Freehold Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is both a regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey and a bedroom community of New York Cit…Freehold Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is both a regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey and a bedroom community of New York City, located within the Raritan Valley region of the much larger New York Metropolitan Area. The township is located roughly 38 miles away from Manhattan and about 20 miles away from Staten Island. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 35,369, a decrease of 815 from the 2010 census count of 36,184, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,647 from the 31,537 counted in the 2000 census.