Raritan Township, New Jersey (English Wikipedia)

Mott, George Scudder (1894). History of the Presbyterian Church in Flemington, New Jersey. pp. 14–17. OCLC 1046526468. In what was then a small woods between Copper Hill and Larison's Corner, on the east side of the road, on the farm now belonging to Mr. L.C. Case, he secreted his men.

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DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Raritan township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Archived February 12, 2020, at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 20, 2012.
DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Raritan township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Archived February 12, 2020, at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 20, 2012.
DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Raritan township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Archived February 12, 2020, at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 20, 2012.
Marcia A. Karrow - Executive Director, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission. Accessed May 29, 2013. "Senator Karrow served as a Raritan Township Committeewoman from 1994-2002, and she was the Township Mayor in 1998."

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Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Flemington, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 20, 2014.

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About Us, Black River and Western Railroad. Accessed November 20, 2019.

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Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 25. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 21, 2015.
Nestor, Sandy. Indian Placenames in America, Volume 1, p. 114. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Raritan is Lenape for 'stream overflows,' or 'a point on a tidal river.'"
Bowen, Francis. American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843, p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed July 18, 2013.
Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 267, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 18, 2013. "Raritan township was formed from Amwell in 1838. Its population in 1850 was 3,070; in 1860, 2,270; and in 1870, 3,654. Flemington, the county seat, is in this township. Its population in 1870 was 1,412. In the vicinity of Flemington are valuable copper mines. Croton and Copper Hill are post villages."
Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson. The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, p. 139. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 18, 2013.
Staff. A compendium of the ninth census, 1870, p. 260. United States Census Bureau, 1872. Accessed July 18, 2013. Population listed of 3,654 for Raritan Township includes the population of 1,412 for Flemington.
Porter, Robert Percival. Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75, p. 98. United States Census Bureau, 1890. Accessed July 20, 2012.
Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890, United States Census Bureau, p. 337. Accessed July 20, 2012. Population is listed for Raritan Township including Flemington village (3798 in 1890, 4037 in 1900 and 4008 in 1910) and for Flemington village alone (1977 in 1890, 2145 in 1900 and 2695 in 1910). Totals shown in the table for 1890 and 1900 were calculated by subtracting out the population for Flemington, while the 1910 value was taken from the 1930 Census data.
Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I, United States Census Bureau, p. 716. Accessed July 17, 2012.

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US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
QuickFacts Raritan township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 19, 2023.
U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

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Clerks, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.
Sheriffs, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.
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2023 Municipal Data Sheet, Township of Raritan. Accessed February 17, 2024.

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District information for Flemington-Raritan Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
School Data for the Flemington-Raritan Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
School data for Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.

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Overview, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed November 17, 2019. "The Flemington-Raritan School District (FRSD) is a regional, pre-K-8 district serving the children, parents and residents of Flemington Borough and Raritan Township, an area encompassing 38 square miles. Our nearly 3,100 students, 375 certified staff, and our support staff are housed in six buildings: four elementary (pre K-4), an intermediate school (5-6), and a middle school (7-8). Our graduates complete their 9-12 education at the Hunterdon Central Regional High School."
Barley Sheaf School, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed April 17, 2020.
Copper Hill School, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed April 17, 2020.
Francis A. Desmares School, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed April 17, 2020.
Robert Hunter School, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed April 17, 2020.
Reading-Fleming Intermediate School, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed April 17, 2020.
J. P. Case Middle School, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed April 17, 2020.
2019-2020 District Handbook, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed April 17, 2020.
Board of Education, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed April 17, 2020. "Welcome to the Flemington-Raritan School District Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine, volunteer members, with seven members elected from Raritan Township and two members elected from Flemington Borough. Members are elected to three-year terms on the November general election day."

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Board of Education, Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Accessed April 17, 2020. "The Hunterdon Central Regional Board of Education is comprised of nine members, elected by constituents in the five municipalities whose students attend Hunterdon Central Regional High School: one each from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township and the Borough of Flemington; three each from Raritan Township and Readington Township."

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Raritan Township, New Jersey. "Amwell Militia".
William Nevill M. Geary. "To the memory of Cornet Francis Geary".
"Amwell Skirmish".

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"Congressman Malinowski Fights For The Corporate Transparency Act", Tom Malinowski, press release dated October 23, 2019. Accessed January 19, 2022. "My name, Tom Malinowski. My address, 86 Washington Street, Rocky Hill, NJ 08553."

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Map of County Municipalities, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed July 30, 2023.
Township of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed February 17, 2024.
2023 County and Municipal Directory, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed February 17, 2024.
2023 Official Statement of Results General Election November 7, 2023, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, November 17, 2023. Accessed February 17, 2024.
Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2022, General Election, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.
Board of County Commissioners, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023. "As top governing officials of Hunterdon County, the five Commissioners are chosen by popular vote in the November general elections. The term of office is for two or three years and the current compensation is $16,000 a year, with an extra $1,000 for the Director. One or two of the five members is elected each year."
Elected and Appointed Officials, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.
Zachary T. Rich, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.
Jeff Kuhl, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.
John E. Lanza, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.
Susan Soloway, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.
Shaun C. Van Doren, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2025.
2022 County Data Sheet, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.
Clerk Mary H. Melfi, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.
Meet the Sheriff, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.
Surrogate Susan J. Hoffman, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2023.
2019-2020 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed November 17, 2019.
Hunterdon County Short Line Rail Study, p. 9. Hunterdon County, New Jersey Planning Board, September 1998. Accessed November 15, 2019. "The Lehigh Line is a major regional line that connects the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (PA) metropolitan hub with the Newark (NJ) metropolitan area. The Lehigh Line enters the County at the Borough of Bloomsbury and passes through the Townships of Bethlehem, Union, Franklin, Clinton, and Raritan before exiting the County at the southern tip of Readington Township."

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[1] The Dvoor Farm. History and Culture. Accessed March 16, 2021.
[2] Hunterdon Land Trust. Accessed March 16, 2021.

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2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government Archived June 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, p. 63, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015.

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Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.

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Deak, Mike. "Hunterdon County taps familiar face for commissioner vacancy", Courier News, June 11, 2022. Accessed July 8, 2022. "Jeff Kuhl, a former Raritan Township mayor, has taken the vacancy on the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners created by the resignation of longtime Commissioner Matt Holt."

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Areas touching Raritan Township, MapIt. Accessed March 3, 2020.

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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Raritan, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 2013.

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DeMarco, Megan. "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one", The Star-Ledger, November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.
Heyboer, Kelly. "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Hunterdon County's vo-tech district has three academies for high-achieving students, all operating in partnerships with local high schools.... The academies are open to all students in the county. Students in the 8th grade are required to submit an application, schedule an interview and take a placement exam."
Staff. "Hunterdon Central wrestling champ Alex Shaffer has major role in a movie", Hunterdon County Democrat, March 29, 2010. Accessed September 21, 2015. "His parents are Michael and Gina Shaffer and the family lives in Raritan Township."

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Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.
Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 157. Accessed May 30, 2024.
Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.
Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.
Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.

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2009 Governor: Hunterdon County Archived October 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 15, 2012.

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Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905, New Jersey Department of State, 1906. Accessed July 18, 2013.

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Brasch, C.F. (July 9, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John Reading Farmstead". National Park Service.

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Tully, Tracey (August 23, 2024). "Menendez's Senate Replacement Has Been a Democrat for Just 5 Months". The New York Times. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker cruises past Republican challenger Rik Mehta in New Jersey, PhillyVoice. Accessed April 30, 2021. "He now owns a home and lives in Newark's Central Ward community."

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Township Committee, Township of Raritan. Accessed February 17, 2024. "Raritan Township has the Township form of government which, designed to parallel the New England Township Meeting, is one of the oldest forms of government in New Jersey. The governing body is a Township Committee of five members who are elected for three-year staggered terms in partisan elections from the Township at large. There is an election of at least one member every year. The mayor is elected by the Township Committee for a one year term."
Administrator, Raritan Township. Accessed February 17, 2024.
Clerk, Raritan Township. Accessed February 17, 2024.
"Rariton Township Open Space Map" (PDF). Raritan Township Planning Committee. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
Township Form of Government NJSA 40A:63-1, Raritan Township. Accessed November 20, 2019. "The governing body is a Township Committee of five members who are elected for three-year staggered terms in partisan elections from the Township at large. There is an election of at least one member every year. The mayor is elected by the Township Committee for a one year term."

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Bus Routes, Ride the LINK. Accessed November 18, 2019.

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Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.
"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 7. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.

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Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 21, 2015.

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Inventory of the Orlie Pell Papers, Rutgers University. Accessed July 26, 2022. "moved in 1961 to Hunterdon County, N.J. (where she had co-owned a house in Raritan Township, near Flemington, since 1938)"

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2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.
Voter Registration Summary - Hunterdon, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 15, 2012.
"Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. March 15, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
"Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. March 15, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 15, 2012.
2004 Presidential Election: Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 15, 2012.
"Governor - Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. January 29, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
"Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. January 29, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
Hunterdon County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.
Hunterdon County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed March 4, 2023.
Route 12 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2016. Accessed March 4, 2023.
Route 31 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed March 4, 2023.
U.S. Route 202 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed March 4, 2023.
County Route 514 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated October 2012. Accessed March 4, 2023.
County Route 523 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated November 2012. Accessed March 4, 2023.
County Route 579 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated October 2012. Accessed March 4, 2023.

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Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.
Legislative Roster for District 16, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 18, 2024.

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Flemington-Raritan Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 25, 2017. "The Flemington-Raritan School District (FRSD) is a regional, pre-K-8 district serving the children, parents and residents of Flemington Borough and Raritan Township, an area encompassing 38 square miles. Our nearly 3,200 students, 375 certified staff, and our support staff are housed in six buildings: four elementary (pre K-4), an intermediate school (5-6), and a middle school (7-8). Our graduates complete their 9-12 education at the Hunterdon Central Regional High School."
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 17, 2020. "Located in beautiful, historic Hunterdon County in central New Jersey, Hunterdon Central Regional High School serves the five municipalities of Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough, Raritan Township and Readington Township. The District is comprised of 152.5 square miles and has a population of approximately 51,468 residents."

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Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Raritan township Archived April 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed July 20, 2012.

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New Jersey School Directory for the Flemington-Raritan Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2024.

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Flemington Raritan Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed April 17, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through 8 in the Flemington-Raritan School District. The Flemington-Raritan School District comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Flemington Borough and Raritan Township."
Hunterdon Central Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Accessed April 17, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District. Composition: The Hunterdon Central Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of, Delaware Township, East Amwell, Flemington Boro, Raritan Township, and Readington Township."

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Barth, Tyler. "Raritan Township Committee Appoints Bob King to Vacant Seat", TAP into Flemington / Raritan, July 5, 2022. Accessed July 26, 2022. "The Raritan Township Committee chose Bob King to fill the vacancy left by now-county commissioner Jeff Kuhl during the June 21 meeting. King was selected by the committee and sworn in to replace Kuhl, who was selected to take over a vacancy on the county board of commissioners in late May."

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US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.

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Look Up a ZIP Code for Flemington, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 20, 2012.

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Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Raritan township Archived April 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed July 20, 2012.
2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government Archived June 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, p. 63, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015.
2009 Governor: Hunterdon County Archived October 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 15, 2012.

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2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.

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Mott, George Scudder (1894). History of the Presbyterian Church in Flemington, New Jersey. pp. 14–17. OCLC 1046526468. In what was then a small woods between Copper Hill and Larison's Corner, on the east side of the road, on the farm now belonging to Mr. L.C. Case, he secreted his men.

Raritan Township, New Jersey (English Wikipedia)

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