The Dover Demon is a creature reportedly sighted on April 21–22, 1977, in Dover, Massachusetts , a town about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown Boston .
38-465: 17-year-old William "Bill" Bartlett claimed that while driving on April 21, 1977, he saw a creature "about 4 feet tall with glowing orange eyes and no nose or mouth in a watermelon-shaped head" on top of a broken stone wall on Farm Street in Dover, Massachusetts . 15-year-old John Baxter reported seeing a similar creature on Miller Hill Road the same evening. Another 15-year-old, Abby Brabham, claimed to have seen
76-424: A CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on the geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use
114-483: A campus on Farm Street in Dover, near the borders with Sherborn and Medfield. Dover-Sherborn High School has impressive results with regards to graduation rates, college admission rates and standardized and Advanced Placement exam scores. DSHS was ranked third in cost efficiency and seventh in academic performance by Boston magazine. U.S. News & World Report named Dover-Sherborn a Gold Medal School, ranking it 65th in
152-443: A female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.29. 31.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
190-491: A large and long head, epidermis without fur beyond feet and long hands that fix on the surface. It was named the Dover Demon by one of the cryptozoologists who investigated the case. Although some believe it is an alien , to others it is no more than an animal like a primate . There have been no modern reports. Census-designated place A census-designated place ( CDP ) is a concentration of population defined by
228-526: A local "investigator of unexplained phenomenon" noted similarities to creatures in the Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter of 1955. Even though none of the witnesses reported seeing a UFO , the sightings were also investigated by the Mutual UFO Network and associated groups. It has been suggested that the creature may have been a foal or a moose calf. Skeptic Joe Nickell believes the creature
266-455: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas
304-568: A school vacation hoax." Skeptic Ben Radford has suggested the sighting may have been influenced by the pop culture of the time, as 1977 was the year Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind were released. In 2009, the Dover Demon was featured in an episode of the American horror television series Lost Tapes , which aired on Animal Planet . The Dover Demon appears as a character in
342-474: A typical year, Dover, Massachusetts temperatures fall below 50 °F (10 °C) for 195 days per year. Annual precipitation is typically 46.9 inches per year and snow covers the ground 52 days per year, or 14.2% of the year (high for the US). It may be helpful to understand the yearly precipitation by imagining nine straight days of moderate rain per year. The humidity is below 60% for approximately 25.4 days, or 7.0% of
380-403: A unique heating system developed by physicist Mária Telkes . The project was funded by philanthropist and sculptor Amelia Peabody, and built on her property in Dover, Massachusetts. Dover Sun House was demolished in 2010. The town is known for the sighting of a humanoid since the 1970s on Farm Street, which gives access to it. There have been six unrelated sightings so far. The creature has
418-474: Is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km ) (0.52%) is water. It is bordered by the towns of Natick , Wellesley , Needham , Westwood , Walpole , Medfield and Sherborn . At the 2000 census , there were 5,558 people, 1,849 households and 1,567 families residing in the town. The population density was 362.6 inhabitants per square mile (140.0/km ). There were 1,884 housing units at an average density of 122.9 per square mile (47.5/km ). The racial makeup
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#1732856212570456-445: Is located in the town's center. Located near Caryl Park and the entrance to Noanet Woodlands (also known as Miss Peabody's Woods), Chickering School is under the elected Dover School Committee, while the two secondary schools are the responsibility of the regional school system, under the elected Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee, with costs and governance shared with the neighboring town of Sherborn . The regional schools share
494-522: Is the wealthiest town in Massachusetts. Located about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown Boston , Dover is a residential town nestled on the south banks of the Charles River . Almost all of the residential zoning requires 1 acre (4,000 m ) or larger. As recently as the early 1960s, 75% of its annual town budget was allocated to snow removal , as only one and a half miles (2.4 km) of
532-643: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in
570-455: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with
608-486: The United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which
646-427: The American comic book series Proof , which features various other creatures. In the comic, it is a creature able to see into the future. It appears in another similar comic book series called The Perhapanauts . The Dover Demon also made brief appearances in the comic books The Pound: Ghouls Night Out and Hack/Slash: Entry Wound . A Dover Demon also appears in the webcomic Gunnerkrigg Court . Additionally, in
684-510: The CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along the Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and
722-478: The Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of a CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that
760-491: The Dover Historical Society along with their old household goods so that the building could be erected, and it was dedicated on May 14, 1907, by members and friends of the society. In the early years, it was used for meetings and to house Dover's historical memorabilia, but eventually members became disenchanted with the society and the building was seldom opened. In the 1960s, there was a renewed interest which led to
798-456: The US. Dover used to have two elementary schools, Chickering for grades K to 3, and Caryl Elementary School for grades 4 to 6. In 1970, Caryl School was gutted by fire. It was rebuilt and remained open until finally being closed in 2001 after the expansion of Chickering. Dover Sun House was one of the world's first solar-heated houses, it was designed in 1948 by architect Eleanor Raymond and had
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#1732856212570836-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,
874-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in
912-588: The community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in
950-431: The creature the following night on Springdale Avenue. The teenagers all drew sketches of the alleged creature. Bartlett wrote on his sketch, "I, Bill Bartlett, swear on a stack of Bibles that I saw this creature." According to a local news report, "the locations of the sightings, plotted on a map, lay in a straight line over 2 miles [3.2 km]". The sightings were not made public until the first half of May. At that time,
988-507: The general overhaul and refurbishing of the building. The Sawin Museum, located at the corner of Centre and Dedham Streets in Dover Center, is owned and operated by the Dover Historical Society and is open to the public free of charge. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 15.4 square miles (39.9 km ), of which 15.3 square miles (39.7 km )
1026-543: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through
1064-496: The manga series Dandadan , there is an alien known as Dover Demon that takes the form of a bipedal crustacean-like alien; with the ability to transform into a stronger form resembling that of a mantis shrimp. Dover, Massachusetts Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts , United States. The population was 5,923 at the time of the 2020 United States Census . With a median income of more than $ 250,000, Dover
1102-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,
1140-531: The town and operated by the Historical Society since 1920. The house retains its architectural integrity and has been carefully restored to reflect life in the 1790s when the first two Caryl families lived and worked there together. The Sawin Building has housed thousands of Dover relics, books, photographs and artifacts since the beginning of the 20th century. Benjamin and Eudora Sawin willed land and funds into
1178-463: The town's roads are state highway . Dover is bordered by Natick , Wellesley and Needham to the north, Westwood to the east, Walpole and Medfield to the south, and Sherborn to the west. For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Dover, please see the article Dover (CDP) , Massachusetts . The " Dover Demon " is a creature reportedly sighted on April 21 and 22, 1977. The first recorded settlement of Dover
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1216-461: The year. Dover's public schools are considered among the best in Massachusetts. According to research conducted by Boston magazine in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, the town's schools scored No. 1 in the state. Dover has three public schools: Chickering Elementary School (grades K–5), Dover-Sherborn Middle School (grades 6–8) and Dover-Sherborn High School (grades 9–12). The private, independent Charles River School (grades Pre-K–8)
1254-479: Was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males. The median household income was $ 141,818 and the median family income was $ 157,168. Males had a median income of $ 100,000 and females $ 56,473. The per capita income was $ 64,899. About 2.3% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over. Historically, Dover
1292-447: Was 95.18% White , 0.41% Black or African American , 0.04% Native American (2 people), 3.63% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.05% from other races , and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 1.19% of the population (approximately 105 people). There were 1,849 households, of which 46.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.0% were married couples living together, 5.5% had
1330-578: Was in 1640. It was later established as the Springfield Parish of Dedham in 1748, and incorporated as District Dedham in 1784. Dover was officially incorporated as a town in 1836. The Benjamin Caryl House , at 107 Dedham St., dates from about 1777 and was the home of Dover's first minister, Benjamin Caryl, his son George, who was the town's first doctor, and their descendants until 1897. It has been owned by
1368-499: Was likely a snowy owl , based on size and plumage , which would have reflected in the yellow headlights of older cars as the peach color described by Bartlett. In addition, the "long spindly arms" and fingers of the supposed creature could be the partially opened wings and the splayed feathers at the wingtips of a snowy owl. Police told the Associated Press that creatures reported by the teenagers "were probably nothing more than
1406-543: Was one of the few communities in metropolitan Boston to have more registered Republicans than Democrats , with the most recent Republican nominee winning the town being former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney in 2012, defeating Barack Obama 56% to 43. However, as of 2021 the town had more registered Democrats than Republicans. In 2016, the town flipped, with Democrat Hillary Clinton defeating Republican Donald Trump by 57% to 32%. In 2020, Joe Biden improved Clinton's margin by 16 points, winning it 69% to 28%. In
1444-477: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to
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