Raritan, New Jersey
Raritan, New Jersey | |
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Nevius Street Bridge | |
| Motto: "A friendly town of friendly people" | |
Location of Raritan in Somerset County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Raritan, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′17″N 74°38′46″W / 40.571344°N 74.646026°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Incorporated | April 3, 1868 (as town) |
| Reincorporated | May 12, 1948 (as borough) |
| Named after | Raritan tribe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Nicolas Carra (R, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Eric M. Colvin |
| • Municipal clerk | Eric M. Colvin |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.03 sq mi (5.27 km2) |
| • Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) 2.02% |
| • Rank | 412th of 565 in state 17th of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,835 |
• Estimate (2024) | 8,584 |
| • Rank | 297th of 565 in state 14th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 3,933.2/sq mi (1,518.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 163rd of 565 in state 6th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 08869 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403561980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885365 |
| Website | www |
Raritan is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,835, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 954 (+13.9%) from the 2010 census count of 6,881, which in turn had reflected an increase of 543 (+8.6%) from the 6,338 counted at 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".