Place:Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

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NameFreehold
Alt namesFreeholdsource: Wikipedia
Freholdsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34002404
Monmouthsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34002404
Monmouth Courthousesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34002404
TypeBorough
Coordinates40.26°N 74.276°W
Located inMonmouth, New Jersey, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Freehold is a borough and the county seat of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Known for its Victorian era homes and rich colonial history, the borough is located in the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan Area, located about from Manhattan and from Staten Island. The borough has grown to become a commuter town of New York City. As of the 2020 Census, the borough's population was 12,538,[1] reflecting an increase of 486 (+4.0%) from the 10,976 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 234 (+2.2%) from the 10,742 counted in the 1990 Census.

The Freeholds region, which includes the borough and Freehold Township (which completely surrounds the borough), is a commercial hub for central New Jersey. The borough is located relatively close to the Raritan Bayshore communities to the north, such as The Amboys, Old Bridge, Matawan, Keyport, Keansburg, and Middletown, along with being relatively close to the Tri-City region of Jersey Shore municipalities (and their vicinities) to the east, including Red Bank, Long Branch, and Asbury Park.

What is now Freehold Borough was originally incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 25, 1869, from portions within Freehold Township. The town became independent of the township in 1888. On April 15, 1919, Freehold was incorporated as a borough, including all of Freehold and additional portions of Freehold Township, based on the results of a referendum held on July 8, 1919. Additional portions of Freehold Township were annexed on September 7, 1926.

The Hispanic and Latino population has been rapidly growing in Freehold Borough for the last 40 years. The Hispanic population making up 4.6% (0.2% Mexican) in the 1980 Census, 11.3% (2.8% Mexican) in the 1990 Census, 28.0% (17.3% Mexican) in 2000,[2] 42.9% (29.6% Mexican) in 2010,[3] and recently in 2020, a majority at 53.0% Hispanic. Meanwhile, the Black or African American population has decreased in recent decades: 17.1% in 1970, 19.8% in 1980, 18.2% in 1990, 15.8% in 2000, 12.6% in 2010 and 9.4% in 2020.

In 2021, Freehold Borough became one of few towns in the state (including, Bellmawr, Egg Harbor Township, Montclair and Woodbridge Township) that has authorized the sale of cannabis through authorized dispensaries and for the allowance of cultivators, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers.

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