THE DOVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Monongahela Transition Zone setting.
Dover township has 36.2 square miles of land in Athens County. Its Census reference point is in Monongahela Transition Zone, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Dover and Athens County
Dover is associated with Athens 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 0.34 square miles of water within Dover, or 0.9% of its total area. That share is close to Athens County’s 0.9%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dover township has 63.8 times the land area of nearby Millfield CDP (0.57 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

