▁States . ▁Loc ated ▁on ▁the ▁Rock away ▁River , ▁D over ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁about ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁New ark , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁United ▁States ▁Census , ▁the ▁town ' s ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 8 , 1 5 7 , ▁reflect ing ▁a ▁decl ine ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁(- 0 . 2 %) ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 , 1 8 8 ▁counted ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Census , ▁which ▁had ▁in ▁turn ▁increased ▁by ▁ 3 , 0 7 3 ▁(+ 2 0 . 3 %) ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 5 , 1 1 5 ▁counted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Census . ▁D over ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁majority ▁minor ity ▁community , ▁with ▁nearly ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Census ▁ident ifying ▁themselves ▁as ▁His pan ic , ▁up ▁from ▁ 2 5 % ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁Joseph ▁L ath am ▁was ▁de eded ▁the ▁land ▁that ▁includes ▁present - day ▁D over ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 3 , ▁from ▁port ions ▁of ▁land ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁purchased ▁from ▁Native ▁Americans ▁by ▁the ▁Prop ri et ors ▁of ▁West ▁Jersey . ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 7 2 2 , ▁L ath am ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Jane ▁de eded ▁ ▁over ▁to ▁John ▁Jackson ▁of ▁Fl ushing ,