Place:Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
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NameRaritan
Alt namesRaritonsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34005759
TypeBorough
Coordinates40.571°N 74.637°W
Located inSomerset, New Jersey, United States
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Raritan is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 6,881,[1][2][3] reflecting an increase of 543 (+8.6%) from the 6,338 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 540 (+9.3%) from the 5,798 counted in the 1990 Census.

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

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