Raritan Township, New Jersey
| Raritan Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Raritan | |
Raritan Township Municipal Complex
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 Map of Raritan Township in Hunterdon County. Inset: Location of Hunterdon County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Raritan Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°32′50″N 74°53′45″W / 40.547102°N 74.895921°WCoordinates: 40°32′50″N 74°53′45″W / 40.547102°N 74.895921°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Hunterdon |
| Incorporated | April 2, 1838 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Karen Gilbert (R, term ends December 31, 2017) |
| • Administrator | Jerry Giaimis |
| • Clerk | Bill Bray (acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.690 sq mi (97.615 km2) |
| • Land | 37.527 sq mi (97.194 km2) |
| • Water | 0.163 sq mi (0.422 km2) 0.43% |
| Area rank | 63rd of 566 in state 2nd of 26 in county |
| Elevation | 564 ft (172 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 22,185 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 22,041 |
| • Rank | 116th of 566 in state 1st of 26 in county |
| • Density | 591.2/sq mi (228.3/km2) |
| • Density rank | 430th of 566 in state 13th of 26 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08822 - Flemington |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3401961920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882179 |
| Website | www |
Raritan Township is a township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 22,185, reflecting an increase of 2,376 (+12.0%) from the 19,809 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 4,193 (+26.9%) from the 15,616 counted in the 1990 Census. The southeast part of the township is in the Amwell Valley, while the northwestern part is on the Hunterdon Plateau.
Raritan was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1838, from portions of the now-defunct Amwell Township. Flemington was formed within the township on March 14, 1870, and became an independent borough on April 7, 1910. Portions of the township were ceded to East Amwell Township in 1854 and 1897.
The township's name is derived from the Raritan tribe, a Native American band of Lenape people. The name of the tribe is said to mean "forked river", "stream overflows" or "point on a tidal river".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 37.690 square miles (97.615 km2), including 37.527 square miles (97.194 km2) of land and 0.163 square miles (0.422 km2) of water (0.43%).
Raritan Township completely surrounds Flemington, making it part one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another. It borders Clinton Township, Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Franklin Township and Readington Township in Hunterdon County; and Hillsborough Township in Somerset County.
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