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Brewer's: Jack of Dover

A stockfish, “hake salted and dried.” The Latin for a hake is merlucius, and lucius is a jack or pike. Mer, of course, means the sea, and Dover, the chief Clinque Port, is used as a…

Pas-de-Calais, department, France

(Encyclopedia) Pas-de-CalaisPas-de-Calaispä-də-kälāˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 1,435,000), N France, on the Strait of Dover. Arras is the capital.

Foreland, North, and South Foreland

(Encyclopedia) Foreland, North, and South Foreland, headlands of Kent, SE England, forming parts of the boundary of The Downs (a roadstead). South Foreland is 4 mi (6.4 km) NE of Dover, and North…

Kent, county, England

(Encyclopedia) Kent, county (1991 pop. 1,485,600), 1,525 sq mi (3,950 sq km), SE England. It lies between the Thames estuary and the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone, and the county is…

Brewer's: Merry Dun of Dover

A large mythical ship, which knocked down Calais steeple in passing through the Straits of Dover, and the pennant, at the same time, swept a flock of sheep off Dover cliffs into the sea.…

Dover, NH Census Data

People QuickFactsDoverNew HampshirePopulation, 2003 estimate 28,2161,287,687Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 5.0%4.2%Population, 2000 26,8841,235,786Population,…

Dover, NH Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population26,884100.0SEX AND AGEMale12,91448.0Female13,97052.0Under 5 years1,5275.75 to 9 years1,5895.910 to 14 years1,5365.715 to 19 years1,5285.720 to 24 years2,4229.025 to…

Dover, NH Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school6,794100.0Nursery school, preschool4106.0Kindergarten3254.8Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,50836.9High school (grades…

Dover, DE Census Data

People QuickFactsDoverDelawarePopulation, 2003 estimate 32,808817,491Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 2.4%4.3%Population, 2000 32,135783,600Population, percent change…

Dover, DE Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population32,135100.0SEX AND AGEMale15,12247.1Female17,01352.9Under 5 years2,1466.75 to 9 years2,1186.610 to 14 years2,1336.615 to 19 years2,9589.220 to 24 years3,25910.125…