![]() By the 17th Century, the English had taken over the area. The Dutch were the first to settle and develop the area. In 1498, John Cabot became the first European to sight this land. During this time, an important crossroad of two major Lenape trails was located in the area of Freehold. They also practiced some agriculture to augment their food supply. They were also skilled fisherman, and were known to harvest vast amounts of clams from the bays and inlets on the Jersey Shore. They were prolific hunters of small game and birds. They were largely sedentary, changing campsites seasonally. The Lenape were a hunter-gatherer society. The Lenni Lenape Native Americans were the earliest known people to live in the area that became Freehold. 4.2 Federal, state and county representation.On the contrary, the Black or African American population has decreased in recent decades: 17.1% in 1970, 19.8% in 1980, 18.2% in 1990, 15.8% in 2000 and 12.6% in 2010. The Hispanic population is rapidly growing in Freehold Borough, making up only 4.6% (0.2% Mexican) in the 1980 Census, 11.3% (2.8% Mexican) in the 1990 Census, 28.0% (17.3% Mexican) in 2000 and recently 42.9% (29.6% Mexican) in 2010. Additional portions of Freehold Township were annexed on September 7, 1926. On April 15, 1919, Freehold was incorporated as a borough, including all of Freehold and additional portions of Freehold Township, based on the results of a referendum held on July 8, 1919. ![]() The town became independent of the township in 1888. What is now Freehold Borough was originally incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 25, 1869, from portions within Freehold Township. ![]() As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 12,052, reflecting an increase of 1,076 (+9.8%) from the 10,976 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 234 (+2.2%) from the 10,742 counted in the 1990 Census. It is the county seat of Monmouth County. Nolan Higgins ( D, term ends December 31, 2015) įreehold is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. ![]()
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