Raufoss is a town
The town had a population (2022) of and a population density of . Since 2022, the population and area data for this town area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway and instead it has been considered part of the urban area for the town of Gjøvik.
The village of Raufoss was given town status in 2019.
Etymology
The town is named after a waterfall in the river Hunnselva. The first element is which means "red", and the last element is which means "waterfall". The color red indicates traces of iron in the river bed.