Dover Air Force Base
| Dover Air Force Base | ||||||||||
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| Codice IATA | DOV | |||||||||
| Codice ICAO | KDOV | |||||||||
| FAA | DOV | |||||||||
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| Altitudine | 8,5344 m s.l.m. | |||||||||
| Coordinate | 39°07′41.88″N 75°27′52.92″W | |||||||||
| Sito web | public.dover.amc.af.mil | |||||||||
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Dover Air Force Base o Dover AFB (IATA: DOV, ICAO: KDOV, FAA LID: DOV) is a United States Air Force base located two miles south of the city of Dover, Delaware.
Geografia
According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.
It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the base was a census-designated place (CDP), which had a population of 3,394 at the 2000 census.
The base is treated as a census-designated place named "Dover Base Housing." Since 1997, the base has been served by three highway exits with Delaware Route 1, allowing quick access to Dover and to southern Delaware from the complex. Dover AFB provides almost $470 million a year in revenue to the city of Dover, making it the third largest industry in Delaware.
Popolazione
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,394 people, 1,032 households, and 1,017 families residing in the base. The population density was 5,061.6 people per square mile (1,955.9/km²). There were 1,245 housing units at an average density of 1,856.7/sq mi (717.5/km²). The racial makeup of the base was 72.57% White, 16.59% African American, 0.77% Native American, 1.86% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 2.80% from other races, and 5.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.75% of the population.
In the base the population was spread out with 40.2% under the age of 18, 16.5% from 18 to 24, 41.5% from 25 to 44, 1.7% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
Collegamenti esterni
Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Dover Air Force Base- (EN) Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
- (EN) Civil Air Terminal at Dover AFB (official site)
- (EN) Dover Air Force Base su GlobalSecurity.org
- (EN) Air Mobility Command Museum Official Website
- (EN) Air Mobility Command Museum Photos
