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:''See also: Raritan, New Jersey; both Hazlet and Edison, New Jersey were formerly called Raritan Township.'' 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.〔(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 July 20, 2012.〕 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.〔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 July 20, 2012.〕 The township's name is derived from the Raritan tribe, a Native American band of Lenape people.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 21, 2015.〕 The name of the tribe is said to mean "forked river",〔Gannett, Henry. (''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States'' ), p. 25. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 21, 2015.〕 "stream overflows" or "point on a tidal river".〔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.'"〕 ==Geography== 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. It borders Clinton Township, Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Franklin Township and Readington Township in Hunterdon County; and Hillsborough Township in Somerset County.〔(Areas touching Raritan Township ), MapIt. Accessed April 14, 2015.〕 Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include:〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed April 14, 2015.〕 Bartles Corners, Cloverhill, Copper Hill, Croton, Flemington Junction, Gary Corner, Klinesville, Larisons Corners, Mount Carmel, Muirhead, Reaville, Rockefellows Mills, Thachers Hill and Voorhees Corner. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raritan Township, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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