construct Thrive Succeed 2480 West Canal Road northwest to southeast, supplies Our Location, Surroundings & Transportation connections between Carlisle and the City of York. by Tiffany Strine, Dover Township Secretary Our Location city conceived to be developing If you need assistance getting to Dover along the Atlantic Coast from Township, simply contact our municipal Dover Township, located in the Boston, Massachusetts to Norfolk, office and someone will be more than northwestern part of York County, is Virginia. As this super-city develops, happy to provide you with directions! about eight miles from the City of its economic, cultural and social York and thirty-four miles from the influences will be welcomed and Dover Township City of Lancaster. The cities of received within York County and Carlisle and Harrisburg are both within Dover Township. Municipal Offices approximately the same distance Dover Township Business and Economic (twenty-six miles) from Dover Transportation Local is your business guide to the Dover Township. Harrisburg is directly area. We encourage you to consider locating Several highways are readily north of Dover Township while or expanding your business here. Carlisle is to the northwest. Dover accessible to the residents of Dover Township is approximately twenty- Township to provide access to the eight miles from the City of major cities of the region. United Gettysburg. States Route 15 and United States Route 30 provide access to cities Our Surroundings such as: Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster and various points east. As part of York County, Dover Interstate 83 provides access to Township finds itself located in close Baltimore and Washington, D.C. to proximity to major cities along the Contact Our Offices the south and to the following cities: eastern seaboard of the United 2480 West Canal Road, Dover, Pennsylvania 17315. Harrisburg, Philadelphia, New York Telephone (717) 292-3634 Fax Number (717) 292-1136, States. Due to these factors, Dover Website www.dovertownship.org Page 1 and various other cities to the Township as part of York County is northern portion of the Pennsylvania considered to be on the fringe of Turnpike. Pennsylvania Route 74 “megalopolis”, the emerging super- which navigates the Township from DOVER TOWNSHIP BUSINESS& ECONOMIC LOCAL | Issue 2020 2 Development, Natural Features and Growth Development and Natural Features Extensive area is covered by Dover Township. As per the United States Census Bureau, Dover Township has a total area of 42.1 square miles. 42.0 square miles is land and 0.1 square miles or 0.17 percent is water. Dover Township completely surrounds the Borough of Dover. the area within Dover Township predominate land use in the The main character of development consists of acres of farmlands and Township, it cannot be said to be the in Dover Township is rural. Much of forests. Although this may be the most influential. Growth Township Prospects WE ARE GROWING Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Dover Township is advancing growth Planning Code (MPC), which is the within the current growth boundary. Dover Township; lies within There is a definite trend towards source of State law on the use and York County lines. York suburbanization within the development of land, establishes County is one of the fastest guidelines for a municipality’s Township as evidenced by the many growing counties in comprehensive plan and requires subdivisions and commercial activity that adopted plans be reviewed taking place in the southeastern part Pennsylvania, with a strong periodically. A comprehensive plan is of the Township. This is greatly base in manufacturing and not law. Instead, it is a plan for future impacting areas along Route 74 agriculture. Dover Township development in the municipality. within the Township. There is an has so much to offer to Our plan is a joint one with Dover emerging pattern of residential and prospective business! Borough. The project has involved commercial uses that will create an Residents are attracted to our both a review and analysis of important effect upon the overall homes in the country as well existing conditions and development development of the Township. This as our suburban subdivisions is also creating a growing effort to of goals to achieve in the future. alike. Our residential growth preserve “important essential Inquire within for further to over 21,000 residents information regarding the 2020 Joint farmland” and natural features such makes Dover Township an Comprehensive plan or find more as forested areas. excellent place to bring your information at the following link https://www.dovercompplan.org/. commercial endeavor! DOVER TOWNSHIP BUSINESS& ECONOMIC LOCAL | Issue 2020 3 DOVER TOWNSHIP Dover Stephen Parthree Township Mr. Parthree serves as Supervisor and liaison to Parks and Recreation and the Municipality Industrial/Commercial Development Dover Township currently consists of the Committee. Local DOVER TOWNSHIP MANAGER AND Stephen Stefanowicz BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Mr. Stefanowicz serves as Chairman and Government a Supervisor liaison to Administration, Sewer and the Waste Water Treatment Laurel Oswalt Plant. Township Manager, Dover Township. Robert Stone Michael Cashman Mr. Stone serves as a Supervisor and Mr. Cashman serves as the liaison to Water, Sewer and Municipal Chairman, Board Supervisors and Separate Storm Sewer Systems liaison to Township Water and police. Charles Richards Mr. Richards serves as the Secretary, Board of Supervisors and liaison to Streets and Highways, Ambulance and Fire and Emergency. Dover Township Labor & A Township in the Commonwealth Workforce Statistics of Pennsylvania, a state of the Classes of Here you will find statistical information United States of America, is one of regarding Dover Township’s workforce. Workers three types of municipalities in the state, along with cities and Private Wage DOVER TOWNSHIP CIVILIAN’S and Salary boroughs. There are two types of Government CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE OVERALL Townships: first class and second 67.3% class, each operating under its own Self-Employed laws. Dover Township is a second- CIVILIAN TOTAL EMPLOYMENT class municipality. Unpaid Family 10.3 (In thousands) Workers DOVER TOWNSHIP IS SERVED BY CIVILIAN TOTAL UN-EMPLOYMENT 1.9 (In thousands) PA HOUSE DISTRICT 196 REPRESENTATIVE SETH GROVE (R) DOVER TOWNSHIP CIVILIAN’S Offices located in York 2501 Catherine Street CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE TYPES Suite 10 DOVER TOWNSHIP CLASSES OF WORKERS York, PA 17408 Private Wage and Salary (717) 767-3947 72% Fax: (717) 767-9857 Strong areas of employment for Dover Government Workers Township Residents are centralized in: 2% PA SENATE DISTRICT 31 Unpaid Family Workers Construction and Manufacturing SENATOR MIKE REGAN (R) 0% PA U.S. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE Self-Employed Wholesale, Retail and Trade SCOTT PERRY (R) 26% DOVER TOWNSHIP BUSINESS& ECONOMIC LOCAL | Issue 2020 4 Township Statistics QUICK STATISTICS Dover Township Households As of 2011-2015 there were 8,794 households out of which 20.5% had 21,246 children under the age of 18 living with This is the number of residents of Dover them, 67% were married couples living MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMES Township during the year 2011-2015. together and 30.2% all households were made up of individuals. The YEAR 2014-2018 average household containing $62,493.00 for a Household persons 65 years and over was 8,794 $30,508.00 for a Family 17.3% and total residing Veterans This is the number of households of Dover Township during the year 2011-2015. equates to 1,749 residents. All Dover Township Statistical information Population, Race, Age and Sex contained herein was derived from the U.S. Census Bureau and the American Community Survey. Various county-wide statistics are White updated more frequently than the Race and Origin Caucasian decennial census, including the 93.5% American Community Survey (ACS), which is administered by the U.S. Hispanic or Census Bureau above and below. Latino Age and Sex 4.8% American Indian and Alaska Native Black African American 0% Two or More 3.1% Asian 1% Races 2.3% DOVER TOWNSHIP HOUSING Dwelling Units in 2014 8,794 Persons Under 5 Years of Age Owner Occupied Units in 2014 81.9% Persons Under 18 Years of Age Median Value of Owner-Occupied Units - $157,200.00 Persons 19 thru 64 Years of Age Median Monthly Owner Costs with a Mortgage - $1,469.00 Persons 65 Years and Older Monthly Owner Costs without a Mortgage - $523.00 Median Gross Rental Costs - $860.00 DOVER TOWNSHIP BUSINESS& ECONOMIC LOCAL | Issue 2020 5 Dover Township Education Department of Education a set 7.Engineering Technology Dover Township Education tuition fee to the cyber charter 8.Computer Technology school that the student chooses to 9.Geospatial Technology The Dover School District offers its attend. One key program Dover 10.Workforce Development students specialty areas of study; School District offers its students is The local school district also provides that many others do not, along with the Dover Area High School CTE Pennsylvania Skills Certificates. The core curriculum to help better Programing. Students can preplan Pennsylvania Skills Certificate is a program prepare the students for the future. their futures for careers in the created by the Pennsylvania Department Dover Township is served by the following fields of study: of Education to recognize career and Dover Area School District. 1.Marketing technical education students who