Raritan Township, Hunterdon County

State Plan Planning Areas (2001)

ACRESCenter NameCenter TypePlanning Area DescriptionPlanning Area NumberSQMI
4520.53ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE57.0634
5340.52RURAL48.3446
248.94STATE PARK80.3890
11642.17FRINGE318.1910
2407.11RURAL ENV. SENSITIVE423.7611

Mayor and Government

FieldValue
AddressOne Municipal Drive
CityFlemington
StateNJ
ZIP Code08822-3446
Phone Number(908) 806-6101
Fax Number(908) 806-8221
Mayor's NameJohn T. Kendzulak, Jr.
Term Start2008-01-01
Term End2008-12-31

Placenames

CLASSCOORDSELEVATIONFEATUREIDNAMEQUAD
SchoolView Map612042682Robert Hunter Elementary SchoolPittstown
SchoolView Map1652042703Klinesville School (historical)Pittstown
SchoolView Map1732042704Summit School (historical)Pittstown
SchoolView Map482043195Hunterdon Central High SchoolFlemington
SchoolView Map792043201Century School (historical)Flemington
SchoolView Map522043202Oakgrove School (historical)Flemington
SchoolView Map612043204Voorhees Corner School (historical)Flemington
ChurchView Map552043210Amwell First Presbyterian ChurchHopewell
SchoolView Map672043213Amwell School (historical)Hopewell
SchoolView Map592043214Reaville School (historical)Hopewell
SchoolView Map622043216Barley Sheaf Elementary SchoolHopewell
ChurchView Map512043929Calvary Baptist ChurchHopewell
LocaleView Map502339505Flemington Speedway (historical)Flemington
Populated PlaceView Map57874520Bartles CornersFlemington
StreamView Map34875054Bushkill BrookFlemington
ChurchView Map67875096Calvary Presbyterian Church of AmwellHopewell
Populated PlaceView Map45875648Copper HillHopewell
Populated PlaceView Map157875751CrotonPittstown
StreamView Map41876346First Neshanic RiverHopewell
Populated PlaceView Map39876385Flemington JunctionFlemington
Populated PlaceView Map174876568Gary CornerPittstown
HospitalView Map64877285Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington
Populated PlaceView Map157877603KlinesvillePittstown
StreamView Map35878410Minneakoning CreekFlemington
Populated PlaceView Map75878651MuirheadHopewell
IslandView Map38879087Packers IslandFlemington
CemeteryView Map70879360Pleasant Ridge CemeteryHopewell
Populated PlaceView Map55879629ReavilleHopewell
ReservoirView Map30879640Red Rock LakeFlemington
Populated PlaceView Map35879759Rockefellows MillsFlemington
StreamView Map41880461Second Neshanic RiverHopewell
Populated PlaceView Map159881142Thachers HillPittstown
StreamView Map41881157Third Neshanic RiverHopewell
Populated PlaceView Map62881476Voorhees CornerFlemington
StreamView Map47881508Walnut BrookHopewell
AirportView Map135882341Copper PennyPittstown
DamView Map30883978Rockefellows Mills DamFlemington
LocaleView Map55884423Copper Hill Country ClubHopewell
AirportView Map58884738Hunterdon Medical Center HeliportFlemington
AirportView Map50884739O'Dwyer AirportHopewell
AirportView Map84884740Teeny Weeny Acres AirportPittstown
AirportView Map174884905Mock AirportPittstown

Historic Population

FieldValue
MUNIRARITAN TWP
COUNTYHUNTERDON
ACRES24159.21
Square Miles37.75
1930 Population1823
1940 Population2158
1950 Population2814
1960 Population4545
1970 Population6934
1980 Population8292
1990 Population15616
Total Population19809
1930 Density48.2
1940 Density57
1950 Density74.3
1960 Density120.1
1970 Density183.2
1980 Density219.1
1990 Density412.6
PDEN00524.7417

Employment Statistics (2003)

1st Quarter Employment2nd Quarter Employment3rd Quarter Employment4th Quarter EmploymentAverage Annual Employment Average Annual WagesAverage UnitsAverage Weekly WagesStatistic TypeTotal Wages
8799886687068933875240252600774TOTAL - ALL COVERED UI & UCFE352295009
7199719671657306722439746587764TOTAL - PRIVATE SECTOR287122858
157416421515160115024268711821TOTAL - LOCAL GOVT64115546
2628262626402522774TOTAL - STATE GOVT1056605

Land Use (2002)

ACRESLABEL02LU02
247.25RESIDENTIAL, HIGH DENSITY OR MULTIPLE DWELLING1110
295.92RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE UNIT, MEDIUM DENSITY1120
562.49RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE UNIT, LOW DENSITY1130
5723.27RESIDENTIAL, RURAL, SINGLE UNIT1140
529.66COMMERCIAL/SERVICES1200
249.47INDUSTRIAL1300
94.20TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNICATION/UTILITIES1400
66.53MAJOR ROADWAY1410
0.97BRIDGE OVER WATER1419
25.06WETLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY1461
17.60UPLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY DEVELOPED1462
146.09UPLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDEVELOPED1463
117.68STORMWATER BASIN1499
711.83OTHER URBAN OR BUILT-UP LAND1700
27.67CEMETERY1710
43.41MANAGED WETLAND IN MAINTAINED LAWN GREENSPACE1750
454.29RECREATIONAL LAND1800
72.46ATHLETIC FIELDS (SCHOOLS)1804
5149.19CROPLAND AND PASTURELAND2100
648.66AGRICULTURAL WETLANDS (MODIFIED)2140
21.05FORMER AGRICULTURAL WETLAND (BECOMING SHRUBBY, NOT BUILT-UP)2150
130.96ORCHARDS/VINEYARDS/NURSERIES/HORTICULTURAL AREAS2200
291.53OTHER AGRICULTURE2400
750.46DECIDUOUS FOREST (10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4110
3166.93DECIDUOUS FOREST (>50% CROWN CLOSURE)4120
12.55CONIFEROUS FOREST (10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4210
43.98CONIFEROUS FOREST (>50% CROWN CLOSURE)4220
19.57PLANTATION4230
13.68MIXED FOREST (>50% CONIFEROUS WITH 10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4311
23.02MIXED FOREST (>50% CONIFEROUS WITH >50% CROWN CLOSURE)4312
16.41MIXED FOREST (>50% DECIDUOUS WITH 10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4321
444.24OLD FIELD (< 25% BRUSH COVERED)4410
223.20DECIDUOUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4420
187.67CONIFEROUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4430
858.70MIXED DECIDUOUS/CONIFEROUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4440
80.86STREAMS AND CANALS5100
7.16NATURAL LAKES5200
39.14ARTIFICIAL LAKES5300
1827.59DECIDUOUS WOODED WETLANDS6210
69.56DECIDUOUS SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS6231
67.82MIXED SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS (DECIDUOUS DOM.)6233
45.87MIXED SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS (CONIFEROUS DOM.)6234
130.56HERBACEOUS WETLANDS6240
6.58EXTRACTIVE MINING7300
15.98ALTERED LANDS7400
19.20DISTURBED WETLANDS (MODIFIED)7430
408.61TRANSITIONAL AREAS7500
16.87MANAGED WETLAND IN BUILT-UP MAINTAINED REC AREA1850
16.18MIXED FOREST (>50% DECIDUOUS WITH >50% CROWN CLOSURE)4322
7.05CONIFEROUS SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS6232
0.66MIXED WOODED WETLANDS (DECIDUOUS DOM.)6251
4.99MILITARY INSTALLATIONS1211
0.15CONFINED FEEDING OPERATIONS2300

School Districts

ACRESAbbott DistrictDistrict IDDistrict NameDistrict Numeric TypeDistrict Type
24932.38005190FLEMINGTON-RARITAN REG1Elementary
97602.12007590HUNTERDON CENTRAL REG2Secondary

Uniform Crime Reporting

ArsonAssaultBurglaryLarcenyMotor Vehicle TheftMurderPopulation EstimateRapeRobberyTotal Property CrimesTotal Violent CrimesYear
0319164110226862319482006
152818560226190021952007

Census Summary File 1 (Population & Housing)

FieldValue
Total Population19809
Total Population: White18466
Total Population: Black244
Total Population: American Indian17
Total Population: Asian693
Total Population: Hawaiian2
Total Population: Other Race135
Total Population: Hispanic552
Total Population: Not Hispanic19257
Median Age: Both Sexes37.4
Median Age: Male36.9
Median Age: Female37.9
Total Population: Male9606
Total Population: Female10203
Households: Total6939
Average Household Size2.81
Housing Units: Total7094
Housing Units: Occupied6939
Housing Units: Vacant155

Census Summary File 3

FieldValue
Workers 16 years and over: Total10320
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van9399
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van; Drove alone8675
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van; Carpooled724
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation185
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Bus or trolley bus104
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Subway or elevated5
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Railroad51
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Taxicab25
Means of transportation to work; Walked138
Means of transportation to work; Other means53
Worked at home545
Total10320
Did not work at home9775
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; Less than 5 minutes365
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 5 to 9 minutes990
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 10 to 14 minutes1106
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 15 to 19 minutes894
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 20 to 24 minutes850
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 25 to 29 minutes534
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 30 to 34 minutes1042
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 35 to 39 minutes462
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 40 to 44 minutes602
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 45 to 59 minutes1507
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 60 to 89 minutes1025
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 90 or more minutes398
Worked at home545
Households: Median household income in 199985996
Households: Total6937
Household income; Less than $10;00096
Household income; $10;000 to $14;999171
Household income; $15;000 to $19;999164
Household income; $20;000 to $24;99975
Household income; $25;000 to $29;999214
Household income; $30;000 to $34;999234
Household income; $35;000 to $39;999301
Household income; $40;000 to $44;999272
Household income; $45;000 to $49;999200
Household income; $50;000 to $59;999506
Household income; $60;000 to $74;999672
Household income; $75;000 to $99;9991256
Household income; $100;000 to $124;999784
Household income; $125;000 to $149;999540
Household income; $150;000 to $199;999735
Household income; $200;000 or more717
Housing units: Total7094
Built 1999 to March 2000256
Built 1995 to 1998710
Built 1990 to 1994701
Built 1980 to 19893002
Built 1970 to 1979553
Built 1960 to 1969696
Built 1950 to 1959551
Built 1940 to 1949179
Built 1939 or earlier446
Specified owner-occupied housing units: Median real estate taxes5613