<page_title> Dover, New Jersey </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 15,115 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 18,188 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 20.3% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 18,157 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> −0.2% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 census, Dover's population was 18,157, reflecting a decline of (-0.2%) from the 18,188 counted in the 2000 census, which had in turn increased by 3,073 (+20.3%) from the 15,115 counted in the 1990 census.