Cream Ridge, New Jersey | |
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Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°08′06″N74°31′27″W / 40.13500°N 74.52417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Township | Upper Freehold |
Area | |
• Total | 3.04 sq mi (7.88 km2) |
• Land | 3.02 sq mi (7.82 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 630 |
• Density | 208.54/sq mi (80.52/km2) |
FIPS code | 34-15730 [4] |
GNIS feature ID | 875715 [2] |
Cream Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. [6] The rural area is made up of farmland, on which are located many horse farms. Numerous small business line with County Route 539.[ citation needed ]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 630 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] |
The soil in Cream Ridge is Freehold sandy loam, some of the richest in the state of New Jersey. Many of the early residents became relatively wealthy "gentleman" farmers, with the actual farm work done by tenant farmers. Most of the early families were Presbyterians, Quakers, or Northern Baptists. Some of the surnames associated with the area are Holmes, Meirs, Rue, Cox, Wright, Lawrence, and Ridgway. The "gentleman" farmer lifestyle was dramatically curtailed during the Great Depression and after WWII, although remnants of this bygone lifestyle existed into the 1980s.
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cream Ridge include:
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