| Raritan, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.6958°N -90.825°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Henderson |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Raritan |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.25 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.25 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 761 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 102 |
| Population Density Km2: | 414.35 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1073.68 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 61471 |
| Area Code: | 309 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-62848 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399045 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Raritan, Illinois |
Raritan is a village in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 102 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Burlington, IA - IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Raritan is located in southeastern Henderson County.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Raritan has a total area of 0.1sqmi, all land.[3]
As of the 2020 census there were 102 people, 43 households, and 40 families residing in the village. The population density was 1073.68PD/sqmi. There were 56 housing units at an average density of 589.47/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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.
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."[4]
See also: Tornado outbreak sequence of May 6–27, 1995. Raritan was hit with an F4 tornado in May 1995.