1731), so some wills and official records following the split referred to 'Lower Freehold Township' although the official name has always been Freehold Township. Portions of Freehold Township were taken to form Upper Freehold Township ( c.

įreehold 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. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 35,369, a decrease of 815 (−2.3%) from the 36,184 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn had reflected an increase of 4,647 (+14.7%) from the 31,537 counted at the 2000 census. The township is located roughly 38 miles (61 km) away from Manhattan and about 20 miles (32 km) away from Staten Island. Located in Central New Jersey and crisscrossed by several major highways, the township is known for being the regional commercial hub for Monmouth County (home to the Freehold Raceway and Freehold Raceway Mall) and as a suburban bedroom community of New York City, located within the Raritan Valley region of the much larger New York Metropolitan Area. Freehold Township is a township in western Monmouth County, in the U.S.

Freehold township post office