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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 37.65 square miles (97.52 km<sup>2</sup>), including 37.48 square miles (97.08 km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.46%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> Raritan Township completely surrounds [[Flemington, New Jersey|Flemington]], making it part one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.<ref>DeMarco, Megan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/princeton_merger_voters_to_dec.html "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, New Jersey|Princeton]] merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.</ref> It borders the municipalities of [[Clinton Township, New Jersey|Clinton Township]], [[Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Delaware Township]], [[East Amwell Township, New Jersey|East Amwell Township]], [[Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]] and [[Readington Township, New Jersey|Readington Township]] in Hunterdon County; and [[Hillsborough Township, Somerset County, New Jersey|Hillsborough Township]] in [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1085192/touches.html Areas touching Raritan Township], MapIt. Accessed March 3, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/880/Municipalities Map of County Municipalities], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 30, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref> [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include: [[Cloverhill, New Jersey|Cloverhill]], [[Copper Hill, New Jersey|Copper Hill]], [[Croton, New Jersey|Croton]], [[Flemington Junction, New Jersey|Flemington Junction]], Klinesville, [[Larisons Corners, New Jersey|Larisons Corners]], Muirhead, [[Reaville, New Jersey|Reaville]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Rariton Township Open Space Map |url=https://www.raritan-township.com/vertical/sites/%7BD1B4A879-02AF-452B-9528-EDCB9F68EE8D%7D/uploads/Raritan_Twp_Existing_OS_Dec_2017_Roadmap_with_key_and_deer___revised.pdf |publisher=Raritan Township Planning Committee |access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref> as well as Bartles Corners,{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} Gary Corner,{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} Mount Carmel, [[Rockefellows Mills, New Jersey|Rockefellows Mills]],{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} Thachers Hill{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} and [[Voorhees Corner, New Jersey|Voorhees Corner]].{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} Raritan Township is located {{convert|47.7|mi|km}} east of [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], {{convert|51.7|mi|km}} north of [[Philadelphia]], and {{convert|64.9|mi|km}} southwest of [[New York City]].
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