Editing Raritan, Illinois

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'''Raritan''' is a village in [[Henderson County, Illinois|Henderson County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 102 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1762848 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Burlington, Iowa|Burlington]], [[Iowa|IA]]&ndash;IL [[Burlington micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Raritan is located in southeastern Henderson County.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Raritan has a total area of {{convert|0.10|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1860= 42
|1870= 201
|1960= 182
|1970= 206
|1980= 177
|1990= 146
|2000= 140
|2010= 138
|2020= 102
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name=":0" /> there were 102 people, 43 households, and 40 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|1,073.68|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 56 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|589.47|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.00% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.00% of the population.

There were 43 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.74% were married couples living together, 16.28% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.98% were non-families. 4.65% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.33% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 2.86.

The village's age distribution consisted of 33.3% under the age of 18, 0.8% from 18 to 24, 22% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 70.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $64,464, and the median income for a family was $58,750. Males had a median income of $70,179 versus $23,889 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $29,183. None of the population was below the [[poverty line]].

== Founding of the village ==
Raritan was founded by settlers of [[Dutch Reformed Church]] who originated from [[Raritan, New Jersey]].

"In the southeast corner of Henderson county, the village of Raritan began in 1856 when a group of immigrants of the Dutch Reformed denomination from New Jersey came to what was then called Bedford Precinct. Since many of the settlers came from New Jersey towns located along the Raritan River, it was only natural for them to name their new community after the land they left behind."<ref>[
https://web.archive.org/web/20140526095937/http://www.hendersoncountyedc.com/Communities/Raritan Henderson County Edc ]{{Dead link|date=January 2024}}</ref>

== Tornado outbreak of 1995 ==
{{see also|Tornado outbreak sequence of May 6–27, 1995}}
Raritan was hit with an F4 tornado in May 1995.

==References==
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{{Henderson County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Henderson County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Burlington, Iowa micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Dutch-American culture in Illinois]]
[[Category:1856 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]