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, an increase of 954 (+13.9%) from the 2010 census count of 6,881, which in turn reflected an increase of 543 (+8.6%) from the 6,338 counted in the 2000 census.
Nevius Street Bridge
The Rariten Woolen Mills, pictured 1918 during the tail-end of WWI
Memorial plaque marking Frelinghuysen estate site and signing of the Knox–Porter Resolution on July 2, 1921
The Nevius Street Bridge was completed in 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company, it is still utilized by pedestrians crossing the river today
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the north-central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 13th-most-populous county, with a population of 345,361, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 21,917 (+6.8%) from the 2010 census count of 323,444. Somerset County constitutes part of the New York metropolitan area. Its county seat is Somerville. The most populous place in the county was Franklin Township, with 68,364 residents at the time of the 2020 census, while Hillsborough Township, with 55.00 square miles (142.4 km2), covered the largest total area of any municipality. The county is part of the Central Jersey region of the state.
Somerset County courthouse in Somerville, the county seat
A walking trail in Basking Ridge
The Sourland Mountain Preserve in Hillsborough
Bernardsville station