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      Flemington[1] is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough’s population was 4,581, reflecting an increase of 381 (+9.1%) from the 4,200 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 153 (+3.8%) from the 4,047 counted in the 1990 Census. It is the county seat of Hunterdon County.

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      Flemington is an independent municipality located entirely within (and completely surrounded by) Raritan Township and is located near the geographic center of the 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.

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      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.

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      The township’s name is derived from the Raritan tribe, a Native American band of Lenape people. The name of the tribe is said to mean “forked river”, “stream overflows” or “point on a tidal river”.

 

 

[1] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia