Freehold Borough, New Jersey

Freehold Borough is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is the county seat of Monmouth County.^[1] According to the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population is 12,538, and its land area is 1.93 square miles. ^[2]

Freehold Borough looking up South Street.

Freehold Borough has a downtown where many restaurants and businesses are located. The downtown is part of the borough's Special Improvement District, which is managed by Downtown Freehold, a nonprofit organization created in 1991.^[3]

The borough also contains many suburban homes, including many Victorian-era homes.^[1]

Freehold Borough is governed by a council of six people, in addition to one mayor. The current mayor is Kevin A. Kane, a Democrat. All the people on the council are Democrats.^[4]