THE DOVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Vanderbilt Moraines setting.
Dover township has 35.2 square miles of land in Otsego County. Its Census reference point is in Vanderbilt Moraines, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Dover and Otsego County
Dover is associated with Otsego County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Dover by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Dover, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points lower than the 2.1% recorded for Otsego County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dover township has 1 times the land area of nearby Livingston township (33.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

