Editing East Freehold, New Jersey

{{Short description|Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = East Freehold, New Jersey
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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|image_caption            = Center of East Freehold at Dutch Lane Road and East Freehold Road
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|map_caption              = Map of East Freehold CDP in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]. Inset: Location of Monmouth County in [[New Jersey]].
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|pushpin_map              = USA New Jersey Monmouth County#USA New Jersey#USA
|pushpin_label            = East Freehold
|pushpin_map_caption      = Location in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]##Location in [[New Jersey]]##Location in the United States
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|New Jersey}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in New Jersey|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_34.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=August 29, 2024}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 7.74
|area_land_km2            = 7.72
|area_water_km2           = 0.02
|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.99
|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.98
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
|area_water_percent       = 0.27

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name=Census2020>[https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3419150 Census Data Explorer: East Freehold CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 15, 2023.</ref>
|population_total         = 4987
|population_density_km2   = 646.11
|population_density_sq_mi = 1673.49
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|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_footnotes      = <ref>{{Gnis|2389430|East Freehold Census Designated Place}}, [[Geographic Names Information System]]. Accessed August 5, 2012.</ref>
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 07728 ([[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold]])<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=east%20freehold&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for East Freehold, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed August 5, 2012.</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area codes 732 and 848|732/848]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|34|19150}}<ref name=CensusArea>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 21, 2016.</ref><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic codes for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 02389430<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
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'''East Freehold''' is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP)<ref>[https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> in [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold Township]], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], United States.<ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed June 19, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34025 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County &ndash; County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212203413/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34025 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 19, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 19, 2013.</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the CDP population was 4,987.<ref name=Census2020/>

==Geography==
The community is in central Monmouth County and occupies the northeast corner of Freehold Township. It is bordered to the north by [[Marlboro Township, New Jersey|Marlboro Township]], to the east by [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey|Colts Neck Township]], and to the southwest by [[Freehold Borough, New Jersey|Freehold Borough]]. The [[New Jersey Route 18]] freeway runs along the northeast border of the community, with access from Exit 22 (CR 537, Colts Neck Road).

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the East Freehold CDP has an area of {{convert|2.99|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqmi|2}}, or  0.27%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> Most of the community drains east to Yellow Brook, a tributary of the [[Swimming River]] and thence the [[Navesink River]] estuary. The southwest corner of East Freehold drains to Debois Creek, a tributary of the [[Manasquan River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 2990
|1990= 3842
|2000= 4936
|2010= 4894
|2020= 4987
|footnote=Population sources: 1980<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=1AVxMztHPuoC&pg=PA48 ''1980 Census of Population: Number of Inhabitants United States Summary''], p. 1-139. [[United States Census Bureau]], June 1983. Accessed June 19, 2013.</ref><br>1990-2010<ref name=CPH232/> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3419150 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for East Freehold CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212134918/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3419150 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 5, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020/>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 4,894 people, 1,637 households, and 1,365 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1650.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 1,685 housing units at an average density of {{convert|568.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup was 85.78% (4,198) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 2.64% (129) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.04% (2) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 8.83% (432) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.19% (58) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.53% (75) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 5.46% (267) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,637 households, 43.5% had children under the age of 18; 73.0% were married couples living together; 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 16.6% were non-families. Of all households, 13.9% were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.32.<ref name=Census2010/>

27.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 33.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.2 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 4,936 people, 1,643 households, and 1,396 families living in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|646.0|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 1,664 housing units at an average density of {{convert|217.8|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.91% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.85% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3419150 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for East Freehold CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095728/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3419150 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 14, 2012.</ref>

There were 1,643 households, out of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.30.<ref name=Census2000/>

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.<ref name=Census2000/>

The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,548, and the median income for a family was $102,756. Males had a median income of $71,215 versus $38,060 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $35,119. About 1.7% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>

==References==
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{{Freehold, New Jersey}}
{{Monmouth County, New Jersey}}

[[Category:Neighborhoods in Freehold Township, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Monmouth County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey]]