Map of Raritan borough, New Jersey

Raritan is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough’s population was 6,881, reflecting an increase of 543 (+8.6%) from the 6,338 counted in the 2000 census.

The borough’s name is derived from the Raritans, a Native American group of Lenape. The name of the tribe is said to mean “forked river”, “stream overflows” or “point on a tidal river”.

Raritan borough overview:
Name:	Raritan borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	New Jersey
County:	Somerset County
Incorporated:	April 3, 1868 (as town)
Elevation:	125 ft (38 m)
Total Area:	2.03 sq mi (5.27 km²)
Land Area:	1.99 sq mi (5.16 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km²) 2.02%
Total Population:	7,835
Population Density:	3,933.2/sq mi (1,518.6/km²)
Area code:	908
FIPS code:	3461980
GNISfeature ID:	0885365
Website:	www.raritanboro.org

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History

Raritan town was originally established as a subdivision within Bridgewater Township by act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 3, 1868. After a series of bitter lawsuits between Raritan and Bridgewater in the 1930s and 1940s, the Legislature allowed Raritan to become a fully independent borough by an Act on May 12, 1948, based on the results of a referendum passed on June 12, 1948. The new borough incorporated the old town and an additional portion of Bridgewater Township.

The Knox–Porter Resolution ending United States involvement in World War I was signed by President Harding at the estate of New Jersey Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr. on July 2, 1921.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.03 square miles (5.27 km), including 1.99 square miles (5.16 km) of land and 0.04 square miles (0.11 km) of water (2.02%).

The borough borders the Somerset County municipalities of Bridgewater Township, Hillsborough Township and Somerville.

Raritan is in the western division of the Raritan Valley (a line of cities in central New Jersey), along with Branchburg and Bridgewater.