Freehold Township, New Jersey | |
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| Motto: Western Monmouth's Family Town | |
 Location of Freehold Township in Monmouth County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
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| Coordinates: 40°13′28″N 74°17′57″W / 40.224382°N 74.299051°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Established | October 31, 1693 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named for | English legal term of freehold |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Alan Walker (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Peter R. Valesi[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Sanabel Abouzeina[6] |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.88 sq mi (100.71 km2) |
| • Land | 38.65 sq mi (100.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) 0.59% |
| • Rank | 59th of 565 in state 4th of 53 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 35,369 |
| 35,531 | |
| • Rank | 67th of 565 in state 5th of 53 in county[12] |
| • Density | 915.0/sq mi (353.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 393rd of 565 in state 46th of 53 in county[12] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 and 908 (mobile)[15] |
| FIPS code | 3402525230[1][16][17] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882116[1][18] |
| Website | www |
Freehold Township is a township in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Crisscrossed by several major highways, the township is a commercial hub for Central New Jersey (home to the Freehold Raceway and Freehold Raceway Mall) and is a suburban bedroom community of New York City, located within the Raritan Valley region of the much larger New York metropolitan area.[19][20][21] The township is located roughly 38 miles (61 km) away from Manhattan and about 20 miles (32 km) away from Staten Island.[22][23] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 35,369,[9][10] a decrease of 815 (−2.3%) from the 36,184 recorded at the 2010 census,[24][25] which in turn reflected an increase of 4,647 (+14.7%) from the 31,537 counted in the 2000 census.[26]
Freehold Township was first formed on October 31, 1693, and was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of Freehold Township were taken to form Upper Freehold Township (c. 1731), so some wills and official records following the split referred to "Lower Freehold Township" although the official name has always been Freehold Township.[27][28] Additional portions formed Millstone Township (February 28, 1844), Jackson Township (March 6, 1844), Atlantic Township (February 18, 1847; now Colts Neck Township), Marlboro Township (February 17, 1848) and Manalapan Township (March 9, 1848). Freehold town was formed within the township on March 25, 1869, and formally separated when it was reconstituted as a borough on April 15, 1919, including additional portions of the township.[29]
The Battle of Monmouth was fought in June 1778 in what has been preserved as Monmouth Battlefield State Park, which is in Freehold Township and Manalapan Township.[30]
- ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places Archived March 21, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
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- ^ Administration Archived February 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Township of Freehold. Accessed April 29, 2023.
- ^ Clerk's Office Archived July 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Township of Freehold. Accessed April 29, 2023.
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Freehold, NJ Archived August 6, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 17, 2011.
- ^ Zip Codes Archived June 17, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 8, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Freehold, NJ Archived December 8, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 8, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website Archived July 9, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey Archived November 19, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 30, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names Archived February 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Fowler, Glenn "In Monmouth, Homes Still Rise, Defying Lag: Freehold, N.J." Archived June 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, April 19, 1970. Accessed June 14, 2022.
- ^ Tarabour, Brooke. "New Jersey-Bound: The Staten Island Migration" Archived June 10, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, January 10, 1993. Accessed June 10, 2022.
- ^ Capuzzo, Jill P. "Living In Freehold, N.J.: A ‘Sweet Spot’ in Monmouth County" Archived February 15, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, February 15, 2023. Accessed February 15, 2023.
- ^ Freehold NJ to New York NY Archived April 20, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Distance between cities. Accessed September 10, 2020.
- ^ Freehold NJ to Tottenville NY Archived April 20, 2021, at the Wayback Machine Distance between cities. Accessed September 10, 2020.
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- ^ Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, by Elmer T. Hutchinson; page 85: Will of Hendrick Covenhoven, Oct 1799.
- ^ Lower Freehold Township Tax Roll July 1787.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968 Archived June 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 179-180. Accessed March 15, 2012.
- ^ Monmouth Battlefield State Park Archived November 3, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Parks and Forestry.