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Freehold Township, New Jersey

May 17, 2024

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, New Jersey
Township
Monmouth Battlefield State Park
CentraState Medical Center
U.S. Route 9
Freehold Raceway
Freehold Raceway Mall
Walker-Combs-Hartshorne Farmstead
Jewish Heritage Museum
Craig House
Freehold Township High School
Seal
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).
Census Bureau map of Freehold Township, New Jersey
Interactive map of Freehold Township, New Jersey
Freehold Township
Location in Monmouth County
Freehold Township
Location in New Jersey
Freehold Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°13′28″N 74°17′57″W / 40.224382°N 74.299051°W / 40.224382; -74.299051[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
EstablishedOctober 31, 1693
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Named forEnglish legal term of freehold
Government
[7]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorAlan Walker (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • AdministratorPeter R. Valesi[5]
 • Municipal clerkSanabel Abouzeina[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total38.88 sq mi (100.71 km2)
 • Land38.65 sq mi (100.11 km2)
 • Water0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)  0.59%
 • Rank59th of 565 in state
4th of 53 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
118 ft (36 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total35,369
 • Estimate 
(2022)[9][11]
35,576
 • Rank67th of 565 in state
5th of 53 in county[12]
 • Density915.0/sq mi (353.3/km2)
  • Rank393rd of 565 in state
46th of 53 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07728[13][14]
Area code(s)732/848 and 908 (mobile)[15]
FIPS code3402525230[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882116[1][18]
Websitewww.twp.freehold.nj.us

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]

History edit

Early history edit

The Lenni Lenape Native Americans were the earliest known people to live in the area that became Freehold.[31] The Lenape were a hunter-gatherer society. They were largely sedentary, changing campsites seasonally. They were prolific hunters of small game and birds. They were also skilled fisherman, and were known to harvest vast amounts of clams from the bays and inlets on the Jersey Shore. They also practiced some agriculture to augment their food supply. During this time, an important crossroad of two major Lenape trails was located in the area of Freehold.[32]

In 1498, John Cabot became the first European to sight this land.[31] By the late 17th century, the English had begun to take over the area. In 1664, the Duke of York (later James II & VII) granted a patent to Sir George Carteret to develop the area. In 1685, Scottish Presbyterians from Scotland, along with English Baptists and Quakers from New England fleeing religious persecution at home, became the first to settle within the area.[31][33] In 1693, along with Middletown and Shrewsbury, Freehold was established by act of legislature as one of the three original townships in Monmouth County.[34] The name of the township comes from the word freehold, an English legal term describing fee simple property ownership.[35]

Colonial Freehold edit

In 1714, when the colonial government was deciding where to locate the county seat and courthouse, Freeholder John Reid, the first Surveyor General of East Jersey,[36] wanted the county seat located in Freehold. Reid's offer to sell the property to the Board of Chosen Freeholders at a heavily discounted price may have been the deciding factor in choosing Freehold—rather than Middletown or Shrewsbury—as the site of the county seat. As part of the deal, Reid placed a restrictive covenant in the deed that, should the property ever cease being used as a courthouse, ownership would revert to the Reid family. Direct descendants of John Reid still reside in Freehold Township.[37]

 
Moore's Tavern in the historic district of West Freehold. A mainstay in the township since 1787

Freehold was officially designated as the seat of the Monmouth County government, and a court house was commissioned to be built on the land purchased from John Reid. The Monmouth Courthouse opened in 1715.[38] A small village quickly began to develop around the courthouse. At first, the village was called Monmouth Courthouse. Over time, other government buildings opened near the courthouse, including a sheriff's office, a prison, and a post office. A number of homes and commercial businesses also sprang up in the village, including a blacksmith, a general store, a bank, a hotel, and saloon.[39]

In the area surrounding Monmouth Courthouse, many successful farms began to appear. The farms in Freehold were particularly well known for the production of potatoes, beans, and rye, which were sold in the markets of nearby cities. Freehold also became known for its excellent horse farms.[32] The differences within Freehold between the growing settlement around the courthouse and the surrounding farmland were the seeds for the eventual division of Freehold into two separate municipalities in the early 20th century.

As of 1745, the majority of families in Freehold were still Scottish immigrants.[40] In modern Freehold, many important streets bear the name of early colonial families, including Barkalow, Applegate, Rhea, Throckmorton, and Schanck.[40]

The Revolutionary War in Freehold edit

 
This 18th Century home, also known as the Craig House, was quartered by British troops during the Battle of Monmouth[41]
See also: Battle of Monmouth

Freehold was deeply impacted by the American Revolution. In 1765 with the passage of the Stamp Act, dissidents in Middletown and Upper Freehold established Sons of Liberty groups.[42] In late 1775, Capt. Elias Longstreet recruited the first company of colonists from the county to join the Continental Army for an ill-fated invasion of Canada.[43] Freehold was a known center of patriot activity. The Declaration of Independence was publicly proclaimed, read aloud, from the steps of the Monmouth Courthouse just a few days after being signed in Philadelphia.[40]

However, after British success at the Battle of Long Island, Freehold and all of Monmouth County fell under the control of Loyalists.[44] The British government continued to operate the Monmouth Courthouse, and several people involved in revolutionary activities were arrested and tried for treason at the courthouse.[44] The success of the Continental Army at the Battle of Trenton helped to weaken loyalist control of Freehold.[45]

In June 1778, the British Army began a major strategic evacuation of the city of Philadelphia. They attempted to protect a long, slow moving column of Loyalist families, equipment, and other supplies seized in Philadelphia, as they moved towards ships in New York Harbor. On June 28, 1778, the Continental Army intercepted the column in Freehold.[46] The Battle of Monmouth was one of the largest battles of the Revolutionary War, involving over 25,000 soldiers combined in Continental, British, and Hessian forces. The initial engagement was in doubt until Washington arrived because Charles Lee was retreating from the battlefield. Washington rallied the Continentals and strongly engaged the British forces and they held their ground on the battlefield. However, British forces were successful in completing their primary goal, the evacuation of Philadelphia. Both sides claimed victory in the battle.[46]

 
Molly Pitcher fighting at the Battle of Monmouth in Freehold, New Jersey

Several famous figures from the Revolutionary War fought at the Battle of Monmouth. British forces were commanded by Sir Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis. The Continental Army was commanded by George Washington and Charles Lee. Charles Lee was later court martialed by the Continental Army for his actions at the Battle of Monmouth. Nathanael Greene, Alexander Hamilton, "Mad" Anthony Wayne, the Marquis de Lafayette and Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben also fought at the Battle of Monmouth for the Continental Army.[47] Another famous figure at the Battle of Monmouth was Molly Pitcher, who manned a cannon during the battle after her husband was wounded.[47]

In the aftermath of the Battle of Monmouth, Loyalist control of Freehold faltered. The township ceased to have a functioning municipal government and the courthouse was closed until the end of the war. Minor clashes between loyalists and continentals flared up in town, with the violence peaking around 1780.[48] Colonel Tye, was an escaped slave formerly named Titus, and the leader of a prominent loyalist guerrilla force, which conducted several raids in and around Freehold. In one famous incident Joshua Huddy was captured and hung by British Loyalists under the direction of Richard Lippincott and Colonel Tye. Colonel Tye later died from injuries sustained during that raid.[49] Patriots later cut down Huddy's body hanging from the gallows and buried it in Freehold, at Old Tennent Church.[50] At the end of the war, the community was deeply divided and nearly 120 loyalist families left Freehold, fearing retribution from their neighbors. Most of these families re-settled in Canada.[51]

19th-century Freehold edit

During the early 1800s, Freehold steadily grew in size. The village around the courthouse was now called Freehold, along with the surrounding farmland.[52] In 1852, when long distance railroad systems were first being developed, a railroad station, with trains making regular stops, was built running nearly parallel with Throckmorton Street in Freehold. Freehold soon had public sewers in the village and in some of the outlying farmland. By 1883, there was an electrical grid and a telephone switchboard, at a time when these inventions were still brand new.[52] These public advancements caused rapid economic growth in Freehold. The village of Freehold became an important commercial and industrial hub in central New Jersey. The farms in the rest of Freehold benefited greatly by being able to sell their products more easily in New York and Philadelphia.[53] Both the village and the farms prospered together, however the public policies sought by the two different communities continued to grow further apart. The municipal government was increasingly divided between the villagers and farmers.

In 1824, the American Hotel opened on Main Street in Freehold. It is still standing today and is one of the oldest buildings in Freehold. In 1853, the Freehold Raceway opened.[54] Though the original grandstand burned down in a fire, the racetrack is still open today, and is one of the oldest harness racetracks in America. The Great Fire of Freehold happened on October 30, 1873. The fire reportedly began in a commercial building on Main Street. It soon spread to engulf a large section of the village, and many wooden buildings, including Monmouth Courthouse, were burned down.[55]

Freehold also has a relatively forgotten but important place in the history of the bicycle. Cycling champion Arthur Augustus Zimmerman resided in the town during his racing career in the 1880s and 1890s, and from 1896 to 1899 operated the Zimmerman Bicycle Co.; the company's bicycles were known as the "Zimmy." Today, Freehold Borough is home to the Metz Bicycle Museum, where the only extant "Zimmy" can be seen.[56]

Freehold divided edit

At the beginning of the 20th century, Freehold was an increasingly divided community regarding the issue of local tax dollars used as funding for public works and infrastructure projects.[57] The Freeholders living in the downtown area, around the courthouse had very different ideas about how to spend public money compared to the Freeholders living in the surrounding farmland. Tension within the community increased greatly in 1916 when a severe polio epidemic swept through Freehold.[58] After contentious public debate, a referendum was held to on the future of Freehold, and voters overwhelmingly decided to split the town into two separate municipalities.

On April 15, 1919, Freehold Borough formally separated from Freehold Township.[29] Freeholders generally refer to the different municipalities simply as the Borough and the Township. The Borough, the downtown area around the courthouse, retained all the existing government buildings around Court Street and Main Street. The Borough also kept the designation as county seat.[59] Freehold Township, the farming communities that surrounded the courthouse, set up a new town hall complex on Schanck Road. The Township completely encircles the Borough. On September 7, 1926, Freehold Borough annexed additional territory from the Township.[59]

The Township in the 20th century edit

 
Freehold Township 911 Memorial located near Town Hall on Schanck Road

In the early 20th century, the farms in Freehold Township continued to be prosperous and successful, and the area steadily grew in population. However, after World War II, the Township experienced rapid growth. By this time, transportation systems had increased to a point to allow workers to commute daily to jobs in larger cities, such as Newark, Philadelphia, and New York City. Highways, including U.S. Route 9 and Route 33 helped to make it possible for commuters to live in Freehold and work in nearby cities. The township quickly developed large neighborhoods of suburban single family homes.[19]

Soon, the Township began to grow commercial and industrial businesses that rivalled the Borough. Brockway Glass Company built their initial facility off Center Street in 1955, which was expanded in subsequent decades before it ceased operations in 1991.[60][61] The site is now operated by Iron Mountain.[62] 3M opened a magnetic tape production facility in 1957.[63] CentraState Medical Center, a regional hospital serving western Monmouth County, southern Middlesex County, and portions of Mercer and Ocean counties, opened in 1971 as Freehold Area Hospital.[64]

Not all industrial developments in the Township were positive. In 1983, the United States Environmental Protection Agency designated the Lone Pine Chemical Site in the Township as a Superfund site.[65] The site has been called "one of the worst environmental disasters in the country".[66] Based on the latest EPA five-year review in 2019, remediation work has contained the spill.[67] In 1990, with the opening of Freehold Raceway Mall, the second-largest mall in the state, the Township had solidified in being a premier commercial center for Central New Jersey.[68]

As the Township grew, Route 33, which ran through the heart of Freehold, became increasingly congested, in which studies suggested the construction of a new freeway. This was due to the fact that there was no room to widen the highway to 4 lanes between Route 9 and a railroad bridge at the eastern end would need to have been widened to accommodate 4 lanes. After several years, the new freeway was downsized to merely a bypass of Freehold. Construction from near Sweetmans Lane (CR 527) to U.S. Route 9 was finished in 1972. Eventually construction began again and the bypass was extended to Halls Mill Road in 1989. For decades traffic was detoured, and congestion continued to worsen. The delay was lengthened when an endangered species was found in the path of the proposed roadway. Finally, after 32 years of waiting, the bypass was fully completed in January 2003, reducing congestion on Route 33 and Route 33 Business, albeit not a completely four-lane highway between Halls Mills Road and the Howell Road intersection.[69][70]

The Township has thousands of jobs located within the municipality, along with a growing numbers of commuters who work in neighboring cities such as New York City, Newark, Trenton, and Philadelphia. Five residents of the Township died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and are listed on the county's 9/11 memorial.[71][72]

The COVID-19 pandemic, like many communities, affected Freehold Township. Early in the pandemic, the township (and county at large) made news for the numbers of cases that were being reported. In particular, one Freehold family named the Fuscos had made news for having lost five of their relatives during the first few months of the pandemic, with 19 other family members coming into contact with the virus.[73][74] In May 2020, the township adopted an ordinance to help in simplifying the process for restaurant owners to obtain permits for seasonal outdoor dining.[75] As of June 25, 2021, the township and county has been ahead of the Biden Administration's Coronavirus vaccine goal, with at least 73.5% of adults receiving at least one dose, compared to the national average of 65.6% of adults receiving at least one dose.[76]

Geography edit

 
Manasquan River flows through the township

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 38.88 square miles (100.71 km2), including 38.65 square miles (100.11 km2) of land and 0.23 square miles (0.59 km2) of water (0.59%).[1][2]

 
During the autumn months, hayrides and apple picking (as pictured here) are among many popular recreational activities for township residents, along with nearby residents traveling from North Jersey and New York City

The township completely surrounds the borough of Freehold, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.[77] The township borders Colts Neck Township, Howell Township, Manalapan Township, Marlboro Township and Millstone Township in Monmouth County; and Jackson Township in Ocean County.[78][79][80] The municipality of Upper Freehold Township is not connected, geographically or politically, to Freehold Township.

East Freehold (2010 Census population of 4,894[81]) and West Freehold (13,613 as of 2010[82]) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places located within Freehold Township.[83][84]

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Blue Ball (now Adelphia), Burlington Heights,[85] Georgia, Monmouth Heights,[citation needed] Orchard Estates,[citation needed] Siloam, Smithburg,[citation needed] Southburg, Stonehurst East[citation needed] and Stonehurst West.[citation needed][86]

Ecology edit

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Freehold Township would have an Appalachian oak (104) vegetation type with an Eastern hardwood forest (25) vegetation form.[87]

Major bodies of water edit

Due to the township's location in New Jersey, it is the home of numerous headwaters for various important rivers, brooks, and streams that flow throughout the state. The township is located on a ridge within the geographic heartland of New Jersey,[88][89][90][91][92] as most sections of the township fall within the hillier terrain and fertile soil found in the Inner coastal plain, while the southeastern sections of the township fall within the more flat terrain and sandier soil found in the Outer coastal plain.

Most of the township is located within the much larger Raritan Valley region (as many of its brooks and streams flow into the aforementioned river), while also being located relatively close to the Raritan Bay. The township is also closely tied to the Jersey Shore region, being located about 16 miles (26 km) west of Asbury Park.[93] The northernmost stretches of the Pine Barrens reach into a small section of the southern portion of the township, as it is one of only two municipalities in Monmouth County that are part of the Toms River watershed, most of which is located in Ocean County in the aforementioned Pine Barrens.[94] Notable bodies of water within the township include:

Lakes edit

 
Lake Topanemus during the autumn months
 
The 17-acre lake at Turkey Swamp Park

Rivers edit

Climate edit

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Freehold Township sits on the northern border between the humid subtropical climate (Cfa) zone and the humid continental climate (Dfa) zone, with the township being one of the most northern localities in North America that has a humid subtropical climate. Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average temperature above 32.0 °F (0.0 °C), at least four months with an average temperature at or above 50.0 °F (10.0 °C), at least one month with an average temperature at or above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons.

Climate data for Freehold Township, New Jersey, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 73
(23) 		79
(26) 		87
(31) 		95
(35) 		96
(36) 		100
(38) 		106
(41) 		102
(39) 		99
(37) 		95
(35) 		83
(28) 		76
(24) 		106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 63
(17) 		64
(18) 		73
(23) 		85
(29) 		89
(32) 		93
(34) 		97
(36) 		94
(34) 		91
(33) 		82
(28) 		73
(23) 		66
(19) 		98
(37)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 41.7
(5.4) 		44.4
(6.9) 		51.4
(10.8) 		63.0
(17.2) 		72.0
(22.2) 		81.1
(27.3) 		86.5
(30.3) 		84.6
(29.2) 		78.1
(25.6) 		66.6
(19.2) 		56.2
(13.4) 		46.7
(8.2) 		64.4
(18.0)
Daily mean °F (°C) 32.3
(0.2) 		34.7
(1.5) 		41.4
(5.2) 		52.1
(11.2) 		61.3
(16.3) 		70.6
(21.4) 		76.0
(24.4) 		74.0
(23.3) 		67.1
(19.5) 		55.5
(13.1) 		45.9
(7.7) 		37.4
(3.0) 		54.0
(12.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 22.9
(−5.1) 		25.0
(−3.9) 		31.3
(−0.4) 		41.2
(5.1) 		50.6
(10.3) 		60.1
(15.6) 		65.5
(18.6) 		63.4
(17.4) 		56.1
(13.4) 		44.3
(6.8) 		35.7
(2.1) 		28.0
(−2.2) 		43.7
(6.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 6
(−14) 		10
(−12) 		16
(−9) 		28
(−2) 		36
(2) 		46
(8) 		54
(12) 		54
(12) 		42
(6) 		30
(−1) 		21
(−6) 		15
(−9) 		5
(−15)
Record low °F (°C) −14
(−26) 		−20
(−29) 		−2
(−19) 		17
(−8) 		28
(−2) 		35
(2) 		42
(6) 		41
(5) 		32
(0) 		20
(−7) 		7
(−14) 		−5
(−21) 		−20
(−29)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.87
(98) 		3.10
(79) 		4.20
(107) 		3.83
(97) 		3.81
(97) 		4.44
(113) 		4.65
(118) 		4.13
(105) 		4.19
(106) 		4.13
(105) 		3.54
(90) 		4.68
(119) 		48.57
(1,234)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 5.4
(14) 		6.3
(16) 		2.4
(6.1) 		0.4
(1.0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		trace 4.1
(10) 		18.6
(47.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 10.7 9.2 9.9 11.6 12.5 11.8 9.8 10.7 9.1 10.2 9.4 10.1 125.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.01 in) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
Source: NOAA[105][106]

Demographics edit

 
The Freehold Jewish Center serves the rapidly growing Jewish population in the Freehold vicinity.
 
Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine

2010 census edit

The 2010 United States census counted 36,184 people, 12,577 households, and 9,382 families in the township. The population density was 939.8 per square mile (362.9/km2). There were 13,140 housing units at an average density of 341.3 per square mile (131.8/km2). The racial makeup was 84.32% (30,509) White, 5.34% (1,931) Black or African American, 0.13% (47) Native American, 7.03% (2,544) Asian, 0.02% (7) Pacific Islander, 1.47% (531) from other races, and 1.70% (615) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.76% (2,808) of the population.[24]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
17903,785—
18104,784—
18205,1467.6%
18305,4816.5%
18406,30315.0%
18502,642*−58.1%
18603,81144.2%
18704,23111.0%
18801,870*−55.8%
18902,16515.8%
19002,2343.2%
19102,3294.3%
19201,498*−35.7%
19301,72014.8%
19402,45943.0%
19503,44240.0%
19604,77938.8%
197013,185175.9%
198019,20245.6%
199024,71028.7%
200031,53727.6%
201036,18414.7%
202035,369−2.3%
2022 (est.)35,576[9][11]0.6%
Population sources:
1800–1920[107] 1840[108] 1850–1870[109]
1850[110] 1870[111] 1880–1890[112]
1890–1910[113] 1910–1930[114]
1940–2000[115] 2000[116][117]
2010[24][25] 2020[9][10]
* = Lost territory in previous decade.[29]

Of the 12,577 households, 36.7% had children under the age of 18; 61.4% were married couples living together; 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.4% were non-families. Of all households, 21.7% were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.24.[24]

24.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.9 males.[24]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $94,735 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,749) and the median family income was $112,094 (+/− $4,124). Males had a median income of $85,099 (+/− $6,540) versus $48,926 (+/− $4,407) for females. The per capita income for the township was $40,504 (+/− $2,006). About 2.8% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.[118]

2000 census edit

 
Modern home located along Lake Topanemus
 
The West Freehold neighborhood. The township's residential areas range from suburban to exurban in character and density.

As of the 2000 United States census[16] there were 31,537 people, 10,814 households, and 8,283 families residing in the township. The population density was 820.2 inhabitants per square mile (316.7/km2). There were 11,032 housing units at an average density of 286.9 per square mile (110.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 87.09% White, 5.12% African American, 0.14% Native American, 5.15% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.19% of the population.[116][117]

There were 10,814 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.21.[116][117]

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.[116][117]

The median income for a household in the township was $77,185, and the median income for a family was $89,845. Males had a median income of $62,545 versus $36,668 for females. The per capita income for the township was $31,505. About 2.8% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.[116][117]

Economy edit

Due to suburbanization within the township, its location near the Jersey Shore, along with its proximity to major cities such as New York, Newark, Trenton, and Philadelphia, the township has been a longtime economic center in the Central Jersey region.[68][119][120][121]

Agriculture edit

 
One of many crop farms in the township
 
Wemrock Orchards on Route 33 Business
 
Battleview Orchards on Wemrock Road
 
Fruit picking at Battleview Orchards
 
Smaller orchard on Ely Harmony Road
 
Community garden on the premises of the historic Oakley Farmstead

Despite suburbanization in recent decades, the township's agricultural roots have still been preserved. There are numerous crop farms, thoroughbred farms, sod farms, nurseries, and orchards in the township. Notable farms in the township include Brock Farms,[122] Battleview Orchards,[123] Clayton Family Farm,[124] Crawford Farms,[125] the historic Oakley Farm,[126] Reid Sod Farm,[127] and Wemrock Orchards.[128]

Tomasello Winery (originally based in Hammonton) has a wine tasting room located in Wemrock Orchards.[129][130]

Commerce edit

 
Freehold Raceway Mall
 
Freehold Marketplace
 
Freehold Raceway
 
Manalapan EpiCentre at night
 
Mount's Corner Historic Shopping Plaza
 
Jackson Premium Outlets at daylight

Established in 1853, making it the nation's oldest half-mile harness racing track, Freehold Raceway offers horse lovers and bettors an opportunity to see harness racing.[131]

Completed in August 1990, the Freehold Raceway Mall was constructed at a cost of $125 million on a site covering more than 175 acres (71 ha)[121] across from the Freehold Raceway over U.S. Route 9. A super-regional high-end shopping mall, it has a gross leasable area of 1,600,000 square feet (150,000 m2),[132] making it the second-largest mall in the state, behind Westfield Garden State Plaza.[133]

Outside of the Freehold Raceway Mall, the township itself has many other shopping malls and plazas. Diane & Co. is a dress shop that has been featured on the Oxygen Network's show Jersey Couture.[134]

iPlay America is an indoor family entertainment and event center that opened in November 2011, offering rides, arcade and carnival games, along with Topgolf, music venues, laser tag, shops, bars, and restaurants.[135][136]

Main Street edit

Freehold Borough (which the township surrounds) is home to Downtown Freehold, located on East and West Main Street (County Route 537). This downtown section has various eateries, bars, boutiques, historical sites, and other excursions. Within this section of the borough, there have been plans to revitalize the downtown area.[137]

There are many other shopping destinations right outside of the Freeholds region, including the Manalapan EpiCentre (formerly, the Manalapan Mall) in Manalapan Township, the Jackson Premium Outlets in Jackson Township, and The Shoppes in Old Bridge Township.

Manufacturing edit

Freehold Township and Borough began to grow in commercial and industrial manufacturing of goods during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among most prominent of companies that began doing operations in the township was the Brockway Glass Company, which had built a facility on Center Street in 1955. Brockway Glass then proceeded to build additional facilities in the region in 1956, 1967, 1969 & 1976. The company ceased operations in the township in 1991,[60][61] in which the site is now operated by the Freehold campus location for Iron Mountain, an enterprise information management services company.[62]

Nestle opened a production plant in 1948, which is still in operation and has expanded its operations in logistics and engineering.[138] 3M opened a magnetic tape production facility in 1957.[139]

Sports edit

 
Picnic area near Lake Topanemus in autumn

In 2016, Freehold Township Little League 12u baseball team won the New Jersey state championship and made it to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament, the first team from the township to take the state title since 2003.[140] In 2017, Freehold Township Little League 13U baseball intermediate division won the United States Championship in the Little League Intermediate World Series tournament defeating Wailuku, Hawaii 6-4 in Livermore, California.[141]

In 2004, the Freehold Township Senior League baseball team won the Senior League World Series. Led by manager Mike Brach of Freehold Township, the team became the first from Freehold Township to make it to the World Series, let alone win it.[142]

Parks and recreation edit

 
Monmouth Battlefield State Park entrance
 
Families at Monmouth Battlefield, a popular recreational area for the township and surrounding area

Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Turkey Swamp Park, Lake Topanemus, and Michael J. Tighe Park (formerly known as Liberty Oak Park) are all located within the township and provide assorted recreational opportunities. Smaller parks in the township include Durand Park, Whittier Oaks Park, Opatut Park, Wynnefield Park, Stonehurst Park, Sandy Brook Park, Duchess Court Park, Greentree Park, Medford Park, Woodgate Park, Woodcrest Park, Orchard Hills Park and Sargent Park.[143]

The southernmost segment of the Henry Hudson Trail starts in Freehold Borough and runs northeast through the township, to the Raritan Bayshore region. The parking area is located at 119 Dutch Lane Road in the township and is used by walkers, runners and bicyclists.[144]

Michael J. Tighe Park was formerly known as Liberty Oak Park, the park having been renamed in 2001.[145]

Government edit

 
Town Hall in Freehold Township, located on Schanck Road

Local government edit

Freehold Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.[146] The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[7][147] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

The Township Committee enacts local ordinances, levies municipal taxes and conducts the affairs of the township. In almost all cases, it can review and approve the actions of other Freehold Township boards, committees and agencies. The Township Committee conducts all of its business during monthly meetings open to the public.[148]

As of 2023, the members of the Township Committee are Mayor Alan C. Walker (R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2023), Deputy Mayor Lester A. Preston Jr. (R, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2023), Anthony J. Ammiano (R, 2024), Thomas L. Cook (R, 2024) and Maureen Fasano (R, 2025).[3][149][150][151][152]

In January 2020, the Township Committee appointed Alan C. Walker to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had become vacant following the resignation of David M. Salkin.[153]

Federal, state, and county representation edit

Freehold Township is located in the 3rd and 4th Congressional Districts[154] and is part of New Jersey's 11th state legislative district.[155]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 3rd congressional district is represented by Andy Kim (D, Moorestown).[156] For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 4th congressional district is represented by Chris Smith (R, Manchester Township).[157][158] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[159] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[160][161]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 11th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Vin Gopal (D, Long Branch) and in the General Assembly by Margie Donlon (D, Ocean Township) and Luanne Peterpaul (D, Long Branch).[162]

Monmouth County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of five members who are elected at-large to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects one of its members to serve as director and another as deputy director.[163] As of 2024, Monmouth County's Commissioners are:

Director Thomas A. Arnone (R, Neptune City, 2025),[164] Susan M. Kiley (R, Hazlet Township, 2024),[165] Erik Anderson (R, Shrewsbury, 2026),[166] Nick DiRocco (R, Wall Township, 2025),[167] and Deputy Director Ross F. Licitra (R, Marlboro Township, 2026).[168][169][170]

Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are: Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon (R, 2025; Ocean Township),[171][172] Sheriff Shaun Golden (R, 2025; Howell Township)[173][174] and Surrogate Rosemarie D. Peters (R, 2026; Middletown Township).[175][176]

Politics edit

United States presidential election results for Freehold Township[177]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 11,618 53.63% 9,791 45.20% 253 1.17%
2016 9,972 55.58% 7,410 41.30% 560 3.12%
2012 9,204 55.32% 7,242 43.53% 192 1.15%
2008 9,480 54.14% 7,845 44.80% 185 1.06%
2004 9,260 56.79% 6,915 42.41% 131 0.80%
2000 6,534 47.46% 6,794 49.35% 440 3.20%
1996 4,963 41.54% 5,900 49.38% 1,085 9.08%
1992 5,360 45.38% 4,423 37.45% 2,028 17.17%

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 23,033 registered voters in Freehold Township, of which 5,014 (21.8%) were registered as Democrats, 5,058 (22.0%) were registered as Republicans and 12,949 (56.2%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 12 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[178]

In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 55.6% of the vote (9,972 cast), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 41.3% (7,410 votes), and other candidates with 3.1% (560 votes), among the 17,942 ballots cast by the township's voters. In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 55.3% of the vote (9,204 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 43.5% (7,242 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (192 votes), among the 16,715 ballots cast by the township's 23,974 registered voters (77 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 69.7%.[179][180] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 53.5% of the vote (9,480 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 44.2% (7,845 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (185 votes), among the 17,733 ballots cast by the township's 23,935 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.1%.[181] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 56.6% of the vote (9,260 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 42.2% (6,915 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (131 votes), among the 16,373 ballots cast by the township's 22,061 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 74.2.[182]

In the 2017 gubernatorial election, Republican Kim Guadagno received 57.7% of the vote (6,060 cast), ahead of Democrat Phil Murphy with 40.4% (4,246 votes). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 72.2% of the vote (7,009 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 26.0% (2,525 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (175 votes), among the 9,826 ballots cast by the township's 24,098 registered voters (117 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 40.8%.[183][184] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 65.5% of the vote (7,900 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 27.5% (3,317 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.7% (688 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (96 votes), among the 12,058 ballots cast by the township's 23,343 registered voters, yielding a 51.7% turnout.[185]

Education edit

 
Freehold Township High School located on Elton-Adelphia Road

Public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the Freehold Township Schools.[186] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 3,737 students and 329.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[187] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[188]) are Early Childhood Learning Center[189] (97 students; in grades Pre-K), C. Richard Applegate School[190] (424; K–5), Joseph J. Catena School[191] (488; K–5), Laura Donovan School[192] (436; K–5), Marshall W. Errickson School[193] (435; K–5), West Freehold School[194] (501; K–5), Clifton T. Barkalow School[195] (661; 6–8) and Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School[196] (686; 6–8).[197][198]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades attend either Freehold Township High School or Freehold High School (based on home address), as part of the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD)[199] The district also serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Howell Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro Township.[200][201] Freehold Township High School is home to the Contemporary Global Studies Learning Center and Freehold High School hosts the Medical Sciences Learning Center; each program admits students on a selective basis from all over the Freehold Regional High School District.[202] of the 2018–19 school year, Freehold Township High School had an enrollment of 2,043 students and 137.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.9:1,[203] while Freehold Borough High School had an enrollment of 1,422 students and 103.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1.[204] The FRHSD board of education has nine members, who are elected to three-year terms from each of the constituent districts.[205] Each member is allocated a fraction of a vote that totals to nine points, with Freehold Township allocated one member, who has 1.4 votes.[206]

High school students in Freehold Township have the opportunity of attending vocational schools such as Biotechnology High School (which is located in the township on Kozloski Road), High Technology High School, the Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Communications High School, and the Academy of Allied Health & Science, which are part of the Monmouth County Vocational School District, which are available to all students in Monmouth County on a selective basis.[207]

Brookdale Community College is a public community college. Founded in 1967, Brookdale is the community college of Monmouth County, its main headquarters is located in nearby Lincroft. The college also has regional satellite locations to better serve its students, including a location in Freehold Township on U.S. 9, serving the western Monmouth region. Additionally, the college offers courses to qualified high school students through its dual enrollment program, a valuable resource that some Freehold Township high school-aged students utilize in receiving early collegiate credits.[208][209] Rutgers University, in partnership with Brookdale Community College offers several bachelor's degree completion programs at Brookdale's Freehold Campus.[210] In 2022, Seton Hall University began a partnership with Brookdale Community College to offer courses and resources (including laboratories, designated study areas, and additional cooperatives with CentraState Medical Center) for their College of Nursing program, also at Brookdale's Freehold campus.[211]

Historic district edit

Main article: Monmouth Battlefield State Park

The Monmouth Battlefield Historic District is a 1,819-acre (736 ha) historic district within the much larger Monmouth Battlefield State Park, located on both sides of County Route 522 (Freehold-Englishtown Road) and west of U.S. Route 9 on the border of Freehold Township and Manalapan Township.

The site of the battlefield originally contained many colonial-era farmhouses though many did not survive the rapid development of the area in the 20th century. Three of the original seven farmhouses that were present during the battle are still standing in the park. These include the Sutfin Farmhouse (1731); the Rhea-Applegate House (1745); and the Craig House (1746).

Three homes were built on the battlefield. The Conover-Perrine House (1832) is to the north of the park, erected on the site of the original 18th-century Perrine House, an important example of late Federal Architecture. The Italianate Cobb House was later constructed in 1872 near the Conover-Perrine House. The Combs' Farmhouse (mid-18th Century) was demolished sometime in the 1960s and was located near the park's playground and ice pond.

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, for its significance in military history and for the remaining settlement of colonial architecture and agriculture akin to the fated events of the Battle of Monmouth.[212]

Infrastructure edit

Public safety edit

Emergency services edit

Freehold Township offers different departments of varying emergency services. The following are the emergency service departments in Freehold Township:

Police edit

The Freehold Township police department has three major divisions; patrol, investigation, and services. The Chief of Police is George Baumann, who was appointed to the position in January 2020, following the retirement of former chief Ernest Schriefer.[213][214]

Fire prevention edit

The township offers various fire prevention programs for Freehold Township residents.

Fire prevention courses edit

Freehold Township offers programs designed to prepare children on the importance of fire safety. These courses are engaging with students and are offered at Township schools and other municipal buildings.[215]

Fire squads edit

Freehold Township has two volunteer fire companies:[215]

West Freehold
  • Freehold Township Independent Fire Company #1 is located on Stillwells Corner Road in West Freehold. It was established in 1964 to provide fire protection services across Freehold Township.[216]
  • Freehold Township Fire Company No. 1 Station No. 2 in Smithburg.
  • Freehold Township Independent Fire Company No. 1 Station No. 3 in Georgia.
East Freehold
  • East Freehold Fire Company (founded 1972) is located on Kozloski Road in East Freehold.[217]
First aid squads edit

Freehold EMS (founded 1941) is located in Freehold Borough and offers pre-hospital care to residents of both the borough and the township.[218]

Transportation edit

Roads and highways edit

 
U.S. Route 9 northbound at the Route 33 interchange

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 200.13 miles (322.08 km) of roadways, of which 158.62 miles (255.27 km) were maintained by the municipality, 26.49 miles (42.63 km) by Monmouth County and 15.02 miles (24.17 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[219]

 
Route 33 westbound at the U.S. Route 9 interchange

Several major roads pass through the township. Major state routes include U.S. Route 9, Route 18, Route 33 (also known as the Freehold Bypass), and Route 79. Major county routes that pass through are County Route 522, 524, 527, and 537.

Access to Interstate 195 is available in neighboring Howell Township via Route 9 or Jackson Township via CR 537. The Garden State Parkway entrance at exit 100 is about ten miles east on Route 33 in Tinton Falls. The New Jersey Turnpike entrance at exit 8 is about ten miles west on Route 33 in East Windsor.

Public transportation edit

Rail edit

In the 19th & 20th centuries, Freehold Borough and Freehold Township had two major railways. One major railway in the area was the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad, which was owned and operated by the Camden & Amboy Railroad Company (C&A). Surveying for the line began on September 8, 1851, grading began on October 19, 1852, and the first track was laid on April 4, 1853.[220] The first section of line was opened on July 18, 1853.[221] The establishment of the Freehold & Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad helped make the Freeholds a transportation hub.[222] The other major railway in the area was the Central Railroad of New Jersey, which had a branch that connected the still-active former Penn Central line from Jamesburg to CNJ's Seashore Branch and the New York and Long Branch line (now owned by NJ Transit) at Matawan.

The Freehold and Jamesburg Railroad was abandoned by the early 1930s. A 2.8-mile long (4.5 km) portion of the former railroad's right-of-way was later approved to be sold by the New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners (PUC) to Jersey Central Power & Light Company in 1966, with occasional freight service still being used through the Freehold Industrial Track. Meanwhile, The Central Railroad of New Jersey went into bankruptcy in the early 1970s and entered into Conrail on April 1, 1976, with its freight service on the rails from Freehold to Matawan being terminated in 1979 (the rails were removed in 1980). Today, it is mostly a rail-trail, converting into the Henry Hudson Trail.

The Monmouth Ocean Middlesex Line is a proposal by New Jersey Transit to restore passenger railway service to the region, by using the same tracks as the Freehold Industrial Track. The township and its neighboring borough would be potential stops for the 'MOM' Line.[223][224][225][226]

As of now, the nearest train stations to the township are located in Aberdeen-Matawan, Asbury Park, and Long Branch on the North Jersey Coast Line, and Metropark in Iselin, New Brunswick, and Princeton Junction on the Northeast Corridor Line.

Buses edit

NJ Transit provides bus service to communities along US Route 9 from Lakewood Township to Old Bridge Township, and to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City via bus routes 131, 135 and 139, to Newark Liberty International Airport and Newark at large on the 67 route, to Jersey City on the 64 and 67, as well as shopping via local service on the 833, and 836 routes.[227] Bus service is available from Route 9 to Wall Street in New York's Financial District via the Academy Bus Line.[228]

There are several bus stops to the points listed above located along Route 9 in the township. Freehold Township has two commuter parking lots available only to township residents, which are located at the Freehold Mall Shopping Center and on Schibanoff Lane.

Aviation edit

Following the closure of the Marlboro Airport, Old Bridge Airport in Old Bridge and Monmouth Executive Airport in Farmingdale supply short-distance flights to surrounding areas and are the closest air transportation services. The nearest major commercial airports are Trenton-Mercer Airport, which serves several domestic destinations via Frontier Airlines and located 24 miles (39 km) west (about 36 minutes drive); and Newark Liberty International Airport, which serves as a major hub for United Airlines and located 35 miles (56 km) north (about 50 minutes drive) from the center of Freehold Township.[229][230]

Ferry edit

Ferry service is available through the SeaStreak service in Highlands, a trip that involves about a 25–30-minute drive from the eastern section of Freehold Township to reach the departing terminal. SeaStreak offers ferry service to New York City with trips to Pier 11 (on the East River at Wall Street) and 35th Street in Manhattan.[231]

Healthcare edit

 
CentraState Medical Center

CentraState Medical Center is a 287-bed regional hospital located in the township. Serving parts of Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, and Mercer counties in central New Jersey,[232] the hospital is a partner of Atlantic Health System and is affiliated with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The hospital is part of CentraState Healthcare System, the county's fourth-largest employer.[233] Other regional hospitals near the township include the Lakewood division of Monmouth Medical Center and the Old Bridge division of Raritan Bay Medical Center.

The closest major university hospitals to the township are Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune Township, Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro Township, and Saint Peter's University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

Points of interest edit

Notable people edit

See also: Category:People from Freehold Township, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Freehold Township include:

See also edit

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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 New JerseyTownshipMonmouth Battlefield State ParkCentraState Medical CenterU S Route 9Freehold RacewayFreehold Raceway MallWalker Combs Hartshorne FarmsteadJewish Heritage MuseumCraig HouseFreehold Township High SchoolSealMotto Western Monmouth s Family TownLocation of Freehold Township in Monmouth County highlighted in yellow right Inset map Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black left Census Bureau map of Freehold Township New Jersey Interactive map of Freehold Township New JerseyFreehold TownshipLocation in Monmouth CountyShow map of Monmouth County New JerseyFreehold TownshipLocation in New JerseyShow map of New JerseyFreehold TownshipLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 40 13 28 N 74 17 57 W 40 224382 N 74 299051 W 40 224382 74 299051 1 2 Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyMonmouthEstablishedOctober 31 1693IncorporatedFebruary 21 1798Named forEnglish legal term of freeholdGovernment 7 TypeTownship BodyTownship Committee MayorAlan Walker R term ends December 31 2023 3 4 AdministratorPeter R Valesi 5 Municipal clerkSanabel Abouzeina 6 Area 1 Total38 88 sq mi 100 71 km2 Land38 65 sq mi 100 11 km2 Water0 23 sq mi 0 59 km2 0 59 Rank59th of 565 in state4th of 53 in county 1 Elevation 8 118 ft 36 m Population 2020 9 10 Total35 369 Estimate 2022 9 11 35 576 Rank67th of 565 in state5th of 53 in county 12 Density915 0 sq mi 353 3 km2 Rank393rd of 565 in state46th of 53 in county 12 Time zoneUTC 05 00 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 Eastern EDT ZIP Code07728 13 14 Area code s 732 848 and 908 mobile 15 FIPS code3402525230 1 16 17 GNIS feature ID0882116 1 18 Websitewww wbr twp wbr freehold wbr nj wbr us 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 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Colonial Freehold 1 3 The Revolutionary War in Freehold 1 4 19th century Freehold 1 5 Freehold divided 1 6 The Township in the 20th century 2 Geography 2 1 Ecology 2 2 Major bodies of water 2 2 1 Lakes 2 2 2 Rivers 2 3 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 2010 census 3 2 2000 census 4 Economy 4 1 Agriculture 4 2 Commerce 4 2 1 Main Street 4 3 Manufacturing 5 Sports 6 Parks and recreation 7 Government 7 1 Local government 7 2 Federal state and county representation 7 3 Politics 8 Education 9 Historic district 10 Infrastructure 10 1 Public safety 10 1 1 Emergency services 10 1 1 1 Police 10 1 1 2 Fire prevention 10 1 1 2 1 Fire prevention courses 10 1 1 2 2 Fire squads 10 1 1 3 First aid squads 10 2 Transportation 10 2 1 Roads and highways 10 2 2 Public transportation 10 2 2 1 Rail 10 2 2 2 Buses 10 2 2 3 Aviation 10 2 2 4 Ferry 10 3 Healthcare 11 Points of interest 12 Notable people 13 See also 14 References 15 Sources 16 External linksHistory editEarly history edit The Lenni Lenape Native Americans were the earliest known people to live in the area that became Freehold 31 The Lenape were a hunter gatherer society They were largely sedentary changing campsites seasonally They were prolific hunters of small game and birds They were also skilled fisherman and were known to harvest vast amounts of clams from the bays and inlets on the Jersey Shore They also practiced some agriculture to augment their food supply During this time an important crossroad of two major Lenape trails was located in the area of Freehold 32 In 1498 John Cabot became the first European to sight this land 31 By the late 17th century the English had begun to take over the area In 1664 the Duke of York later James II amp VII granted a patent to Sir George Carteret to develop the area In 1685 Scottish Presbyterians from Scotland along with English Baptists and Quakers from New England fleeing religious persecution at home became the first to settle within the area 31 33 In 1693 along with Middletown and Shrewsbury Freehold was established by act of legislature as one of the three original townships in Monmouth County 34 The name of the township comes from the word freehold an English legal term describing fee simple property ownership 35 Colonial Freehold edit In 1714 when the colonial government was deciding where to locate the county seat and courthouse Freeholder John Reid the first Surveyor General of East Jersey 36 wanted the county seat located in Freehold Reid s offer to sell the property to the Board of Chosen Freeholders at a heavily discounted price may have been the deciding factor in choosing Freehold rather than Middletown or Shrewsbury as the site of the county seat As part of the deal Reid placed a restrictive covenant in the deed that should the property ever cease being used as a courthouse ownership would revert to the Reid family Direct descendants of John Reid still reside in Freehold Township 37 nbsp Moore s Tavern in the historic district of West Freehold A mainstay in the township since 1787 Freehold was officially designated as the seat of the Monmouth County government and a court house was commissioned to be built on the land purchased from John Reid The Monmouth Courthouse opened in 1715 38 A small village quickly began to develop around the courthouse At first the village was called Monmouth Courthouse Over time other government buildings opened near the courthouse including a sheriff s office a prison and a post office A number of homes and commercial businesses also sprang up in the village including a blacksmith a general store a bank a hotel and saloon 39 In the area surrounding Monmouth Courthouse many successful farms began to appear The farms in Freehold were particularly well known for the production of potatoes beans and rye which were sold in the markets of nearby cities Freehold also became known for its excellent horse farms 32 The differences within Freehold between the growing settlement around the courthouse and the surrounding farmland were the seeds for the eventual division of Freehold into two separate municipalities in the early 20th century As of 1745 the majority of families in Freehold were still Scottish immigrants 40 In modern Freehold many important streets bear the name of early colonial families including Barkalow Applegate Rhea Throckmorton and Schanck 40 The Revolutionary War in Freehold edit nbsp This 18th Century home also known as the Craig House was quartered by British troops during the Battle of Monmouth 41 See also Battle of Monmouth Freehold was deeply impacted by the American Revolution In 1765 with the passage of the Stamp Act dissidents in Middletown and Upper Freehold established Sons of Liberty groups 42 In late 1775 Capt Elias Longstreet recruited the first company of colonists from the county to join the Continental Army for an ill fated invasion of Canada 43 Freehold was a known center of patriot activity The Declaration of Independence was publicly proclaimed read aloud from the steps of the Monmouth Courthouse just a few days after being signed in Philadelphia 40 However after British success at the Battle of Long Island Freehold and all of Monmouth County fell under the control of Loyalists 44 The British government continued to operate the Monmouth Courthouse and several people involved in revolutionary activities were arrested and tried for treason at the courthouse 44 The success of the Continental Army at the Battle of Trenton helped to weaken loyalist control of Freehold 45 In June 1778 the British Army began a major strategic evacuation of the city of Philadelphia They attempted to protect a long slow moving column of Loyalist families equipment and other supplies seized in Philadelphia as they moved towards ships in New York Harbor On June 28 1778 the Continental Army intercepted the column in Freehold 46 The Battle of Monmouth was one of the largest battles of the Revolutionary War involving over 25 000 soldiers combined in Continental British and Hessian forces The initial engagement was in doubt until Washington arrived because Charles Lee was retreating from the battlefield Washington rallied the Continentals and strongly engaged the British forces and they held their ground on the battlefield However British forces were successful in completing their primary goal the evacuation of Philadelphia Both sides claimed victory in the battle 46 nbsp Molly Pitcher fighting at the Battle of Monmouth in Freehold New Jersey Several famous figures from the Revolutionary War fought at the Battle of Monmouth British forces were commanded by Sir Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis The Continental Army was commanded by George Washington and Charles Lee Charles Lee was later court martialed by the Continental Army for his actions at the Battle of Monmouth Nathanael Greene Alexander Hamilton Mad Anthony Wayne the Marquis de Lafayette and Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben also fought at the Battle of Monmouth for the Continental Army 47 Another famous figure at the Battle of Monmouth was Molly Pitcher who manned a cannon during the battle after her husband was wounded 47 In the aftermath of the Battle of Monmouth Loyalist control of Freehold faltered The township ceased to have a functioning municipal government and the courthouse was closed until the end of the war Minor clashes between loyalists and continentals flared up in town with the violence peaking around 1780 48 Colonel Tye was an escaped slave formerly named Titus and the leader of a prominent loyalist guerrilla force which conducted several raids in and around Freehold In one famous incident Joshua Huddy was captured and hung by British Loyalists under the direction of Richard Lippincott and Colonel Tye Colonel Tye later died from injuries sustained during that raid 49 Patriots later cut down Huddy s body hanging from the gallows and buried it in Freehold at Old Tennent Church 50 At the end of the war the community was deeply divided and nearly 120 loyalist families left Freehold fearing retribution from their neighbors Most of these families re settled in Canada 51 19th century Freehold edit During the early 1800s Freehold steadily grew in size The village around the courthouse was now called Freehold along with the surrounding farmland 52 In 1852 when long distance railroad systems were first being developed a railroad station with trains making regular stops was built running nearly parallel with Throckmorton Street in Freehold Freehold soon had public sewers in the village and in some of the outlying farmland By 1883 there was an electrical grid and a telephone switchboard at a time when these inventions were still brand new 52 These public advancements caused rapid economic growth in Freehold The village of Freehold became an important commercial and industrial hub in central New Jersey The farms in the rest of Freehold benefited greatly by being able to sell their products more easily in New York and Philadelphia 53 Both the village and the farms prospered together however the public policies sought by the two different communities continued to grow further apart The municipal government was increasingly divided between the villagers and farmers In 1824 the American Hotel opened on Main Street in Freehold It is still standing today and is one of the oldest buildings in Freehold In 1853 the Freehold Raceway opened 54 Though the original grandstand burned down in a fire the racetrack is still open today and is one of the oldest harness racetracks in America The Great Fire of Freehold happened on October 30 1873 The fire reportedly began in a commercial building on Main Street It soon spread to engulf a large section of the village and many wooden buildings including Monmouth Courthouse were burned down 55 Freehold also has a relatively forgotten but important place in the history of the bicycle Cycling champion Arthur Augustus Zimmerman resided in the town during his racing career in the 1880s and 1890s and from 1896 to 1899 operated the Zimmerman Bicycle Co the company s bicycles were known as the Zimmy Today Freehold Borough is home to the Metz Bicycle Museum where the only extant Zimmy can be seen 56 Freehold divided edit At the beginning of the 20th century Freehold was an increasingly divided community regarding the issue of local tax dollars used as funding for public works and infrastructure projects 57 The Freeholders living in the downtown area around the courthouse had very different ideas about how to spend public money compared to the Freeholders living in the surrounding farmland Tension within the community increased greatly in 1916 when a severe polio epidemic swept through Freehold 58 After contentious public debate a referendum was held to on the future of Freehold and voters overwhelmingly decided to split the town into two separate municipalities On April 15 1919 Freehold Borough formally separated from Freehold Township 29 Freeholders generally refer to the different municipalities simply as the Borough and the Township The Borough the downtown area around the courthouse retained all the existing government buildings around Court Street and Main Street The Borough also kept the designation as county seat 59 Freehold Township the farming communities that surrounded the courthouse set up a new town hall complex on Schanck Road The Township completely encircles the Borough On September 7 1926 Freehold Borough annexed additional territory from the Township 59 The Township in the 20th century edit nbsp Freehold Township 911 Memorial located near Town Hall on Schanck Road In the early 20th century the farms in Freehold Township continued to be prosperous and successful and the area steadily grew in population However after World War II the Township experienced rapid growth By this time transportation systems had increased to a point to allow workers to commute daily to jobs in larger cities such as Newark Philadelphia and New York City Highways including U S Route 9 and Route 33 helped to make it possible for commuters to live in Freehold and work in nearby cities The township quickly developed large neighborhoods of suburban single family homes 19 Soon the Township began to grow commercial and industrial businesses that rivalled the Borough Brockway Glass Company built their initial facility off Center Street in 1955 which was expanded in subsequent decades before it ceased operations in 1991 60 61 The site is now operated by Iron Mountain 62 3M opened a magnetic tape production facility in 1957 63 CentraState Medical Center a regional hospital serving western Monmouth County southern Middlesex County and portions of Mercer and Ocean counties opened in 1971 as Freehold Area Hospital 64 Not all industrial developments in the Township were positive In 1983 the United States Environmental Protection Agency designated the Lone Pine Chemical Site in the Township as a Superfund site 65 The site has been called one of the worst environmental disasters in the country 66 Based on the latest EPA five year review in 2019 remediation work has contained the spill 67 In 1990 with the opening of Freehold Raceway Mall the second largest mall in the state the Township had solidified in being a premier commercial center for Central New Jersey 68 As the Township grew Route 33 which ran through the heart of Freehold became increasingly congested in which studies suggested the construction of a new freeway This was due to the fact that there was no room to widen the highway to 4 lanes between Route 9 and a railroad bridge at the eastern end would need to have been widened to accommodate 4 lanes After several years the new freeway was downsized to merely a bypass of Freehold Construction from near Sweetmans Lane CR 527 to U S Route 9 was finished in 1972 Eventually construction began again and the bypass was extended to Halls Mill Road in 1989 For decades traffic was detoured and congestion continued to worsen The delay was lengthened when an endangered species was found in the path of the proposed roadway Finally after 32 years of waiting the bypass was fully completed in January 2003 reducing congestion on Route 33 and Route 33 Business albeit not a completely four lane highway between Halls Mills Road and the Howell Road intersection 69 70 The Township has thousands of jobs located within the municipality along with a growing numbers of commuters who work in neighboring cities such as New York City Newark Trenton and Philadelphia Five residents of the Township died in the September 11 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and are listed on the county s 9 11 memorial 71 72 The COVID 19 pandemic like many communities affected Freehold Township Early in the pandemic the township and county at large made news for the numbers of cases that were being reported In particular one Freehold family named the Fuscos had made news for having lost five of their relatives during the first few months of the pandemic with 19 other family members coming into contact with the virus 73 74 In May 2020 the township adopted an ordinance to help in simplifying the process for restaurant owners to obtain permits for seasonal outdoor dining 75 As of June 25 2021 the township and county has been ahead of the Biden Administration s Coronavirus vaccine goal with at least 73 5 of adults receiving at least one dose compared to the national average of 65 6 of adults receiving at least one dose 76 Geography edit nbsp Manasquan River flows through the township According to the United States Census Bureau the township had a total area of 38 88 square miles 100 71 km2 including 38 65 square miles 100 11 km2 of land and 0 23 square miles 0 59 km2 of water 0 59 1 2 nbsp During the autumn months hayrides and apple picking as pictured here are among many popular recreational activities for township residents along with nearby residents traveling from North Jersey and New York City The township completely surrounds the borough of Freehold making it part of 21 pairs of doughnut towns in the state where one municipality entirely surrounds another 77 The township borders Colts Neck Township Howell Township Manalapan Township Marlboro Township and Millstone Township in Monmouth County and Jackson Township in Ocean County 78 79 80 The municipality of Upper Freehold Township is not connected geographically or politically to Freehold Township East Freehold 2010 Census population of 4 894 81 and West Freehold 13 613 as of 2010 82 are unincorporated communities and census designated places located within Freehold Township 83 84 Other unincorporated communities localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Blue Ball now Adelphia Burlington Heights 85 Georgia Monmouth Heights citation needed Orchard Estates citation needed Siloam Smithburg citation needed Southburg Stonehurst East citation needed and Stonehurst West citation needed 86 Ecology edit According to the A W Kuchler U S potential natural vegetation types Freehold Township would have an Appalachian oak 104 vegetation type with an Eastern hardwood forest 25 vegetation form 87 Major bodies of water edit Due to the township s location in New Jersey it is the home of numerous headwaters for various important rivers brooks and streams that flow throughout the state The township is located on a ridge within the geographic heartland of New Jersey 88 89 90 91 92 as most sections of the township fall within the hillier terrain and fertile soil found in the Inner coastal plain while the southeastern sections of the township fall within the more flat terrain and sandier soil found in the Outer coastal plain Most of the township is located within the much larger Raritan Valley region as many of its brooks and streams flow into the aforementioned river while also being located relatively close to the Raritan Bay The township is also closely tied to the Jersey Shore region being located about 16 miles 26 km west of Asbury Park 93 The northernmost stretches of the Pine Barrens reach into a small section of the southern portion of the township as it is one of only two municipalities in Monmouth County that are part of the Toms River watershed most of which is located in Ocean County in the aforementioned Pine Barrens 94 Notable bodies of water within the township include Lakes edit nbsp Lake Topanemus during the autumn months nbsp The 17 acre lake at Turkey Swamp Park Lake Topanemus 95 Turkey Swamp 96 Rivers edit Barnegat Bay Watershed Metedeconk River 97 North Branch Metedeconk River South Branch Metedeconk River Toms River 98 Raritan Basin Watershed Manasquan River 99 100 Applegate Creek Burkes Creek Debois Creek South River 101 102 Manalapan Brook Matchaponix Brook McGellairds Brook Tepehemus Brook Weamaconk Creek Wemrock Brook Navesink River Watershed Swimming River 103 104 Yellow Brook Climate edit According to the Koppen climate classification system Freehold Township sits on the northern border between the humid subtropical climate Cfa zone and the humid continental climate Dfa zone with the township being one of the most northern localities in North America that has a humid subtropical climate Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average temperature above 32 0 F 0 0 C at least four months with an average temperature at or above 50 0 F 10 0 C at least one month with an average temperature at or above 71 6 F 22 0 C and no significant precipitation difference between seasons Climate data for Freehold Township New Jersey 1991 2020 normals extremes 1893 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high F C 73 23 79 26 87 31 95 35 96 36 100 38 106 41 102 39 99 37 95 35 83 28 76 24 106 41 Mean maximum F C 63 17 64 18 73 23 85 29 89 32 93 34 97 36 94 34 91 33 82 28 73 23 66 19 98 37 Mean daily maximum F C 41 7 5 4 44 4 6 9 51 4 10 8 63 0 17 2 72 0 22 2 81 1 27 3 86 5 30 3 84 6 29 2 78 1 25 6 66 6 19 2 56 2 13 4 46 7 8 2 64 4 18 0 Daily mean F C 32 3 0 2 34 7 1 5 41 4 5 2 52 1 11 2 61 3 16 3 70 6 21 4 76 0 24 4 74 0 23 3 67 1 19 5 55 5 13 1 45 9 7 7 37 4 3 0 54 0 12 2 Mean daily minimum F C 22 9 5 1 25 0 3 9 31 3 0 4 41 2 5 1 50 6 10 3 60 1 15 6 65 5 18 6 63 4 17 4 56 1 13 4 44 3 6 8 35 7 2 1 28 0 2 2 43 7 6 5 Mean minimum F C 6 14 10 12 16 9 28 2 36 2 46 8 54 12 54 12 42 6 30 1 21 6 15 9 5 15 Record low F C 14 26 20 29 2 19 17 8 28 2 35 2 42 6 41 5 32 0 20 7 7 14 5 21 20 29 Average precipitation inches mm 3 87 98 3 10 79 4 20 107 3 83 97 3 81 97 4 44 113 4 65 118 4 13 105 4 19 106 4 13 105 3 54 90 4 68 119 48 57 1 234 Average snowfall inches cm 5 4 14 6 3 16 2 4 6 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 trace 4 1 10 18 6 47 1 Average precipitation days 0 01 in 10 7 9 2 9 9 11 6 12 5 11 8 9 8 10 7 9 1 10 2 9 4 10 1 125 0 Average snowy days 0 01 in 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 Source NOAA 105 106 Demographics edit nbsp The Freehold Jewish Center serves the rapidly growing Jewish population in the Freehold vicinity nbsp Co Cathedral of St Robert Bellarmine 2010 census edit The 2010 United States census counted 36 184 people 12 577 households and 9 382 families in the township The population density was 939 8 per square mile 362 9 km2 There were 13 140 housing units at an average density of 341 3 per square mile 131 8 km2 The racial makeup was 84 32 30 509 White 5 34 1 931 Black or African American 0 13 47 Native American 7 03 2 544 Asian 0 02 7 Pacific Islander 1 47 531 from other races and 1 70 615 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7 76 2 808 of the population 24 Historical population CensusPop Note 17903 785 18104 784 18205 1467 6 18305 4816 5 18406 30315 0 18502 642 58 1 18603 81144 2 18704 23111 0 18801 870 55 8 18902 16515 8 19002 2343 2 19102 3294 3 19201 498 35 7 19301 72014 8 19402 45943 0 19503 44240 0 19604 77938 8 197013 185175 9 198019 20245 6 199024 71028 7 200031 53727 6 201036 18414 7 202035 369 2 3 2022 est 35 576 9 11 0 6 Population sources 1800 1920 107 1840 108 1850 1870 109 1850 110 1870 111 1880 1890 112 1890 1910 113 1910 1930 114 1940 2000 115 2000 116 117 2010 24 25 2020 9 10 Lost territory in previous decade 29 Of the 12 577 households 36 7 had children under the age of 18 61 4 were married couples living together 10 0 had a female householder with no husband present and 25 4 were non families Of all households 21 7 were made up of individuals and 9 5 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 75 and the average family size was 3 24 24 24 3 of the population were under the age of 18 7 5 from 18 to 24 24 6 from 25 to 44 30 7 from 45 to 64 and 13 0 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 41 3 years For every 100 females the population had 97 9 males For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96 9 males 24 The Census Bureau s 2006 2010 American Community Survey showed that in 2010 inflation adjusted dollars median household income was 94 735 with a margin of error of 5 749 and the median family income was 112 094 4 124 Males had a median income of 85 099 6 540 versus 48 926 4 407 for females The per capita income for the township was 40 504 2 006 About 2 8 of families and 3 9 of the population were below the poverty line including 4 6 of those under age 18 and 4 0 of those age 65 or over 118 2000 census edit nbsp Modern home located along Lake Topanemus nbsp The West Freehold neighborhood The township s residential areas range from suburban to exurban in character and density As of the 2000 United States census 16 there were 31 537 people 10 814 households and 8 283 families residing in the township The population density was 820 2 inhabitants per square mile 316 7 km2 There were 11 032 housing units at an average density of 286 9 per square mile 110 8 km2 The racial makeup of the township was 87 09 White 5 12 African American 0 14 Native American 5 15 Asian 0 02 Pacific Islander 1 19 from other races and 1 30 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5 19 of the population 116 117 There were 10 814 households out of which 37 8 had children under the age of 18 living with them 65 9 were married couples living together 8 0 had a female householder with no husband present and 23 4 were non families 20 0 of all households were made up of individuals and 7 7 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 76 and the average family size was 3 21 116 117 In the township the population was spread out with 25 3 under the age of 18 6 1 from 18 to 24 31 2 from 25 to 44 25 5 from 45 to 64 and 12 0 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 38 years For every 100 females there were 97 7 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95 3 males 116 117 The median income for a household in the township was 77 185 and the median income for a family was 89 845 Males had a median income of 62 545 versus 36 668 for females The per capita income for the township was 31 505 About 2 8 of families and 3 9 of the population were below the poverty line including 4 8 of those under age 18 and 5 1 of those age 65 or over 116 117 Economy editDue to suburbanization within the township its location near the Jersey Shore along with its proximity to major cities such as New York Newark Trenton and Philadelphia the township has been a longtime economic center in the Central Jersey region 68 119 120 121 Agriculture edit nbsp One of many crop farms in the township nbsp Wemrock Orchards on Route 33 Business nbsp Battleview Orchards on Wemrock Road nbsp Fruit picking at Battleview Orchards nbsp Smaller orchard on Ely Harmony Road nbsp Community garden on the premises of the historic Oakley Farmstead Despite suburbanization in recent decades the township s agricultural roots have still been preserved There are numerous crop farms thoroughbred farms sod farms nurseries and orchards in the township Notable farms in the township include Brock Farms 122 Battleview Orchards 123 Clayton Family Farm 124 Crawford Farms 125 the historic Oakley Farm 126 Reid Sod Farm 127 and Wemrock Orchards 128 Tomasello Winery originally based in Hammonton has a wine tasting room located in Wemrock Orchards 129 130 Commerce edit nbsp Freehold Raceway Mall nbsp Freehold Marketplace nbsp Freehold Raceway nbsp Manalapan EpiCentre at night nbsp Mount s Corner Historic Shopping Plaza nbsp Jackson Premium Outlets at daylight Established in 1853 making it the nation s oldest half mile harness racing track Freehold Raceway offers horse lovers and bettors an opportunity to see harness racing 131 Completed in August 1990 the Freehold Raceway Mall was constructed at a cost of 125 million on a site covering more than 175 acres 71 ha 121 across from the Freehold Raceway over U S Route 9 A super regional high end shopping mall it has a gross leasable area of 1 600 000 square feet 150 000 m2 132 making it the second largest mall in the state behind Westfield Garden State Plaza 133 Outside of the Freehold Raceway Mall the township itself has many other shopping malls and plazas Diane amp Co is a dress shop that has been featured on the Oxygen Network s show Jersey Couture 134 iPlay America is an indoor family entertainment and event center that opened in November 2011 offering rides arcade and carnival games along with Topgolf music venues laser tag shops bars and restaurants 135 136 Main Street edit Freehold Borough which the township surrounds is home to Downtown Freehold located on East and West Main Street County Route 537 This downtown section has various eateries bars boutiques historical sites and other excursions Within this section of the borough there have been plans to revitalize the downtown area 137 There are many other shopping destinations right outside of the Freeholds region including the Manalapan EpiCentre formerly the Manalapan Mall in Manalapan Township the Jackson Premium Outlets in Jackson Township and The Shoppes in Old Bridge Township Manufacturing edit Freehold Township and Borough began to grow in commercial and industrial manufacturing of goods during the late 19th and early 20th centuries Among most prominent of companies that began doing operations in the township was the Brockway Glass Company which had built a facility on Center Street in 1955 Brockway Glass then proceeded to build additional facilities in the region in 1956 1967 1969 amp 1976 The company ceased operations in the township in 1991 60 61 in which the site is now operated by the Freehold campus location for Iron Mountain an enterprise information management services company 62 Nestle opened a production plant in 1948 which is still in operation and has expanded its operations in logistics and engineering 138 3M opened a magnetic tape production facility in 1957 139 Sports edit nbsp Picnic area near Lake Topanemus in autumn In 2016 Freehold Township Little League 12u baseball team won the New Jersey state championship and made it to the Mid Atlantic Regional Tournament the first team from the township to take the state title since 2003 140 In 2017 Freehold Township Little League 13U baseball intermediate division won the United States Championship in the Little League Intermediate World Series tournament defeating Wailuku Hawaii 6 4 in Livermore California 141 In 2004 the Freehold Township Senior League baseball team won the Senior League World Series Led by manager Mike Brach of Freehold Township the team became the first from Freehold Township to make it to the World Series let alone win it 142 Parks and recreation edit nbsp Monmouth Battlefield State Park entrance nbsp Families at Monmouth Battlefield a popular recreational area for the township and surrounding area Monmouth Battlefield State Park Turkey Swamp Park Lake Topanemus and Michael J Tighe Park formerly known as Liberty Oak Park are all located within the township and provide assorted recreational opportunities Smaller parks in the township include Durand Park Whittier Oaks Park Opatut Park Wynnefield Park Stonehurst Park Sandy Brook Park Duchess Court Park Greentree Park Medford Park Woodgate Park Woodcrest Park Orchard Hills Park and Sargent Park 143 The southernmost segment of the Henry Hudson Trail starts in Freehold Borough and runs northeast through the township to the Raritan Bayshore region The parking area is located at 119 Dutch Lane Road in the township and is used by walkers runners and bicyclists 144 Michael J Tighe Park was formerly known as Liberty Oak Park the park having been renamed in 2001 145 Government edit nbsp Town Hall in Freehold Township located on Schanck Road Local government edit Freehold Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government one of 141 municipalities of the 564 statewide that use this form the second most commonly used form of government in the state 146 The Township Committee is comprised of five members who are elected directly by the voters at large in partisan elections to serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three year cycle 7 147 At an annual reorganization meeting the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor The Township Committee enacts local ordinances levies municipal taxes and conducts the affairs of the township In almost all cases it can review and approve the actions of other Freehold Township boards committees and agencies The Township Committee conducts all of its business during monthly meetings open to the public 148 As of 2023 update the members of the Township Committee are Mayor Alan C Walker R term on committee and as mayor ends December 31 2023 Deputy Mayor Lester A Preston Jr R term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2023 Anthony J Ammiano R 2024 Thomas L Cook R 2024 and Maureen Fasano R 2025 3 149 150 151 152 In January 2020 the Township Committee appointed Alan C Walker to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had become vacant following the resignation of David M Salkin 153 Federal state and county representation edit Freehold Township is located in the 3rd and 4th Congressional Districts 154 and is part of New Jersey s 11th state legislative district 155 For the 118th United States Congress New Jersey s 3rd congressional district is represented by Andy Kim D Moorestown 156 For the 118th United States Congress New Jersey s 4th congressional district is represented by Chris Smith R Manchester Township 157 158 New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker Newark term ends 2027 159 and Bob Menendez Englewood Cliffs term ends 2025 160 161 For the 2024 2025 session the 11th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Vin Gopal D Long Branch and in the General Assembly by Margie Donlon D Ocean Township and Luanne Peterpaul D Long Branch 162 Monmouth County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of five members who are elected at large to serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis with either one or two seats up for election each year as part of the November general election At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January the board selects one of its members to serve as director and another as deputy director 163 As of 2024 update Monmouth County s Commissioners are Director Thomas A Arnone R Neptune City 2025 164 Susan M Kiley R Hazlet Township 2024 165 Erik Anderson R Shrewsbury 2026 166 Nick DiRocco R Wall Township 2025 167 and Deputy Director Ross F Licitra R Marlboro Township 2026 168 169 170 Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon R 2025 Ocean Township 171 172 Sheriff Shaun Golden R 2025 Howell Township 173 174 and Surrogate Rosemarie D Peters R 2026 Middletown Township 175 176 Politics edit United States presidential election results for Freehold Township 177 Year Republican Democratic Third party No No No 2020 11 618 53 63 9 791 45 20 253 1 17 2016 9 972 55 58 7 410 41 30 560 3 12 2012 9 204 55 32 7 242 43 53 192 1 15 2008 9 480 54 14 7 845 44 80 185 1 06 2004 9 260 56 79 6 915 42 41 131 0 80 2000 6 534 47 46 6 794 49 35 440 3 20 1996 4 963 41 54 5 900 49 38 1 085 9 08 1992 5 360 45 38 4 423 37 45 2 028 17 17 As of March 23 2011 there were a total of 23 033 registered voters in Freehold Township of which 5 014 21 8 were registered as Democrats 5 058 22 0 were registered as Republicans and 12 949 56 2 were registered as Unaffiliated There were 12 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens 178 In the 2016 presidential election Republican Donald Trump received 55 6 of the vote 9 972 cast ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 41 3 7 410 votes and other candidates with 3 1 560 votes among the 17 942 ballots cast by the township s voters In the 2012 presidential election Republican Mitt Romney received 55 3 of the vote 9 204 cast ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 43 5 7 242 votes and other candidates with 1 2 192 votes among the 16 715 ballots cast by the township s 23 974 registered voters 77 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 69 7 179 180 In the 2008 presidential election Republican John McCain received 53 5 of the vote 9 480 cast ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 44 2 7 845 votes and other candidates with 1 0 185 votes among the 17 733 ballots cast by the township s 23 935 registered voters for a turnout of 74 1 181 In the 2004 presidential election Republican George W Bush received 56 6 of the vote 9 260 ballots cast outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 42 2 6 915 votes and other candidates with 0 6 131 votes among the 16 373 ballots cast by the township s 22 061 registered voters for a turnout percentage of 74 2 182 In the 2017 gubernatorial election Republican Kim Guadagno received 57 7 of the vote 6 060 cast ahead of Democrat Phil Murphy with 40 4 4 246 votes In the 2013 gubernatorial election Republican Chris Christie received 72 2 of the vote 7 009 cast ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 26 0 2 525 votes and other candidates with 1 8 175 votes among the 9 826 ballots cast by the township s 24 098 registered voters 117 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 40 8 183 184 In the 2009 gubernatorial election Republican Chris Christie received 65 5 of the vote 7 900 ballots cast ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 27 5 3 317 votes Independent Chris Daggett with 5 7 688 votes and other candidates with 0 8 96 votes among the 12 058 ballots cast by the township s 23 343 registered voters yielding a 51 7 turnout 185 Education edit nbsp Freehold Township High School located on Elton Adelphia Road Public school students in pre kindergarten through eighth grade are educated by the Freehold Township Schools 186 As of the 2018 19 school year the district comprised of eight schools had an enrollment of 3 737 students and 329 6 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 11 3 1 187 Schools in the district with 2018 19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics 188 are Early Childhood Learning Center 189 97 students in grades Pre K C Richard Applegate School 190 424 K 5 Joseph J Catena School 191 488 K 5 Laura Donovan School 192 436 K 5 Marshall W Errickson School 193 435 K 5 West Freehold School 194 501 K 5 Clifton T Barkalow School 195 661 6 8 and Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School 196 686 6 8 197 198 Students in ninth through twelfth grades attend either Freehold Township High School or Freehold High School based on home address as part of the Freehold Regional High School District FRHSD 199 The district also serves students from Colts Neck Township Englishtown Farmingdale Freehold Borough Howell Township Manalapan Township and Marlboro Township 200 201 Freehold Township High School is home to the Contemporary Global Studies Learning Center and Freehold High School hosts the Medical Sciences Learning Center each program admits students on a selective basis from all over the Freehold Regional High School District 202 of the 2018 19 school year Freehold Township High School had an enrollment of 2 043 students and 137 3 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 14 9 1 203 while Freehold Borough High School had an enrollment of 1 422 students and 103 8 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 13 7 1 204 The FRHSD board of education has nine members who are elected to three year terms from each of the constituent districts 205 Each member is allocated a fraction of a vote that totals to nine points with Freehold Township allocated one member who has 1 4 votes 206 High school students in Freehold Township have the opportunity of attending vocational schools such as Biotechnology High School which is located in the township on Kozloski Road High Technology High School the Marine Academy of Science and Technology Communications High School and the Academy of Allied Health amp Science which are part of the Monmouth County Vocational School District which are available to all students in Monmouth County on a selective basis 207 Brookdale Community College is a public community college Founded in 1967 Brookdale is the community college of Monmouth County its main headquarters is located in nearby Lincroft The college also has regional satellite locations to better serve its students including a location in Freehold Township on U S 9 serving the western Monmouth region Additionally the college offers courses to qualified high school students through its dual enrollment program a valuable resource that some Freehold Township high school aged students utilize in receiving early collegiate credits 208 209 Rutgers University in partnership with Brookdale Community College offers several bachelor s degree completion programs at Brookdale s Freehold Campus 210 In 2022 Seton Hall University began a partnership with Brookdale Community College to offer courses and resources including laboratories designated study areas and additional cooperatives with CentraState Medical Center for their College of Nursing program also at Brookdale s Freehold campus 211 Historic district editMain article Monmouth Battlefield State Park The Monmouth Battlefield Historic District is a 1 819 acre 736 ha historic district within the much larger Monmouth Battlefield State Park located on both sides of County Route 522 Freehold Englishtown Road and west of U S Route 9 on the border of Freehold Township and Manalapan Township The site of the battlefield originally contained many colonial era farmhouses though many did not survive the rapid development of the area in the 20th century Three of the original seven farmhouses that were present during the battle are still standing in the park These include the Sutfin Farmhouse 1731 the Rhea Applegate House 1745 and the Craig House 1746 Three homes were built on the battlefield The Conover Perrine House 1832 is to the north of the park erected on the site of the original 18th century Perrine House an important example of late Federal Architecture The Italianate Cobb House was later constructed in 1872 near the Conover Perrine House The Combs Farmhouse mid 18th Century was demolished sometime in the 1960s and was located near the park s playground and ice pond The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15 1966 for its significance in military history and for the remaining settlement of colonial architecture and agriculture akin to the fated events of the Battle of Monmouth 212 nbsp 1753 Old Tennent Church nbsp 1746 Craig House nbsp 1872 Cobb House nbsp Molly Pitcher Spring nbsp 1731 Sutfin House nbsp 1745 Rhea Applegate HouseInfrastructure editPublic safety edit Emergency services edit Freehold Township offers different departments of varying emergency services The following are the emergency service departments in Freehold Township Police edit The Freehold Township police department has three major divisions patrol investigation and services The Chief of Police is George Baumann who was appointed to the position in January 2020 following the retirement of former chief Ernest Schriefer 213 214 Fire prevention edit The township offers various fire prevention programs for Freehold Township residents Fire prevention courses edit Freehold Township offers programs designed to prepare children on the importance of fire safety These courses are engaging with students and are offered at Township schools and other municipal buildings 215 Fire squads edit Freehold Township has two volunteer fire companies 215 West Freehold Freehold Township Independent Fire Company 1 is located on Stillwells Corner Road in West Freehold It was established in 1964 to provide fire protection services across Freehold Township 216 Freehold Township Fire Company No 1 Station No 2 in Smithburg Freehold Township Independent Fire Company No 1 Station No 3 in Georgia East Freehold East Freehold Fire Company founded 1972 is located on Kozloski Road in East Freehold 217 First aid squads edit Freehold EMS founded 1941 is located in Freehold Borough and offers pre hospital care to residents of both the borough and the township 218 Transportation edit Roads and highways edit nbsp U S Route 9 northbound at the Route 33 interchange As of May 2010 update the township had a total of 200 13 miles 322 08 km of roadways of which 158 62 miles 255 27 km were maintained by the municipality 26 49 miles 42 63 km by Monmouth County and 15 02 miles 24 17 km by the New Jersey Department of Transportation 219 nbsp Route 33 westbound at the U S Route 9 interchange Several major roads pass through the township Major state routes include U S Route 9 Route 18 Route 33 also known as the Freehold Bypass and Route 79 Major county routes that pass through are County Route 522 524 527 and 537 Access to Interstate 195 is available in neighboring Howell Township via Route 9 or Jackson Township via CR 537 The Garden State Parkway entrance at exit 100 is about ten miles east on Route 33 in Tinton Falls The New Jersey Turnpike entrance at exit 8 is about ten miles west on Route 33 in East Windsor Public transportation edit Rail edit In the 19th amp 20th centuries Freehold Borough and Freehold Township had two major railways One major railway in the area was the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad which was owned and operated by the Camden amp Amboy Railroad Company C amp A Surveying for the line began on September 8 1851 grading began on October 19 1852 and the first track was laid on April 4 1853 220 The first section of line was opened on July 18 1853 221 The establishment of the Freehold amp Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad helped make the Freeholds a transportation hub 222 The other major railway in the area was the Central Railroad of New Jersey which had a branch that connected the still active former Penn Central line from Jamesburg to CNJ s Seashore Branch and the New York and Long Branch line now owned by NJ Transit at Matawan The Freehold and Jamesburg Railroad was abandoned by the early 1930s A 2 8 mile long 4 5 km portion of the former railroad s right of way was later approved to be sold by the New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners PUC to Jersey Central Power amp Light Company in 1966 with occasional freight service still being used through the Freehold Industrial Track Meanwhile The Central Railroad of New Jersey went into bankruptcy in the early 1970s and entered into Conrail on April 1 1976 with its freight service on the rails from Freehold to Matawan being terminated in 1979 the rails were removed in 1980 Today it is mostly a rail trail converting into the Henry Hudson Trail The Monmouth Ocean Middlesex Line is a proposal by New Jersey Transit to restore passenger railway service to the region by using the same tracks as the Freehold Industrial Track The township and its neighboring borough would be potential stops for the MOM Line 223 224 225 226 As of now the nearest train stations to the township are located in Aberdeen Matawan Asbury Park and Long Branch on the North Jersey Coast Line and Metropark in Iselin New Brunswick and Princeton Junction on the Northeast Corridor Line Buses edit NJ Transit provides bus service to communities along US Route 9 from Lakewood Township to Old Bridge Township and to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City via bus routes 131 135 and 139 to Newark Liberty International Airport and Newark at large on the 67 route to Jersey City on the 64 and 67 as well as shopping via local service on the 833 and 836 routes 227 Bus service is available from Route 9 to Wall Street in New York s Financial District via the Academy Bus Line 228 There are several bus stops to the points listed above located along Route 9 in the township Freehold Township has two commuter parking lots available only to township residents which are located at the Freehold Mall Shopping Center and on Schibanoff Lane Aviation edit Following the closure of the Marlboro Airport Old Bridge Airport in Old Bridge and Monmouth Executive Airport in Farmingdale supply short distance flights to surrounding areas and are the closest air transportation services The nearest major commercial airports are Trenton Mercer Airport which serves several domestic destinations via Frontier Airlines and located 24 miles 39 km west about 36 minutes drive and Newark Liberty International Airport which serves as a major hub for United Airlines and located 35 miles 56 km north about 50 minutes drive from the center of Freehold Township 229 230 Ferry edit Ferry service is available through the SeaStreak service in Highlands a trip that involves about a 25 30 minute drive from the eastern section of Freehold Township to reach the departing terminal SeaStreak offers ferry service to New York City with trips to Pier 11 on the East River at Wall Street and 35th Street in Manhattan 231 Healthcare edit nbsp CentraState Medical Center CentraState Medical Center is a 287 bed regional hospital located in the township Serving parts of Monmouth Ocean Middlesex and Mercer counties in central New Jersey 232 the hospital is a partner of Atlantic Health System and is affiliated with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School The hospital is part of CentraState Healthcare System the county s fourth largest employer 233 Other regional hospitals near the township include the Lakewood division of Monmouth Medical Center and the Old Bridge division of Raritan Bay Medical Center The closest major university hospitals to the township are Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune Township Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro Township and Saint Peter s University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick Points of interest editCentraState Medical Center A regional hospital for western Monmouth County Freehold Raceway One of the oldest harness racing tracks in the country Freehold Raceway Mall The second largest mall in the state Maplewood Cemetery New Jersey Governors Joel Parker and Joseph D Bedle as well as several officers who served in the Civil War are interred here 234 Monmouth Battlefield This historic park preserves where the Battle of Monmouth was fought Turkey Swamp Park A 1 180 acre 4 78 km2 nature preserve in the northernmost swaths of the Pine Barrens Village of West Freehold Historic village in the western portion of the township at the intersection of County Route 537 Monmouth Road and Stillwells Corner Road Wemrock Road Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County Highlights history of Jewish residents and culture in Monmouth County 235 nbsp Oakley Farmhouse 2012 nbsp Jewish Heritage Museum at Mounts Corner 2021Notable people editSee also Category People from Freehold Township New Jersey People who were born in residents of or otherwise closely associated with Freehold Township include Amanda Anisimova born 2001 professional tennis player 236 Jake Areman born 1996 soccer player who plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship 237 Danny Bohn born 1988 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series driver 238 Brad Brach born 1986 professional baseball player 239 240 Brian Brikowski born 1989 defensive end who played in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes 241 Dave Cantin born 1979 entrepreneur 242 Danielle Colaprico born 1992 midfielder for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women s Soccer League 243 244 Joe Dailey American football coach who is the wide receivers coach for the Carolina Panthers 245 Katie Dippold comedy writer actress and improvisational comedian who has co produced and written for Parks and Recreation 246 Joann Downey born 1966 attorney and former Assemblywoman who represented the 11th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2016 until 2021 247 Clare Farragher born 1941 member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1988 to 2002 who also served as mayor of Freehold Township 248 Michele Fitzgerald born 1990 winner of Survivor Kaoh Rōng in 2016 the 32nd season of the reality series Survivor 249 Lindsey Gallo born 1981 former track and field athlete who competed in middle distance events 250 Milton Goode born 1960 high jumper who participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics 251 Vin Gopal born 1985 community organizer and politician who has represented the 11th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since 2018 252 Robert Griswold born 1996 swimmer 253 Thomas Henderson 1743 1824 acting Governor of New Jersey 254 William Barberie Howell 1865 1927 Chief Justice of the United States Customs Court 255 Dan Lewis 1936 2015 American football halfback fullback who played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions Washington Redskins and New York Giants 256 Caren Lissner born 1972 novelist 257 Paulie Litt born 1995 actor and producer best known for his role as Justin Shanowski on the sitcom Hope amp Faith 258 Val Majewski born 1981 center fielder who played for the Baltimore Orioles 259 Catello Manzi born 1950 harness racing driver 260 Rebecca Metz actress known for her role as Tressa on the FX television comedy drama series Better Things 261 Joel Parker 1816 1888 politician who served as the 20th Governor of New Jersey from 1863 to 1866 and again from 1872 to 1875 262 Kal Penn born 1977 actor of Harold amp Kumar Go to White Castle 263 Charles Richman former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs 264 William Cortenus Schenck 1773 1821 founder of Newark Ohio member of the Ohio Senate from 1803 to 1804 265 Peter Schrager born 1982 sportscaster on Fox Sports and NFL Network 266 John A Scudder 1759 1836 U S Representative from New Jersey 267 Pamela Springsteen born 1962 actress who appeared in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and is the younger sister of Bruce Springsteen 268 Erik Stocklin born 1982 actor of Haters Back Off and Lucifer and husband of YouTuber Colleen Ballinger Miranda Sings 269 Jaime Primak Sullivan born c 1977 reality television star of Jersey Belle 270 John C Ten Eyck 1814 1879 United States Senator from New Jersey from 1859 to 1865 271 William H Vredenburgh 1840 1920 attorney and public figure who served for nearly 20 years as a judge of the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals 272 Emily Wold born 1994 former field hockey player who played as a midfielder 273 See also 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1702 and was a member of the General Assembly in 1703 History of the Hall of Records Archived June 3 2020 at the Wayback Machine Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed March 30 2020 On August 26 1714 John Reid sold a plot of land on the Burlington Path less than an acre in size to the Board of Chosen Freeholders for 30 shillings The bargain price may have been the deciding factor in settling a then raging dispute between Middletown Shrewsbury and Freehold Townships over the location of the county seat Pepe p 10 Pepe p 25 a b c Pepe p 29 Craig House Archived October 27 2020 at the Wayback Machine VisitNJ Accessed October 24 2020 Adelberg Michael 2010 The American Revolution in Monmouth County The History Press p 15 ISBN 978 1 60949 001 0 Adelberg p 16 a b Adelberg p 17 Adelberg p 18 a b Adelberg p 20 a b Adelberg p 11 Adelberg p 22 Africans in America Archived August 22 2017 at the Wayback Machine PBS Resource Bank The Joshua Huddy era Archived September 29 2006 at the Wayback Machine Monmouth County Accessed December 14 2006 Adelberg p 23 a b Pepe p 23 Griffith Lee Ellen Freehold Arcadia Publishing Charleston 1996 introduction Demasters Karen In Brief Freehold Raceway Will Be Sold Another Track to be Leased Archived April 20 2021 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times July 12 1998 Accessed March 20 2020 Freehold Raceway built in 1853 runs harness races and Garden State Park runs Thoroughbred and harness races Griffith p 11 Metzger Dick Bicycle buffs have a haven at Freehold museum Local collector s prize possession is Zimmy manufactured in town Archived September 30 2007 at the Wayback Machine East Brunswick Sentinel July 11 2002 Accessed May 15 2007 More than 100 years ago in the late 1880s and 1890s the village of Freehold was arguably the bicycle capital of the world Pepe p 134 pepe p 133 a b Pepe p 135 a b Brockway Glass Co v Freehold Tp Tax Court of New Jersey Feb 28 1999 Archived July 30 2021 at the Wayback Machine Casemine Accessed March 14 2022 a b Lockhart Bill et al Brockway Machine Bottle Co and Brockway Glass Co Archived July 30 2021 at the Wayback Machine Society for Historical Archaeology Accessed March 14 2022 a b Master Plan Circulation Plan Element Amendment adopted June 16 2011 Archived April 26 2022 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Township Accessed March 14 2022 Iron Mountain to Kozloski Road This roadway would provide for an alternate access from Iron Mountain formerly Brockway Glass Company and future development areas southwest of Kozloski Road and north of N J Route 33 to intersect Kozloski Road Pepe p 142 Pepe p 140 Lone Pine Landfill Freehold Township NJ Archived July 30 2021 at the Wayback Machine United States Environmental Protection Agency Accessed March 14 2022 The 45 acre Lone Pine Landfill is located in Freehold Township New Jersey The landfill operated from 1959 until 1979 and accepted over 17 000 drums containing chemical wastes along with municipal refuse large volumes of septage and millions of gallons of bulk liquid chemical wastes The landfill was ordered closed by a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection NJDEP Administrative Order in 1979 Pepe p 143 Fifth Five Year Review Report For Lone Pine Landfill Superfund Site Monmouth County New Jersey Archived July 30 2021 at the Wayback Machine United States Environmental Protection Agency June 25 2019 Accessed March 14 2022 a b Pepe p 148 Conohan Sherry Freehold bypass on track for completion in 2002 Archived May 8 2023 at the Wayback Machine Asbury Park Press June 20 2000 Accessed May 8 2023 via Newspapers com Staff 32 years later Archived May 8 2023 at the Wayback Machine Asbury Park Press January 18 2003 Accessed May 8 2023 via Newspapers com It took nearly 32 years to complete the Route 33 Freehold bypass opened yesterday Celano Clare Marie Memorial event set for Sept 11 in Freehold Twp Archived February 18 2015 at the Wayback Machine News Transcript September 7 2011 Accessed September 8 2013 From Freehold Township the county memorial lists Frederick Joseph Hoffman Michele L Hoffman Dennis Moroney Carmen Milagros Rodriguez and Wendy Alice Rosario Wakeford Erminio Vinessa Faces of the New Jersey victims of Sept 11 A tribute in photos to 734 victims with ties to the Garden State Archived July 2 2023 at the Wayback Machine nj com September 11 2021 Accessed July 2 2023 Tully Tracey What a Family That Lost 5 to the Virus Wants You to Know Archived August 13 2021 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times June 30 2020 Accessed August 13 2021 Tully Tracey Coronavirus Ravages 7 Members of a Single Family Killing 4 Archived July 1 2021 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times March 18 2020 Accessed August 14 2021 Freehold Township Resolution of the Township of Freehold Monmouth County New Jersey No R 20 122 Resolution Approving The Creation And Administration Of An Emergency Temporary Approval Process For Outdoor Dining And Or Business Operations Due To The COVID 19 Pandemic Adopted May 26 2020 Archived August 13 2021 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Township Accessed August 13 2021 Scinto Rich Monmouth County Ahead Of Biden s Coronavirus Vaccine Goal Here is how the Freehold area is doing in the race to vaccinate its population Archived August 14 2021 at the Wayback Machine Patch com June 25 2021 Accessed August 14 2021 DeMarco Megan Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one Archived August 1 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Star Ledger November 3 2011 Accessed January 8 2017 There are 22 sets of doughnut towns in New Jersey those where one town wraps around the other town Note that following voter approval of the Princeton merger 21 pairs of doughnut towns remain Areas touching Freehold Township Archived March 30 2020 at the Wayback Machine MapIt Accessed March 29 2020 Regional Location Map Archived July 28 2020 at the Wayback Machine Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed March 29 2020 New Jersey Municipal Boundaries Archived December 4 2003 at the Wayback Machine New 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Stormwater Management Practices Archived April 20 2021 at the Wayback Machine Rutgers University February 26 2016 Accessed March 14 2021 Lower Raritan WMA09 Archived April 20 2021 at the Wayback Machine Rutgers University Raritan River Initiatives Accessed September 21 2020 Subwatersheds Archived September 27 2020 at the Wayback Machine Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership Accessed September 21 2020 Navesink River NE2 Archived April 10 2023 at the Wayback Machine State of New Jersey Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring Accessed September 21 2020 The Navesink Watershed A Short History As Interpreted in 2003 by Kate Keelen and Jerry Keelen Navesink Swimming River Group A Subwatershed Regional Council of the Monmouth Coastal Watersheds Partnership pg 2 pg 3 pg 4 NowData NOAA Online Weather Data National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Archived from the original on March 5 2012 Retrieved August 16 2021 Station Freehold Marlboro NJ U S Climate Normals 2020 U S Monthly Climate Normals 1991 2020 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Archived from the original on August 17 2021 Retrieved August 16 2021 Compendium of censuses 1726 1905 together with the tabulated returns of 1905 Archived February 26 2021 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State 1906 Accessed July 10 2013 Bowen Francis American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843 Archived July 15 2023 at the Wayback Machine p 231 David H Williams 1842 Accessed July 10 2013 Population is listed as 6 299 four less than in table Raum John O The History of New Jersey From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time Volume 1 Archived July 15 2023 at the Wayback Machine p 249 J E Potter and company 1877 Accessed July 9 2013 Freehold township was formed in 1798 and contained in 1850 2 644 inhabitants in 1860 3 811 and in 1870 4 231 The northern and middle part abounds in fertile farms The population of 2 644 listed for 1850 conflicts with the other sources which show 2 642 for that year Debow James Dunwoody Brownson The Seventh Census of the United States 1850 Archived July 14 2023 at the Wayback Machine p 140 R Armstrong 1853 Accessed July 9 2013 Staff A compendium of the ninth census 1870 Archived July 14 2023 at the Wayback Machine p 260 United States Census Bureau 1872 Accessed December 4 2012 Porter Robert Percival Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins Volume III 51 to 75 Archived July 14 2023 at the Wayback Machine p 99 United States Census Bureau 1890 Accessed July 24 2012 Population for Freehold township is listed as 4 302 for 1880 and 5 097 for 1890 which includes population for Freehold town of 2 432 in 1880 and 2 932 in 1890 Freehold township population for these two years was calculated via subtraction Thirteenth Census of the United States 1910 Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions 1910 1900 1890 Archived July 15 2023 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau p 336 Accessed July 24 2012 Fifteenth Census of the United States 1930 Population Volume I Archived July 15 2023 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau p 717 Accessed December 17 2011 Table 6 New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality 1940 2000 Archived October 5 2022 at the Wayback Machine Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network August 2001 Accessed May 1 2023 a b c d e Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic Social Economic Housing Characteristics for Freehold township Archived May 29 2012 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau Accessed December 17 2011 a b c d e DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2000 Census 2000 Summary File 1 SF 1 100 Percent Data for Freehold township Monmouth County New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed December 4 2012 DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates for Freehold township Monmouth County New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed March 14 2012 Kennedy Shawn G Real Estate In Freehold More Than Just Homes Archived April 20 2021 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times July 1 1987 Accessed December 1 2020 Garbarine Rachelle Freehold rides commercial boom Archived May 9 2021 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times September 4 1988 Accessed May 8 2021 a b Garbarine Rachelle In The Region New Jersey Freehold Is Getting Its First Major Mall Archived May 9 2021 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times March 25 1990 Accessed May 9 2021 Strip centers have sprung up along the highways and work is nearing completion on the township s first major shopping complex the Freehold Raceway Mall It will have 1 3 million square feet of space in 200 shops and food outlets as many as five department stores and parking for 6 500 cars The mall is being built by the Wilmorite Corporation of Rochester on a 176 acre site in the south central corner of the township along Route 9 at its intersection with Routes 33 and 537 The 125 million project is scheduled to open Aug 1 Home Page Archived September 25 2020 at the Wayback Machine Brock Farms Accessed September 21 2020 Home Page Archived September 23 2020 at the Wayback Machine Battleview Orchards Accessed September 21 2020 Map of Clayton Family Farm Archived May 16 2023 at the Wayback Machine Google Maps Accessed September 21 2020 Home Page Archived September 21 2020 at the Wayback Machine Crawford Family Farms Accessed September 21 2020 Oakley Farm Archived October 1 2020 at the Wayback Machine Visit Monmouth Accessed September 21 2020 Reid Sod Farm Archived August 3 2020 at the Wayback Machine Accessed August 22 2021 Home Page Archived September 30 2020 at the Wayback Machine Wemrock Orchards Accessed September 21 2020 Tomasello Winery Archived January 18 2022 at the Wayback Machine Wemrock Orchards Accessed July 11 2023 DiUlio Nick A Taste of Old World Charm Archived July 15 2023 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Monthly April 11 2011 Accessed July 11 2023 Home page Archived December 13 2012 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Raceway Accessed December 4 2012 Welcome to Freehold Raceway the nation s oldest and fastest daytime half mile harness racing track Located in central New Jersey in the historic town of Freehold Freehold Raceway was established in 1853 and features live Standardbred harness racing for trotters and pacers Freehold Raceway Mall Archived February 5 2012 at the Wayback Machine International Council of Shopping Centers Accessed December 4 2012 Staff Woodbridge Center mall shooting New details emerge about man who held woman at knife point Archived November 19 2018 at the Wayback Machine The Star Ledger March 9 2012 Accessed October 16 2013 With about 220 stores and 1 5 million square feet of space Woodbridge Center is the third largest shopping mall in New Jersey behind only Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus and Freehold Raceway Mall Kinon Cristina Oxygen s Jersey Couture stars Diane amp Co family Kimberly Gambale and Christina and Diane Scali New York Daily News May 29 2010 Accessed December 4 2012 One day a bride to be went into the Scali family s Freehold N J dress shop Diane amp Co to find a dress for her mother She walked out with a dress and an idea for a TV show Omogbai Emike and Whall James iPlay America adds a new twist to family entertainment set for grand opening this Friday Archived July 14 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Star Ledger November 10 2011 Accessed March 20 2015 Hours amp Location Archived June 19 2015 at the Wayback Machine iPlay America Accessed June 18 2015 2019 Center Core Rehabilitation Plan Archived April 14 2023 at the Wayback Machine Borough of Freehold adopted December 16 2019 Accessed July 11 2023 Pepe p 140 Pepe p 142 Sorce John Little League Freehold Township wins state title Archived July 15 2023 at the Wayback Machine Asbury Park Press August 3 2016 Accessed September 1 2016 Freehold Township combined a powerful offense with stellar pitching to defeat Upper Township by a score of 14 1 in four innings to secure the Joe Graziano Little League State Tournament title at Gloucester City Little League on Monday night It is the first time a team from Freehold Township has captured the Little League state title since 2003 when Freehold Township American won it Carrol Brett Freehold Township wins U S title loses heartbreaker to Puerto Rico Archived February 11 2023 at the Wayback Machine centraljersey com August 8 2017 Accessed February 11 2023 Morris Tim Jersey s best standing tall at World Series Archived March 17 2007 at the Wayback Machine North Brunswick Sentinel August 19 2004 Parks amp Open Space Archived March 15 2012 at the Wayback Machine Township of Freehold Accessed March 15 2012 Henry Hudson Trail Archived April 16 2012 at the Wayback Machine Monmouth County New Jersey Park System Accessed March 15 2012 Staff Freehold Township by the numbers Archived May 8 2023 at the Wayback Machine Asbury Park Press January 23 2003 Accessed May 8 2023 via Newspapers com In 2001 Liberty Oak Park was renamed Michael J Tighe Park by the Township Committee in memory of a former township recreation commissioner Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey Archived June 1 2023 at the Wayback Machine Rutgers University Center for Government Studies July 1 2011 Accessed June 1 2023 Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey Archived June 4 2023 at the Wayback Machine p 7 Rutgers University Center for Government Studies Accessed June 1 2023 Township Committee General Information Archived April 30 2023 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Township Accessed April 29 2023 2023 Municipal Data Sheet Archived April 30 2023 at the Wayback Machine Township of Freehold Accessed April 29 2023 General Election November 8 2022 Official Results Archived November 9 2022 at the Wayback Machine Monmouth County New Jersey Clerk updated December 27 2022 Accessed January 1 2023 November 2 2021 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new apartment buildings near the town s PATH station Home sweet home Bob Menendez back in Hudson County nj com Accessed April 30 2021 Booker Cory A D NJ Class II Menendez Robert D NJ Class I Legislative Roster for District 11 New Jersey Legislature Accessed January 11 2022 Monmouth County Government Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 Monmouth County is governed by five commissioners elected at large for three year terms Each January the freeholders select one of their members to serve as the director of the board for the year to preside over the meetings and activities of the Board County Commissioner Director Thomas A Arnone Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 County Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M Kiley Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 County Commissioner Lillian G Burry Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 County Commissioner Nick DiRocco Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 Commissioner Ross F Licitra Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 Board of County Commissioners Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 2022 County Data Sheet Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 The Monmouth County Clerk Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 Members List Clerks Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 About Sheriff Shaun Golden Monmouth County Sheriff s Office Accessed July 19 2022 Members List Sheriffs Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 About the Surrogate Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 Members List Surrogates Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed July 19 2022 NJ DOS Division of Elections Election Results Archive nj gov Retrieved September 24 2023 Voter Registration Summary Monmouth Archived June 3 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections March 23 2011 Accessed December 3 2012 Presidential General Election Results November 6 2012 Monmouth County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections March 15 2013 Archived PDF from the original on December 25 2014 Retrieved December 24 2014 Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6 2012 General Election Results Monmouth County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections March 15 2013 Archived PDF from the original on December 25 2014 Retrieved December 24 2014 2008 Presidential General Election Results Monmouth County Archived June 4 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 23 2008 Accessed December 3 2012 2004 Presidential Election Monmouth County Archived June 4 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 13 2004 Accessed December 3 2012 Governor Monmouth County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections January 29 2014 Archived PDF from the original on August 15 2015 Retrieved December 24 2014 Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5 2013 General 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2020 School Data for the Freehold Township Elementary and Middle Schools Archived April 12 2023 at the Wayback Machine National Center for Education Statistics Accessed April 1 2020 Early Childhood Learning Center Archived January 7 2017 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Township Schools Accessed May 31 2020 C Richard Applegate School Archived January 7 2017 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Township Schools Accessed May 31 2020 Joseph J Catena School Archived January 7 2017 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Township Schools Accessed May 31 2020 Laura Donovan School Archived January 7 2017 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Township Schools Accessed May 31 2020 Marshall W Errickson School Archived January 7 2017 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Township Schools Accessed May 31 2020 West Freehold School Archived January 7 2017 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Township Schools Accessed May 31 2020 Clifton T Barkalow School Archived January 7 2017 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Township Schools Accessed May 31 2020 Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School Archived January 7 2017 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Township Schools Accessed May 31 2020 County School List E G Archived June 3 2020 at the Wayback Machine Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed May 31 2020 New Jersey School Directory for Freehold Township Schools New Jersey Department of Education Accessed February 1 2024 FRHSD Attendance Boundaries Which High School Will My Child Attend Archived February 4 2020 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Regional High School District Accessed May 31 2020 The following is a list of streets by municipality that are assigned to a Freehold Regional District high school outside of their hometown Freehold Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived December 10 2017 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Education Accessed May 31 2020 The Freehold Regional High School District the largest regional high school District in New Jersey has six high schools with over 11 000 students and over 1 500 employees and spans 200 square miles District members include the townships of Colts Neck Freehold Howell Manalapan and Marlboro and the boroughs of Englishtown Farmingdale and Freehold Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Freehold Regional High School District Archived July 20 2021 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Education June 30 2019 Accessed May 31 2020 Geographically the District is comprised of the Townships of Colts Neck Freehold Howell Manalapan and Marlboro and the Boroughs of Englishtown Farmingdale and Freehold Established in 1953 the District s total area is 198 square miles As of the October 2019 student count there were 10 587 resident students Specialized Learning Centers Archived November 30 2020 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Regional High School District Accessed May 31 2020 School data for Freehold Township High School Archived April 7 2022 at the Wayback Machine National Center for Education Statistics Accessed April 1 2020 School data for Freehold Borough High School Archived January 3 2020 at the Wayback Machine National Center for Education Statistics Accessed April 1 2020 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Freehold Regional School District Archived July 31 2020 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Education June 30 2018 Accessed January 19 2020 The Freehold Regional High School District is a Type II District located in Monmouth County New Jersey The School District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey established to function as an educational institution The Board of Education of the Freehold Regional High School District comprised of nine elected individuals is the primary governing authority of the District Vilacoba Karl Marlboro files challenge to FRHSD voting system Archived July 31 2020 at the Wayback Machine Central Jersey Archives September 26 2002 Accessed January 19 2020 Under the current weighted FRHSD vote apportionment a nine point voting system is in place Howell has two board members for a combined 2 voting points Marlboro Manalapan and Freehold Township each have one vote worth 1 4 points Colts Neck and Freehold Borough each have one vote worth 0 9 points and Englishtown and Farmingdale each have one vote worth 0 5 voting points About Archived September 17 2013 at the Wayback Machine Monmouth County Vocational School District Accessed September 8 2013 Dual Enrollment for High School Students Brookdale Community College March 7 2013 Retrieved July 26 2023 Brookdale Fast Facts Brookdale Community College January 5 2014 Retrieved July 26 2023 Brookdale Archived December 29 2011 at the Wayback Machine Rutgers University Accessed December 17 2011 Joyce Lorraine Accelerated Nursing Program s New Location Boasts More Space New Labs Archived May 28 2023 at the Wayback Machine Seton Hall University College of Nursing September 8 2022 Accessed May 28 2023 Greenwood Richard June 1975 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Monmouth Battlefield National Park Service Archived from the original on June 20 2023 Retrieved June 15 2023 With accompanying 7 photos Police Freehold Township Accessed May 12 2024 Sockol Matthew 1 Archived October 3 2021 at the Wayback Machine Baumann promoted to chief of Freehold Township Police Department centraljersey com January 31 2020 Accessed July 11 2023 During a Jan 28 meeting Township Committee members appointed George Baumann as police chief He succeeds Ernest Schriefer who joined the Freehold Township Police Department in 1980 and was named chief in 2000 a b Fire Prevention Township of Freehold Accessed May 12 2024 About Archived October 3 2021 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Township Independent Fire Co No 1 Accessed July 19 2022 Home Page Archived October 3 2021 at the Wayback Machine East Freehold Fire Company Accessed July 19 2022 About Us Archived October 3 2021 at the Wayback Machine Freehold Emergency Medical Services Accessed July 19 2022 Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction Archived August 31 2014 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Transportation May 2010 Accessed July 24 2014 History of Steam Railroads of Monmouth County Paper Read by George V Sneden at Meeting of Monmouth County Historical Society The Daily Standard Red Bank NJ May 31 1907 p 6 Archived from the original on July 9 2021 Retrieved June 24 2021 via Newspapers com nbsp The Freehold amp Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad Monmouth Democrat Freehold NJ July 15 1858 p 2 Archived from the original on July 15 2023 Retrieved June 23 2021 via Newspapers com nbsp History of South Brunswick The Central New Jersey Home News New Brunswick NJ June 15 2000 p 137 Archived from the original on July 15 2023 Retrieved June 23 2021 via Newspapers com nbsp M O M DEIS Rail Alternarives and Candidate Stations PDF Map NJTranist 2005 Archived from the original PDF on March 5 2020 Retrieved September 24 2017 New Jersey State Rail Plan PDF NJT April 2015 pp 5 15 Archived from the original PDF on November 7 2016 Rail Right of Way Inventory and Assessment North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority October 2013 Archived from the original on September 24 2017 Retrieved September 23 2017 In 1996 routes in the Monmouth Ocean and Middlesex MOM corridor were evaluated for potential feasibility for passenger service The feasibility study considered eleven possible future alternatives Nine of the alternatives were build alternatives for commuter rail service to New York Pennsylvania Station on three different alignments utilizing either the North Jersey Coast Line NJCL or Northeast Corridor NEC and routing to New York Pennsylvania Station26 In 2001 NJ TRANSIT initiated a DEIS for the development of a rail option using State and Federal funds The DEIS is examining three alignments Lakehurst to Monmouth Junction Lakehurst to Red Bank and Lakehurst to Matawan In 2006 the alternatives were refined to incorporate direct one seat ride service to New York Penn Station Ridership cost and environmental work were adjusted accordingly Updating demographics and ridership analyses continued during calendar 2009 Lower cost versions of the three main build alternatives were analyzed and a draft alternatives analysis report was completed in 2010 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Monmouth Ocean Middlesex Rail Monmouth Ocean and Middlesex Counties NJ Federal Register October 16 2002 Archived from the original on April 21 2021 Retrieved April 12 2022 Bus Routes Archived May 1 2023 at the Wayback Machine Monmouth County New Jersey Accessed April 30 2023 Academy Bus Park amp Ride Archived June 14 2023 at the Wayback Machine Accessed June 18 2023 Freehold NJ to Trenton NJ Archived July 28 2022 at the Wayback Machine Distance between cities Accessed July 28 2022 Freehold NJ to Newark NJ Archived May 16 2023 at the Wayback Machine Distance between cities Accessed July 28 2022 Caldwell Dave A Clam Town Coming Out of Its Shell Living In Highlands N J Archived July 27 2021 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times August 24 2008 Accessed August 11 2014 Three SeaStreak seastreak com ferries depart on weekday mornings from the Conner s Ferry Landing The trip to Pier 11 in Manhattan near Wall Street takes 40 minutes Family Practice of CentraState Our Locations Archived July 15 2023 at the Wayback Machine Accessed January 30 2022 Who We Are Archived April 6 2020 at the Wayback Machine CentraState Medical Center Accessed July 11 2023 Home page Archived June 13 2013 at the Wayback Machine Maplewood Cemetery Freehold New Jersey Accessed December 4 2012 Maplewood Cemetery was established in the late 1800s and serves as the final resting place of two NJ Governors Joel Parker and Joseph D Bedle Many Union Army officers including Edwin Applegate and Peter Vredenburgh Jr rest here as well Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County About Us Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved January 20 2021 Wall Karen 17 Year Old French Open Tennis Semifinalist Has Freehold Twp Ties Amanda Anisimova who unseated defending French Open champ Simona Halep is turning heads Archived July 29 2021 at the Wayback Machine Freehold NJ Patch June 6 2019 Accessed July 28 2021 Amanda Anisimova who upended defending French Open champion Simona Halep on Wednesday is originally from New Jersey Freehold Township to be exact Jake Areman Archived August 31 2022 at the Wayback Machine Monmouth Hawks men s soccer Accessed August 31 2022 Hometown Freehold NJ High School Colts Neck Danny Bohn Finds New Home With Fleming Family for 2016 Southern Modified Season Archived May 16 2023 at the Wayback Machine Race Chaser Online Accessed July 29 2019 Staff Brach s no hitter paces Hawks win Archived August 2 2018 at the Wayback Machine Atlanticville April 19 2007 Accessed January 6 2017 Brad Brach did something no Monmouth University pitcher has done in 17 years pitch a no hitter The Hawks ace a junior from Freehold Township was two outs from a perfect game when he issued a walk to the Blackbirds Dan Etkin with one out in the ninth on a 3 2 pitch DiComo Anthony and Langs Sarah Brach joins Mets says the fit s really good here Archived August 12 2019 at the Wayback Machine Major League Baseball August 9 2019 In a low risk gamble to improve their bullpen the Mets on Thursday signed veteran right hander Brad Brach to a Major League deal Brach a Freehold N J native and Monmouth University alumnus was a Mets fan in his youth and even attended the 2015 World Series after the Orioles were eliminated earlier that season Morris Tim Freehold Twp grad Brikowski catches on with Arena Football Archived August 17 2016 at the Wayback Machine News Transcript July 25 2012 Accessed July 13 2016 Carino Jerry He overcame cancer now fights for others Archived July 15 2023 at the Wayback Machine Asbury Park Press February 23 2016 Accessed January 14 2019 As Dave Cantin remembers it the diagnosis was delivered in the strangest of manners I thought How can cancer be hitting the lotto the Freehold Township native said Danielle Colaprico Archived June 30 2016 at the Wayback Machine Virginia Cavaliers Accessed June 7 2016 Danielle Colaprico Archived June 8 2016 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Red Stars Accessed June 7 2016 Morris Tim It s Nebraska for Dailey St Peter s Prep standout Archived November 20 2022 at the Wayback Machine CentralJersey com February 26 2003 Accessed November 19 2022 However after being courted by several big time Division I football programs it didn t take long for Freehold Township s Joe Dailey to discover after visiting the University of Nebraska Lincoln that he and the Cornhuskers were a perfect fit Maurer Mark Parks and Recreation co producer writer Katie Dippold Making people laugh Archived June 22 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Star Ledger February 15 2012 Accessed June 22 2015 Parks and Recreation co producer and staff writer Katie Dippold a Freehold Township native and Rutgers alumna Bios Archived August 6 2016 at the Wayback Machine Houghtaling amp Downey for Assembly Accessed August 2 2016 A resident of Freehold Township Joann sees opportunities to make Monmouth County more affordable for middle class families preserve and protect our open spaces and clean water and ensure the future viability of our roads and transportation network to grow our economy to support new jobs Assemblywoman Clare M Farragher Archived from the original on February 25 1998 Retrieved June 2 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Accessed June 2 2010 Celano Clair Marie Freehold Township woman making a run at Survivor title Atlanticville April 26 2016 Accessed May 26 2016 Fitzgerald 25 of Freehold Township decided at the age of 10 that someday she would be on Survivor and attempt to navigate her way through 39 days of physical and mental challenges against other men and women in a bid to win a 1 million prize Morris Tim Gallo captures third Born to Run crown Central Jersey Archives December 2 2009 Accessed May 28 2020 Lindsey Gallo was back on familiar terrain for the Born to Run 5 Mile Run in Freehold Borough on Nov 27 When she was starring at Howell High School and winning state titles Gallo used to train on the roads near her Freehold Township home that are now used for the Born to Run course About Milton Goode Archived January 22 2022 at the Wayback Machine Home Pride Project Accessed April 26 2021 Milton Goode was born on February 16 1960 in Tinton Falls New Jersey and is a retired Olympic athlete He competed as a high jumper in the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics After the Olympic Games ended he returned home to New Jersey and currently resides in Freehold Township NJ Staff Monmouth County Democratic Chairman Vin Gopal To Seek Beck s Senate Seat Archived December 1 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Monmouth Journal January 2 2017 Accessed November 28 2017 Born in Neptune Township and raised in Freehold Township Gopal says that it is time for new leadership to tackle New Jersey s grave fiscal problems Carino Jerry Griswold sharing bronze from Rio Archived November 20 2022 at the Wayback Machine Asbury Park Press September 27 2016 Accessed November 19 2022 via Newspapers com The goal was a medal at the Paralympics Robert Griswold achieved that earning bronze in the 100 meter backstroke last month in Rio de Janeiro The Freehold Township native has much more ahead starting with a visit to the White House Henderson Thomas 1743 1824 Archived October 16 2012 at the Wayback Machine Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed August 24 2013 Howell William Barberie Archived October 22 2020 at the Wayback Machine Federal Judicial Center Accessed May 28 2020 Born July 5 1865 in Freehold NJ Monarrez Carlos Ex Lions running back Dan Lewis dies at 79 Archived October 23 2020 at the Wayback Machine Detroit Free Press March 9 2015 Accessed May 28 2020 Lewis was born in Freehold Township N J but his son said he would be buried in Detroit Celano Claire Marie Young author offers tips to audience at workshop Caren Lissner says love of writing should be first ingredient toward success Archived March 26 2006 at the Wayback Machine News Transcript July 30 2003 Accessed August 25 2008 Lissner 31 grew up in Freehold Township and attended the Laura Donovan School and the Barkalow Middle School She later graduated from high school in Old Bridge On the Cover Archived September 19 2021 at the Wayback Machine Asbury Park Press May 9 2008 Accessed May 21 2020 Speed Racer revs up the thrills page 9 thanks to special effects and a cast that includes Paulie Litt 13 of Freehold Township Several factors have led to township s LL success League has produced three state champions in last two years Archived September 30 2007 at the Wayback Machine News Transcript August 20 2002 Accessed June 8 2007 The camp not only features Piccola and an outstanding coaching staff but ex Township Little Leaguers such as Val Majewski who is now playing in the Baltimore Orioles minor league chain in Fredericksburg Va who come back and instruct the kids the same way they were instructed Catello Manzi Profile Archived January 13 2011 at the Wayback Machine United States Trotting Association Accessed October 16 2013 Hanson Firestone Dana 10 Things You Didn t Know About Rebecca Metz Archived December 6 2022 at the Wayback Machine TVOvermind Accessed May 28 2020 Rebecca was born on September 29 1974 in Freehold Township New Jersey Freehold Township also happens to be the hometown of singer Bruce Springsteen History of the Burlington Path Archived June 9 2020 at the Wayback Machine Township of Freehold Accessed May 28 2020 Joel Parker who was twice governor of the State of New Jersey was born in the Smithburg Tavern which is on the corner of Siloam Road and Route 537 Governor Parker served from 1863 to 69 and again from 1873 to 75 via Associated Press Freehold s Kal Penn to work as White House liaison Archived July 9 2009 at the Wayback Machine The Star Ledger July 6 2009 Accessed July 6 2011 Actor Kal Penn started a job today as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities The Indian American actor from Freehold Township is taking a break from Hollywood to work as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison with a focus on connecting President Obama with the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities as well as arts groups Staff Freehold Twp resident to lead state department Archived September 28 2020 at the Wayback Machine Tri Town News July 14 2005 Accessed October 27 2016 Freehold Township A township resident has been named by acting Gov Richard J Codey to head up the state Department of Community Affairs DCA On July 8 Codey announced the appointment of Charles A Richman as acting commissioner of the DCA The Rev William Schenck His Ancestry and His Descendants Archived November 30 2022 at the Wayback Machine p 56 R H Darby 1883 Accessed November 30 2022 William Cortenus Schenck General William C Schenck was born near Freehold Monmouth County New Jersey 11 Jan y 1773 Peter Schrager Archived April 26 2021 at the Wayback Machine Fox Sports Accessed April 26 2021 Born in Freehold N J Schrager attended Freehold Township High School John Anderson Scudder 1759 1836 Archived May 16 2023 at the Wayback Machine Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed May 28 2020 Scudder John Anderson a Representative from New Jersey born in Freehold Monmouth County N J March 22 1759 Jordan Chris Pamela Springsteen talks pics Bruce and her Freehold roots Archived July 15 2023 at the Wayback Machine Asbury Park Press March 3 2017 Accessed June 13 2013 California was the place to go Pamela said They didn t know anybody it was a big adventure I was born in Freehold and right around the corner were both sides of the family my mom and my dad s sides and it was a big family Didymus John Thomas Erik Stocklin on Lucifer Who is actor playing Julian McCaffrey Archived June 13 2023 at the Wayback Machine Monsters and Critics May 8 2019 Accessed June 13 2023 Erik Stocklin was born in September 1982 in Freehold New Jersey Rohan Virginia Bravo s Jersey Belle educates people above and below the Mason Dixon line with new book Archived August 2 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Record August 1 2016 Accessed August 2 2016 Many Americans first met the loud funny outspoken Jaime Primak Sullivan in the 2014 Bravo docu series Jersey Belle which followed the Freehold Township bred entertainment publicist as she navigated life in an upscale Alabama suburb with the help of Southern belle friends she d made there John Conover Ten Eyck 1814 1879 Archived October 14 2020 at the Wayback Machine Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed May 28 2020 Ten Eyck John Conover a Senator from New Jersey born in Freehold Monmouth County N J March 12 1814 Scannell John James and Sackett William Edgar Scannell s New Jersey s First Citizens Biographies and Portraits of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with Informing Glimpses Into the State s History and Affairs Volume 2 Archived July 15 2023 at the Wayback Machine p 469 J J Scannell 1919 Accessed December 17 2020 William H Vredenburgh Freehold Jurist Photograph published in Vol 1 1917 Born at Freehold August 19 1840 son of Peter and Eleanor Brinckerhoff Vrendenburgh Emily Wold Archived August 7 2019 at the Wayback Machine Team USA Accessed August 9 2019 Birthplace Englewood N J Hometown Freehold N J High School Freehold Borough High School 12 Sources editAdelberg Michael S The American Revolution in Monmouth County The Theatre of Spoil and Destruction The History Press 2010 ISBN 9781609490010 Pepe Barbara Freehold A Home Town History Arcadia Publishing Charleston SC 2003 ISBN 9780738524184 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Freehold Township New Jersey nbsp 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