| Official Name: | Dover Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Dover Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lenawee |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Dan Borck |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Sharon Rodriguez |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 91.1 |
| Area Land Km2: | 90.9 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.3 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.2 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.1 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1662 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 250 |
| Elevation Ft: | 820 |
| Coordinates: | 41.8506°N -84.1692°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49221 (Adrian) 49235 (Clayton) 49279 (Sand Creek) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-22820[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626189 |
Dover Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,662.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.2mi2, of which 35.1mi2 is land and 0.1mi2 (0.28%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,787 people, 650 households, and 501 families residing in the township. The population density was 50.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 686 housing units at an average density of 19.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.54% White, 0.28% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.58% of the population.
There were 650 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,329, and the median income for a family was $51,587. Males had a median income of $37,750 versus $24,148 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,299. About 8.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.