Freehold Borough, New Jersey

Freehold is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is the county seat of Monmouth County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 12,052, reflecting an increase of 1,076 from the 10,976 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 234 from the 10,742 counted in the 1990 Census.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. The town became independent of the township in 1888.