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Freehold Borough, New Jersey
borough and county seat of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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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]