Editing Holmdel Township, New Jersey

{{Short description|Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US}}
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'''Holmdel Township''' ({{IPAc-en|h|oʊ|l|m|.|d|ɛ|l}}) is a [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. Located near [[Raritan Bay]] in the [[Raritan River|Raritan Valley Region]], the township is a regional commercial hub of [[Central Jersey]], home to [[Bell Labs Holmdel Complex|Bell Labs]] and [[PNC Bank Arts Center]], and a [[Commuter town|bedroom community]] of [[New York City]] in the [[New York Metropolitan Area]].<ref>Tarabour, Brooke. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/10/nyregion/new-jersey-bound-the-staten-island-migration.html "New Jersey-Bound: The Staten Island Migration"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610155526/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/10/nyregion/new-jersey-bound-the-staten-island-migration.html |date=June 10, 2022 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 10, 1993. Accessed June 10, 2022.</ref><ref>Cheslow, Jerry [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/10/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-holmdel-nj-grazing-cattle-growing-population.html "If You're Thinking of Living In/Holmdel, N.J.; Grazing Cattle and a Growing Population] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608014021/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/10/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-holmdel-nj-grazing-cattle-growing-population.html |date=June 8, 2022 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 10, 2000. Accessed June 7, 2022.</ref><ref>Capuzzo, Jill P. [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/realestate/holmdel-nj.html "Living In; Holmdel, N.J.: A Friendly Community 'Full of Peace and Quiet'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608014021/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/realestate/holmdel-nj.html |date=June 8, 2022 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', Published: August 26, 2020, Updated: September 9, 2020. Accessed June 7, 2022.</ref>

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], the township's population was 17,400,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 627 (+3.7%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 16,773,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 992 (+6.3%) from the 15,781 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602092646/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls |date=June 2, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

Holmdel Township was formed by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on February 23, 1857, from portions of Raritan Township (now [[Hazlet, New Jersey|Hazlet]]).<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 180. Accessed May 29, 2024.</ref> The origin of the township's name is unclear, with some sources indicating that it was named for the Holmes family, who were early settlers of the area, while others point to [[Dutch language]] words {{lang|nl|holm}} and {{lang|nl|del}}, meaning 'pleasant valley'.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=15 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115082401/http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=15 |date=November 15, 2015 }}, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 2, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://holmdelhistory.org/township.html History of Holmdel, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821013716/http://holmdelhistory.org/township.html |date=August 21, 2015 }}, Holmdel Historical Society. Accessed September 2, 2015.</ref>

Holmdel is located {{convert|15|miles}} west of the [[Jersey Shore]]. The township is notable for its historical and present connection to [[Bell Labs]]. Important evidence for the [[Big Bang]] was discovered using the [[Holmdel Horn Antenna]] at a Bell Labs facility by [[Arno Penzias]] and [[Robert Woodrow Wilson|Robert Wilson]], both of whom won the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] for their work here.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp65co.html Penzias and Wilson discover cosmic microwave radiation - 1965] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810105531/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp65co.html |date=August 10, 2017 }} [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]. Accessed July 13, 2011. "Bell Labs built a giant antenna in Holmdel, New Jersey, in 1960. It was part of a very early satellite transmission system called Echo.... Since Penzias, Wilson, and Dicke's work, all that has changed. The measurement of cosmic background radiation, as the Holmdel telescope's noise is now called), combined with Edwin Hubble's much earlier finding that the galaxies are rushing away, makes a strong case for the big bang. By the mid 1970s, astronomers called it 'the standard model.' Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1978."</ref> In addition, former [[United States Secretary of Energy|U.S. Secretary of Energy]] [[Steven Chu]] earned a [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] for his work on laser cooling in Holmdel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1997/chu-lecture.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 5, 2017 |archive-date=April 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417030010/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1997/chu-lecture.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Holmdel's picturesque beauty, proximity to New York City, and main highways, award-winning [[Holmdel Township Public Schools|public schools]], large homes, rich history, the PNC Bank Arts Center, and the presence of many high paying jobs within commuting distance led the township to be ranked the #1 "Six-Figure Town" by ''[[Money (magazine)|Money]]'' magazine and [[CNN]] for 2009.<ref name=CNN2009/>

The township has been one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the [[American Community Survey]] for 2013–2017, Holmdel Township residents had a [[median household income]] of $155,842, ranked 10th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $76,475.<ref>Raychaudhuri, Disha. [https://www.nj.com/data/2019/06/the-wealthiest-towns-in-nj-ranked.html "The wealthiest towns in N.J., ranked"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104142531/https://www.nj.com/data/2019/06/the-wealthiest-towns-in-nj-ranked.html |date=November 4, 2019 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], June 7, 2019. Accessed November 4, 2019. "The median household income in N.J. is $76,475, recent Census data shows.... A note about the data: The data comes from 2013–2017 American Community Survey conducted by U.S. Census Bureau. Smaller towns with less than 10,000 residents were excluded from the list.... 10. Holmdel, Monmouth County Median income: $155,842"</ref> Based on data from the 2006–2010 ACS, Holmdel had a per-capita income of $62,120, ranked 46th in the state.<ref>[https://nj.gov/labor/lpa/industry/incpov/income2010/income.xls Median Household, Family, Per-Capita Income: State, County, Municipality and Census Designated Place (CDP) With Municipalities Ranked by Per Capita Income; 2010 5-year ACS estimates (Excel Format)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604000508/https://www.nj.gov/labor/lpa/industry/incpov/income2010/income.xls |date=June 4, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed April 23, 2020.</ref>

==History==
[[File:Dr. Robert W. Cooke Medical Office front.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Dr. Robert W. Cooke Medical Office]], built c.1823 by Robert W. Cooke as a medical office.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Cooke's Medical Building |url=https://holmdelhistoricalsociety.org/dr-cooke-s-medical-building |website=holmdelhistoricalsociety.org |access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Cooke's |url=https://holmdelhistoricalsociety.org/the-cooke-s |website=holmdelhistoricalsociety.org |access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref>]]
[[Image:Horn Antenna-in Holmdel, New Jersey.jpeg|thumb|right|The [[Holmdel Horn Antenna]]]]
The [[Lenape]] people were present in the 1600s when Europeans first showed up in the area that is now Holmdel.  Holmdel was part of the [[Monmouth Tract]] setup by the English in 1675.  The area was part of [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown township]] when that was set up in 1693, but, split off in 1848 to form part of [[Hazlet, New Jersey|Raritan township (now Hazlet)]] which in turn split off  Holmdel Township (February 23, 1857).<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Holmdel |url=https://holmdelhistoricalsociety.org/history-of-holmdel |website=holmdelhistoricalsociety.org |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref><ref name=Story/>

The earliest work on [[radio astronomy]] was conducted by [[Bell Labs]] engineer [[Karl Guthe Jansky]] in 1931 in Holmdel.<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1933/05/05/archives/new-radio-waves-traced-to-centre-of-the-milky-way-mysterious-static.html "New radio waves traced to centre of the Milky Way; Mysterious static, reported by K.G. Jansky, held to differ from cosmic ray. Direction is unchanging. Recorded and tested for more than year to identify it as from Earth's galaxy. Its intensity is low. Only delicate receiver is able to register -- No evidence of interstellar signaling."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722184820/https://www.nytimes.com/1933/05/05/archives/new-radio-waves-traced-to-centre-of-the-milky-way-mysterious-static.html |date=July 22, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 15, 1933. Accessed July 13, 2011. "Discovery of mysterious radio waves which appear to come from the centre of the Milky Way galaxy was announced yesterday by the Bell Telephone Laboratories. The discovery was made during research studies on static by Karl G. Jansky of the radio research department at Holmdel, N.J., and was described by him in a paper delivered before the International Scientific Radio Union in Washington."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1950/02/15/archives/karl-g-jansky-44-authority-in-radio-bell-laboratories-engineer.html "Karl G. Jansky, 44, authority in radio; Bell Laboratories engineer dies--discovered waves of extraterrestrial origin"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722185237/https://www.nytimes.com/1950/02/15/archives/karl-g-jansky-44-authority-in-radio-bell-laboratories-engineer.html |date=July 22, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 15, 1950. Accessed July 13, 2011. "His work was carried on principally at the Bell Laboratories installation at Holmdel, N. J."</ref><ref>[http://www.bell-labs.com/news/1998/june/4/2.html "Detective work leads to monument honoring the father of radio astronomy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419144954/http://www.bell-labs.com/news/1998/june/4/2.html |date=April 19, 2013 }}, [[Alcatel-Lucent]] press release dated June 3, 1998. Accessed July 13, 2011. "A lot of detective work by Tony Tyson and Robert Wilson will lead to a June 8 ceremony at Bell Labs Holmdel facility to honor Karl Jansky, the first person to hear radio waves from outer space. Jansky's discovery in 1931, which was not publicly discussed until a 1933 page-one article in the New York Times, spawned the field of radio astronomy."</ref> In 1964, [[Arno Penzias]] and [[Robert Woodrow Wilson]] of Bell Labs discovered evidence for [[cosmic microwave background radiation]] while performing research with the [[Holmdel Horn Antenna]], earning them the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]].<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/butowsky5/astro4k.htm Astronomy and Astrophysics: Horn Antenna] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512093810/http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/butowsky5/astro4k.htm |date=May 12, 2008 }}, [[National Park Service]]. Accessed November 17, 2007.</ref>

The [[PNC Bank Arts Center]] is a 10,800-seat outdoor [[amphitheatre]] concert venue located in Holmdel. [[PNC Financial Services]] agreed to a deal in 1996 under which it would pay $9.2 million for the [[naming rights]], as part an effort by the Parkway Authority to avoid toll increases, a deal that was extended for another five years in 2006.<ref>Curran, John via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116605734/garden-state-arts-center-to-be-named/ "PNC to add its name to N.J. arts center; the bank will pay $9.2 million.; that will delay the need for a Garden State Parkway toll increase."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116210746/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116605734/garden-state-arts-center-to-be-named/ |date=January 16, 2023 }}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', July 3, 1996. Accessed January 16,2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Like Candlestick Park, the Brendan Byrne Arena and dozens of New Year's Day bowl games, the Garden State Arts Center is trading in its name for cash. The 10,800-seat arena on the Garden State Parkway will be renamed the PNC Bank Arts Center in exchange for $9.2 million, officials said yesterday."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/144405340 "Local Briefs; PNV retains naming rights"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116210746/https://www.newspapers.com/image/144405340 |date=January 16, 2023 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', May 4, 2006. Accessed July 13, 2011. "PNC Financial Services Group has retained the naming rights to PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel through 2011, through 2011 a company spokesman said Wednesday."</ref> The facility, which originally opened in 1968, was commissioned by the Garden State Parkway Authority and built based on a design by architect [[Edward Durell Stone]] at a cost of $6.75&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|6.75|1968|fmt=c|r=1}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US}}).<ref>Ericson, Raymond. [https://www.nytimes.com/1968/05/26/archives/new-names-on-the-map-new-names.html "New Names on the Map"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722190813/https://www.nytimes.com/1968/05/26/archives/new-names-on-the-map-new-names.html |date=July 22, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 26, 1968. Accessed July 13, 2011. "Almost completed at the former site is the Garden State Arts Center, which must be unique as the creation of a highway authority. An amphitheater accommodating 5,000, it was designed by Edward Durell Stone, and it is 25 miles south of Newark on the Garden State Parkway."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1968/02/29/archives/jersey-arts-center-will-open-june-15.html "Jersey Arts Center Will Open June 15"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722191136/https://www.nytimes.com/1968/02/29/archives/jersey-arts-center-will-open-june-15.html |date=July 22, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 29, 1968. Accessed July 13, 2011. "The new $6.75-million Garden State Arts Center will open June 15 with a concert by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy and Van Cliburn as guest soloist."</ref> Adjacent to it is the [[New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial]], which opened on May 7, 1995.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/22/nyregion/pulse-planning-for-memorial-day.html "Pulse; Planning for Memorial Day"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116210746/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/22/nyregion/pulse-planning-for-memorial-day.html |date=January 16, 2023 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 22, 1995. Accessed January 16, 2023. "Vietnam veterans were honored on May 7, with the opening of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel."</ref>

In 1977, Bruce Springsteen wrote and recorded many of his songs from his album ''[[Darkness on the Edge of Town]]'' in an old farmhouse in Holmdel.<ref name=Darkness>Gardner, Elysa. [https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-10-01-springsteencov01_CV_N.htm "Bruce Springsteen explores a time of 'Darkness'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127190945/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-10-01-springsteencov01_CV_N.htm |date=January 27, 2011 }}, ''[[USA Today]]'', October 2, 2010. Accessed March 15, 2011. "Darkness also was haunted and enriched by Springsteen's struggle to come to terms with his success and with a growing sense of social awareness. He wrote most of the songs while living on a farm in Holmdel, N.J., not far from the working-class neighborhood where he was raised."</ref>

[[VoIP]] provider [[Vonage|Vonage Holdings, Inc.]], relocated its world headquarters from [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]] to Holmdel in November 2005, occupying the building that formerly housed [[Prudential Financial|Prudential Property Casualty & Insurance]].<ref>Willis, David P. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1754218171.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+15%2C+2006&author=DAVID+P+WILLIS&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=PHONE+TALK&pqatl=google Phone Talk"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107104625/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1754218171.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+15,+2006&author=DAVID+P+WILLIS&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=PHONE+TALK&pqatl=google |date=November 7, 2012 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', October 15, 2006. Accessed July 13, 2011. "It has been a memorable year for Vonage Holdings Corp the nation's largest Internet telephone company.... Vonage became one of the Jersey Shore's largest employers in late 2005 when it moved its headquarters from Edison to Holmdel. The renovated 350,000-square-foot building it occupies was once home to Prudential Financial Inc.'s property and casualty division."</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Holmdel twp nj 025.png|thumb|right|Map of Holmdel Township in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]. Inset: Location of Monmouth County in the State of [[New Jersey]].]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 18.05 square miles (46.75&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 17.85 square miles (46.22&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.20 square miles (0.53&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (1.13%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> Holmdel Township is located roughly {{convert|40|miles}} south of [[Manhattan]]. It is also about 70 miles northeast of Philadelphia.

[[Crawford Hill]], located at {{coord|40.3904|-74.1840|type:landmark_region:US-NJ|format=dms|display=inline}} (40.3904, −74.1840),<ref>{{Cite GNIS |id=875714 |name=Crawford Hill |access-date=June 15, 2012}}</ref> is Monmouth County's highest point, standing {{convert|391|ft}} above [[sea level]].<ref>[http://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?ID=1538 Facts and Figures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016232305/http://visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?ID=1538 |date=October 16, 2012 }}, [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] Office of Economic Development. Accessed April 23, 2012. "Elevations: Highest - 391 ft above sea level (Crawford Hill, Holmdel)"</ref> The top portion of the hill is owned by [[Alcatel-Lucent]] and houses a research laboratory of [[Bell Laboratories]].

The township borders the Monmouth County communities of [[Aberdeen Township, New Jersey|Aberdeen]], [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey|Colts Neck]], [[Hazlet, New Jersey|Hazlet]], [[Marlboro Township, New Jersey|Marlboro]] and [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1085070/touches.html Areas touching Holmdel Township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224180841/https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1085070/touches.html |date=February 24, 2020 }}, MapIt. Accessed July 13, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/24/Figure%201.1__.png Regional Location Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728113221/https://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/24/Figure%201.1__.png |date=July 28, 2020 }}, [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204213712/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf |date=December 4, 2003 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include:<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709092825/http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt |date=July 9, 2016 }}, State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed April 20, 2015.</ref> Beers, [[Centerville, Monmouth County, New Jersey|Centerville]],{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} [[Crawford Corners, New Jersey|Crawford Corners]], [[Everett, New Jersey|Everett]], [[Morrells Corner, New Jersey|Morrells Corner]] and [[Pleasant Valley Crossroads, New Jersey|Pleasant Valley Crossroads]].{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860= 1334
| 1870= 1415
| 1880= 1575
| 1890= 1479
| 1900= 1190
| 1910= 1058
| 1920= 1100
| 1930= 1191
| 1940= 1201
| 1950= 1380
| 1960= 2959
| 1970= 6117
| 1980= 8447
| 1990=11532
| 2000=15781
| 2010=16773
| 2020=17400
| estimate=17402
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small> 1860–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226125132/https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full |date=February 26, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 12, 2013.</ref><br />1860–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA250 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017063058/https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA250#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 17, 2023 }}, p. 250, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed September 11, 2013. "Holmdel was formed from Raritan in 1857, and in 1860 contained 1,334 inhabitants, and in 1870 1,415 It is seven miles long north and south, and three and a half wide east and west "</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714233452/https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 |date=July 14, 2023 }}, p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed December 4, 2012.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002000819/https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 2, 2023 }}, p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed December 4, 2012.</ref><br />1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA337 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002000816/https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA337#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 2, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed June 15, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715184555/https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 |date=July 15, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed February 23, 2012.</ref><br />1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005222054/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 |date=October 5, 2022 }}, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402532640 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Holmdel township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20200212101246/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402532640 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 23, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mon/holmdel1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Holmdel township] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014051002/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mon/holmdel1.pdf |date=2013-10-14 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed February 23, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/holmdeltownshipmonmouthcountynewjersey QuickFacts Holmdel township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017063157/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/holmdeltownshipmonmouthcountynewjersey |date=October 17, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 16, 2023.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084623/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf |date=February 13, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}
In 2009, the average annual family income was $159,633, making it one of the highest in the country.<ref name=CNN2009>Kavilanz, Parija B. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110412051133/http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/moneymag/0907/gallery.bplive_6_figure_towns.moneymag/index.html "6-Figure Towns: 1. Holmdel, NJ"]}}, ''[[CNNMoney]]'', July 21, 2009, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of April 12, 2011. Accessed December 10, 2014.</ref>

[[File:Holmdel_Park.jpg|thumb|left|[[Holmdel Park]] on a calm afternoon]]

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 16,773 people, 5,584 households, and 4,612 families in the township. The [[population density]] was 937.3 per square mile (361.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 5,792 housing units at an average density of 323.7 per square mile (125.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 77.55% (13,007) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 0.86% (145) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.07% (11) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 19.16% (3,213) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.01% (2) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.54% (90) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.82% (305) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 3.70% (621) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 5,584 households, 40.8% had children under the age of 18; 73.5% were married couples living together; 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 17.4% were non-families. Of all households, 15.7% were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.29.<ref name=Census2010/>

25.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 17.8% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.9 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $140,533 (with a margin of error of +/− $18,587) and the median family income was $154,360 (+/− $13,795). Males had a median income of $135,139 (+/− $15,633) versus $77,703 (+/− $13,861) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $62,120 (+/− $6,232). About 3.0% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402532640 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Holmdel township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20200212082746/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402532640 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 30, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 15,781 people, 4,948 households, and 4,328 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|878.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,137 housing units at an average density of {{convert|285.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 80.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 17.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.45% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402532640.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Holmdel township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112122807/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402532640.pdf |date=2016-01-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 23, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402532640 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Holmdel township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20200212103251/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402532640 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 4, 2012.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, 9.97% of Holmdel Township's residents identified themselves as being of [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] ancestry. This was the highest percentage of people with Chinese ancestry in any place in New Jersey with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Chinese.html Chinese Communities] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110232258/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Chinese.html |date=2006-11-10 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed August 23, 2006.</ref>

There were 4,947 households, out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.5% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.35.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the age distribution of the population shows 28.5% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

According to the 2000 Census, the median income for a household in the township was $112,879, and the median income for a family was $122,785. Males had a median income of $94,825 versus $54,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $47,898. About 2.7% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Arts and culture==
Musical groups from Holmdel Township include [[Granian]], a band formed by musician Garen Guyikian.<ref>[[Ben Sisario|Sisario, Ben]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/nyregion/album-reviews-from-asbury-park-to-hoboken.html "Album Reviews; From Asbury Park To Hoboken"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224205301/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/nyregion/album-reviews-from-asbury-park-to-hoboken.html |date=February 24, 2020 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 7, 2004. Accessed February 24, 2020. "Granian is the nom de disc of Garen Gueyikian, a 28-year-old singer-songwriter from Holmdel who has steadily built a reputation as one of the hardest-working and most popular independent musicians in the region."</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Holmdel Park-Steeplechase Trail.jpg|thumb|Steeplechase Trail, Holmdel Park]]
[[Holmdel Park]], initially established in 1962, covers {{convert|565|acre}} and includes the Historic Longstreet Farm, which offers a recreation of farm life in the 1890s,<ref name="longstreet">{{cite web |title=Historic Longstreet Farm |url=http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?ID=2530 |website=Monmouth County Park System Parks |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927121537/http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?Id=2530 |url-status=live }}</ref> along with athletic facilities and other amenities.<ref name="holmdel-park">{{cite web |title=Holmdel Park |url=https://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?Id=2526 |website=Monmouth County Park System |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826051358/https://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?Id=2526 |url-status=live }}</ref> The park also has the [[Holmdel Arboretum]] (formally the David C. Shaw Arboretum), covering {{convert|22|acres}} and established in 1963, which offers examples of the trees, shrubs and plant life of Monmouth County.<ref name="holmdel-arboretum">{{cite web |title=David C. Shaw Arboretum |url=https://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?id=2763 |website=Monmouth County Park System |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826050056/https://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?id=2763 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Government ==

[[File:Holmdel Township Town Hall.jpg|thumb|left|Holmdel Town Hall at [[Crawford Corners, New Jersey|Crawfords Corner]]]]

=== Local government ===
Holmdel Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>Cerra, Michael F. [https://www.njlm.org/809/3982/Forms-of-Govt-Magazine-Article "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 67.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. The Township Committee exercises control over the conduct of municipal business by means of legislation through ordinances or resolutions, approval and adoption of the annual budget and the formulation of policy to be carried out by the staff.<ref name=Committee/>

{{As of|2025}}, members of the Holmdel Township Council are [[Mayor]] Brian Foster ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2025), Deputy Mayor Kim LaMountain (R, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2025), Rocco Impreveduto (R, 2027), Domenico "DJ" Luccarelli (R, 2026) and Joseph Romano (R, 2026).<ref name=Committee>[https://www.holmdeltownship.com/160/Township-Committee Township Committee], Holmdel Township. Accessed January 28, 2025. "Holmdel operates under the township form of municipal government. The Township Committee, which is the governing body, consists of 5 members elected at large for 3-year, overlapping terms. At the annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its own to serve as Mayor."</ref><ref>[https://www.holmdeltownship.com/DocumentCenter/View/5486/Holmdel-Township-Adopted-2024-Budget 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Holmdel Township. Accessed January 28, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2024>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/122857/web.345435/#/summary November 5, 2024 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated December 16, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/119047/web.317647/#/summary November 8, 2023 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated January 18, 2024. Accessed January 22, 2024.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/116246/web.307039/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated December 27, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

In November 2021, voters approved the establishment of a [[Charter Study Commission]] that would review the township's options for changing its form of government and would make recommendations to be considered by the public.<ref name=Monmouth2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/111499/web.278093/#/summary November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818021042/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/111499/web.278093/#/summary |date=August 18, 2022 }}, [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], December 13, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref>Rosman, Mark. [https://centraljersey.com/2021/11/03/holmdel-residents-will-vote-on-proposal-to-create-charter-study-commission-2/ "Holmdel residents appear to have approved proposal to create charter study commission"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017063100/https://centraljersey.com/2021/11/03/holmdel-residents-will-vote-on-proposal-to-create-charter-study-commission-2/ |date=October 17, 2023 }}, ''Independent News'', November 3, 2021. Accessed April 25, 2022. "Residents of Holmdel appear to have approved a public question which asked if they wanted to create a charter study commission whose members would examine Holmdel’s current form of government and possibly recommend changes in the township’s form of government."</ref> In April 2022, the commission recommended that the township adopt the Council-Manager form of government available under the [[Faulkner Act]], in which the main change from the current government would be that day-to-day operation of the township would be in the hands of a professional administrator.<ref>Wall, Jeanne. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/holmdel-and-colts-neck/sections/government/articles/holmdel-charter-study-commission-ends-phase-three-in-one-meeting-new-government-proposed "Holmdel Charter Study Commission Ends 'Phase Three' in One Meeting, New Government Proposed; Control Shift from Elected Officials to Hired Manager"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416052414/https://www.tapinto.net/towns/holmdel-and-colts-neck/sections/government/articles/holmdel-charter-study-commission-ends-phase-three-in-one-meeting-new-government-proposed |date=April 16, 2022 }}, TAP into Holmdel and Colts Neck, April 15, 2022. Accessed April 25, 2022. "Unanimously, The Holmdel Charter Study Commission recommends to voters to eliminate the traditional Holmdel Township Committee form of government in favor of Council-Manager.... A major change is who controls the town. It won't be the governing body on a day-to-day basis. By law, it would be a new Municipal Manager."</ref> Led by opposition from Monmouth County Republicans, voters rejected the proposed changes in July 2022 by a 55–45% margin.<ref>[[David Wildstein|Wildstein, David]]. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/holmdel-votes-down-charter-change-referendum/ "Holmdel votes down charter change referendum"], ''[[New Jersey Globe]]'', July 26, 2022. Accessed January 28, 2025. "Voters in Holmdel voted down a proposal to switch to non-partisan municipal elections with the direct election of a mayor and a change to a Council-Manager form of government. With all votes now in, 55.5% voted no– with a remarkable 31% turnout considering a July election.... That represents a big win for the Monmouth County Republican organization, which strongly opposed the charter change"</ref>

In the November 2019 general election, a recount put two independent candidates in office, with Prakash Santhana winning the second of the two seats by a margin of two votes over the Republican candidate.<ref name=Monmouth2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/98884/web/#/summary General Election November 5, 2019 Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610022621/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/98884/web/#/summary |date=June 10, 2020 }}, [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated December 16, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref><ref>[[David Wildstein|Wildstein, David]]. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/after-recount-independent-wins-holmdel-seat-by-2-votes/ "After recount, independent wins Holmdel seat by 2 votes GOP mayor loses as independents take two seats on governing body"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425190951/https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/after-recount-independent-wins-holmdel-seat-by-2-votes/ |date=April 25, 2022 }}, New Jersey Globe, December 5, 2019. Accessed April 25, 2022. "A recount in the race for Holmdel Township Committee has flipped two seats from Republican to the independent candidates – one of them by just two votes. Prakash Santhana defeated Republican Chiung-Ying Cheng Liu, 2,087 to 2,085."</ref>

Deputy Mayor [[Serena DiMaso]] left office in January 2012 to fill the vacant seat of [[Robert D. Clifton]] on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders.<ref>Davis, Mike. [http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-01-19/Front_Page/Holmdels_DiMaso_wins_freeholder_seat.html "Holmdel's DiMaso wins freeholder seat Deputy mayor sworn in after two rounds of voting by county GOP"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018000413/http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-01-19/Front_Page/Holmdels_DiMaso_wins_freeholder_seat.html |date=October 18, 2013 }}, ''Atlanticville'', January 19, 2012. Accessed February 23, 2012. "After 10 years on the Holmdel Township Committee, Deputy Mayor Serena DiMaso has segued to a seat on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. At a special Jan. 14 election at Colts Neck High School, the Monmouth County Republican Committee elected DiMaso to fill the term of Assemblyman Robert Clifton (R-12th District), who resigned from the board before being sworn into his new role earlier this month."</ref> Joseph Ponisi was selected to fill Dimaso's vacant seat and took office in January 2012, then was elected to the remainder of her term in the November 2012 general election.<ref name=Monmouh2012>[http://assets01.aws.connect.clarityelections.com/Assets/Connect/RootPublish/monmouth-nj.connect.clarityelections.com/Election%20Results/2012/_2012%20GENERAL%20MUNICIPAL%20RESULTS%20Final%20.pdf#page=20 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817204525/http://assets01.aws.connect.clarityelections.com/Assets/Connect/RootPublish/monmouth-nj.connect.clarityelections.com/Election%20Results/2012/_2012%20GENERAL%20MUNICIPAL%20RESULTS%20Final%20.pdf#page=20 |date=August 17, 2016 }}, [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 14, 2016.</ref><ref>Johnson, Christina. [http://holmdel-hazlet.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/joe-ponisi-takes-vacant-seat-on-township-governing-body "Joe Ponisi Takes Vacant Seat on Township Committee; Ponisi joins the Township Committee with a particularly relevant background turning municipal budgets inside out to look for strengths and weaknesses."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018010519/http://holmdel-hazlet.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/joe-ponisi-takes-vacant-seat-on-township-governing-body |date=October 18, 2013 }}, Holmdel-HazletPatch, February 3, 2012. Accessed October 17, 2013. "Joe Ponisi, a resident with a 25-year career analyzing the finances of municipalities, made his debut Thursday as the newest member of Holmdel's 5-member Township Committee. Ponisi fills the seat vacated by former Deputy Mayor Serena DiMaso, who in turn recently won a seat vacated by Robert Clifton on the Board of Chosen Freeholders, who was elected to the state Assembly."</ref>

=== Federal, state, and county representation ===
[[Image:Holmdel Public Library at Bell Works.jpg|thumb|right|The Holmdel Public Library in 2021 – newly located within Bell Works, the repurposed former Bell Labs Holmdel Complex]]
Holmdel Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028193337/https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf |date=October 28, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 13th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120165412/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf |date=November 20, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105221009/https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf |date=November 5, 2019 }}, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#13 Districts by Number for 2011-2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714024328/https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#13 |date=July 14, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

Prior to the 2010 Census, Holmdel Township had been part of the {{ushr|NJ|12|12th Congressional District}}, a change made by the [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]] that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.<ref name=LWV2011>[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=59 ''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604153059/http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=59 |date=2013-06-04 }}, p. 59, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref>

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===Politics===
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 12,021 registered voters in Holmdel Township, of which 1,965 (16.3%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 4,110 (34.2%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 5,946 (49.5%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-monmouth-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Monmouth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603231404/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-monmouth-co-summary-report.pdf |date=June 3, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 61.8% of the vote (5,077 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 37.3% (3,063 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (75 votes), among the 8,261 ballots cast by the township's 12,425 registered voters (46 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 66.5%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-monmouth.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Monmouth County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225054339/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-monmouth.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-monmouth.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Monmouth County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225063058/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-monmouth.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 58.6% of the vote (5,403 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 39.2% (3,616 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (82 votes), among the 9,225 ballots cast by the township's 12,679 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.8%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-monmouth.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Monmouth County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604001750/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-monmouth.pdf |date=June 4, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 4, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 61.9% of the vote (5,522 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 37.1% (3,308 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (56 votes), among the 8,915 ballots cast by the township's 11,892 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 75.0.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_monmouth_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Monmouth County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604000604/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_monmouth_co_2004.pdf |date=June 4, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 4, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 77.3% of the vote (3,587 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 21.4% (993 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (58 votes), among the 4,712 ballots cast by the township's 12,312 registered voters (74 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 38.3%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-monmouth.pdf |title=Governor - Monmouth County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=August 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815094044/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-monmouth.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-monmouth.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Monmouth County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133313/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-monmouth.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 67.8% of the vote (4,182 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 25.8% (1,590 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 5.2% (318 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (46 votes), among the 6,170 ballots cast by the township's 12,315 registered voters, yielding a 50.1% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-monmouth.pdf 2009 Governor: Monmouth County] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230351/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-monmouth.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 4, 2012.</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Holmdel High School.jpg|thumb|right|[[Holmdel High School]] located on Crawfords Corner Road]]
The [[Holmdel Township Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sXUg3TJjgSp-85goHN4poiBFdRQsLGi5/view?usp=drive_link Holmdel Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Holmdel Township Public Schools, adopted August 29, 2012. Accessed December 11, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education to the children in the Holmdel Township School District in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve. Composition: The Holmdel Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Holmdel Township."</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/21/2230.pdf#page=10 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Holmdel Township School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed December 11, 2024. "The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grade levels Pre-K through 12. These include general and vocational education as well as special education programs and services for students with disabilities. The District is comprised of two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,918 students and 289.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407410&DistrictID=3407410 District information for Holmdel Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407410 School Data for the Holmdel Township Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
Village Elementary School<ref>[https://www.holmdelschools.org/Domain/11 Village Elementary School], Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024.</ref> with 805 students in grades PreK–3, 
Indian Hill School<ref>[https://www.holmdelschools.org/Domain/10 Indian Hill School], Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024.</ref> with 623 students in grades 4–6, 
William R. Satz Middle School<ref>[https://www.holmdelschools.org/Domain/9 William R. Satz Middle School], Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024.</ref> with 493 students in grades 7–8 and 
[[Holmdel High School]]<ref>[https://www.holmdelschools.org/Domain/8 School], Holmdel Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2024.</ref> with 960 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=238 County School List H-K], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/2230 School Performance Reports for the Holmdel Township Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2230 New Jersey School Directory for the Holmdel Township Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed December 24, 2016.</ref>

Holmdel High School was the 12th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 13th in 2012 out of 328 schools listed.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/top-schools-alphabetical-list.html "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302050438/http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/top-schools-alphabetical-list.html |date=March 2, 2015 }}, ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', September 2, 2014. Accessed December 10, 2014.</ref> The high school was ranked 20th in the state of New Jersey and number 723 overall by ''[[The Washington Post]]'' in its 2011 ranking of American high schools.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110523075047/http://apps.washingtonpost.com/highschoolchallenge/schools/2011/list/new-jersey-schools/ The High School Challenge 2011: New Jersey schools]}}, ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Accessed July 13, 2011.</ref>

Holmdel High School became the center of a [[Holmdel High School#Controversy|scandal]] due to a [[hazing]] incident at a football camp in 1988 that was reported in the press and received considerable notoriety.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/otl/hazing/list.html Sports hazing incidents], [[ESPN.com]]. Accessed June 21, 2007. "About 20 underclassmen reportedly played a nude game of Twister as about a dozen senior teammates urged them on. As a result of the incident, all of the school's 85 football players reportedly were ordered to undergo mental health counseling, and some coaches reportedly were disciplined."</ref>

Private schools within the township include the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]]'s [[St. John Vianney High School (New Jersey)|St. John Vianney High School]] for grades 9–12 and St. Benedict School, a [[kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] [[Catholic school]] that feeds into St. John Vianney.<ref>[https://dioceseoftrenton.org/schoolfinder School Finder] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128202508/https://dioceseoftrenton.org/schoolfinder |date=November 28, 2020 }}, [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]]. Accessed January 22, 2017.</ref> Holmdel was home to the now-defunct [[New School High School of Monmouth County]], an alternative school based on the British Integrated Method, in which students in grades K–8 spend three years in a "family" that covers three grades in a traditional school program.<ref>[http://www.the-new-school.com/ab_new_school_way.html Our Philosophy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322203753/http://www.the-new-school.com/ab_new_school_way.html |date=March 22, 2012 }}, The New School of Monmouth County. Accessed July 13, 2011. "Approximately 18 students are enrolled in each of three 'family' age groups, so that each class spans a range of roughly three traditional grade levels. Students typically spend three years in each class for a total of nine years in the school, corresponding to grades K-8 in traditional schools."</ref>

==Infrastructure==

===Public safety===
Formally established in 1966, the Holmdel Township Police Department traces its origins to a part-time constable hired in 1947 who was named as the first police chief in 1952.<ref>[http://www.holmdelpolice.org/?page_id=70 History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015032641/http://www.holmdelpolice.org/?page_id=70 |date=October 15, 2013 }}, Holmdel Township Police Department. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref>

Holmdel Fire and Rescue Company # 2 is an all-volunteer department created in 2006 that serves Holmdel and surrounding areas.<ref>[http://www.hfrc2.org/about_us.php About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008051015/http://hfrc2.org/about_us.php |date=October 8, 2013 }}, Holmdel Fire and Rescue Company # 2. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www2.mcsonj.org/fire/firedata/fddirectory.pdf Monmouth County Fire Service Directory - 2012] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004223957/http://www2.mcsonj.org/fire/firedata/fddirectory.pdf |date=2013-10-04 }}, Monmouth County Fire Marshal's Office. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref>

Holmdel First Aid Squad is an all-volunteer organization that responds to medical emergencies in the township. Founded in 1969, the squad responds to an average of 1,500 calls each year, with no charge for medical services or transportation.<ref>Daneshmand, Ali. [http://holmdelfirstaidsquad.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=2 Welcome 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225033223/http://holmdelfirstaidsquad.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=2 |date=February 25, 2014 }}, Holmdel First Aid Squad, October 16, 2011. Accessed February 14, 2014.</ref>

===Transportation===
[[File:2021-05-27 16 58 40 View north along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) from the overpass for Monmouth County Route 52 (Red Hill Road) in Holmdel Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Garden State Parkway]] in Holmdel]]

====Roads and highways====
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|125.28|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|105.25|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|12.33|mi}} by Monmouth County, {{convert|3.98|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|3.72|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Monmouth.pdf Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831181507/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Monmouth.pdf |date=August 31, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 24, 2014.</ref>

A few major roads pass through the township. The [[Garden State Parkway]] passes through near the center with part of Exit 114 (the other half in Middletown) and Exit 116 (for the PNC Bank Arts Center) in Holmdel.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-roadways.html Travel Resources: Interchanges, Service Areas & Commuter Lots] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213221232/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-roadways.html |date=December 13, 2007 }}, [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed October 17, 2013.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 34|Route 34]] passes through the western part while [[New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]] goes through in the northern section. Major county routes that cross through include a short stretch of [[County Route 516 (New Jersey)|CR 516]] in the north and [[County Route 520 (New Jersey)|CR 520]] in the south.

====Public transportation====
[[NJ Transit]] and [[Academy Bus]] provide service in the area.<ref>[http://www.holmdeltownship-nj.com/455/Transportation Transportation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510092156/http://www.holmdeltownship-nj.com/455/Transportation |date=May 10, 2015 }}, Holmdel Township, New Jersey. Accessed April 21, 2015.</ref>

The nearest train stops to the township are located at [[Aberdeen–Matawan station|Aberdeen-Matawan]], [[Hazlet station|Hazlet]], and [[Middletown station (NJ Transit)|Middletown]], all along the NJ Transit's [[North Jersey Coast Line]] to [[Hoboken Terminal]], [[Newark Penn Station]], and [[New York Penn Station]].<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=5128 Transportation Map - Rail Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430015938/https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=5128 |date=April 30, 2023 }}, [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/njcl.pdf North Jersey Coast Line schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428204006/https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/njcl.pdf |date=April 28, 2023 }}, [[NJ Transit]], updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref>

Ferry service is available through the [[Seastreak]] service in nearby [[Highlands, New Jersey|Highlands]], about a 15-20 minute drive from Holmdel. SeaStreak offers ferry service to [[New York City]] with trips to [[Pier 11/Wall Street|Pier 11]] (on the [[East River]] at [[Wall Street]]) and East [[List of numbered streets in Manhattan|35th Street]] in Manhattan.<ref>Caldwell, Dave. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/realestate/24livi.html "A Clam Town, Coming Out of Its Shell - Living In Highlands, N.J."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727102523/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/realestate/24livi.html |date=July 27, 2021 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 24, 2008. Accessed July 27, 2021. "Three SeaStreak (seastreak.com) ferries depart on weekday mornings from the Conner's Ferry Landing. The trip to Pier 11 in Manhattan, near Wall Street, takes 40 minutes."</ref> The ferry service also offers seasonal travel, such as to the public beaches on [[Sandy Hook, New Jersey|Sandy Hook]], baseball games at [[Yankee Stadium]] and [[Citi Field]], trips to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] matinees, [[Martha's Vineyard]] in [[Massachusetts]], college football games at [[United States Military Academy|West Point]], [[Autumn leaf color|fall foliage]] in the [[Hudson Valley]], and to the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], among other excursions.<ref>[https://seastreak.com/ferry-routes-and-schedules/ Routes, Schedules and Fares] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318105545/https://seastreak.com/ferry-routes-and-schedules/ |date=March 18, 2022 }}, [[Seastreak]]. Accessed April 25, 2022.</ref>

===Healthcare===
[[Bayshore Medical Center]] is a regional hospital located in the township. Serving the greater [[Raritan Bayshore]] region,<ref>[https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/nj/bayshore-community-hospital-6220395 "Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel, NJ - US News Best Hospitals".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414183858/https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/nj/bayshore-community-hospital-6220395 |date=April 14, 2023 }} ''health.usnews.com''. Retrieved June 7, 2022.</ref> the hospital is a partner of [[Hackensack Meridian Health]] and is affiliated with [[Robert Wood Johnson Medical School|Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School]].<ref>[https://www.nj.com/news/2010/09/bayshore_hospital_merges_with.html "Bayshore Hospital merges with Meridian Health system in cost-saving effort".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608020629/https://www.nj.com/news/2010/09/bayshore_hospital_merges_with.html |date=June 8, 2022 }} Susan K. Livio (April 1, 2019). ''The Star-Ledger''. Retrieved June 7, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rwjms.rutgers.edu/patient-care/affiliated-hospitals Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School: Patient Care. Affiliated Hospitals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404152457/https://rwjms.rutgers.edu/patient-care/affiliated-hospitals |date=April 4, 2022 }}. Accessed June 7, 2022.</ref> The facility has 169 beds and currently offers [[cardiac catheterization]], [[Medical imaging|diagnostic Imaging]], medical/surgical, [[Mental health|behavioral health]], emergency, laboratory and [[transitional care]]. In 2021 it was given a grade A by the Leapfrog [[patient safety organization]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bayshore Medical Center - NJ - Hospital Safety Grade |url=https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/h/bayshore-medical-center |access-date=2021-11-26 |website=www.hospitalsafetygrade.org |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202005938/https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/h/bayshore-medical-center |url-status=live }}</ref> Other regional hospitals near the township include [[Riverview Medical Center]] in nearby [[Red Bank, New Jersey|Red Bank]] and [[Raritan Bay Medical Center]], with divisions in [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey|Perth Amboy]] and [[Old Bridge Township, New Jersey|Old Bridge]], both hospitals are also part of Hackensack Meridian.<ref>[https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/location-search#sort=%40locationname%20ascending&f:@locationtype=%5BHospitals%20and%20Emergency%20Departments%5D] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608125542/https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/location-search#sort=%40locationname%20ascending&f:@locationtype=%5BHospitals%20and%20Emergency%20Departments%5D |date=June 8, 2023 }}, Hackensack Meridian Health: List of Hospitals. Accessed June 7, 2022.</ref>

Located in neighboring [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown]] is [[Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center]]. Originally founded in [[New York City]] in 1884, it is the oldest cancer treatment and research center in the world.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1884/05/18/archives/the-newyork-cancer-hospital-laying-the-cornerstone-of-a-muchneeded.html |title=The New York Cancer Hospital: laying the corner-stone of a much-needed institution |date=May 18, 1884 |work=[[N. Y. Times|The New York Times]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 4, 2016 |archive-date=July 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726013050/https://www.nytimes.com/1884/05/18/archives/the-newyork-cancer-hospital-laying-the-cornerstone-of-a-muchneeded.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NCI-Designated Cancer Centers |url=https://www.cancer.gov/research/nci-role/cancer-centers |website=National Cancer Institute |access-date=11 June 2019 |language=en |date=5 April 2012 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319142629/https://www1.cancer.gov/research/nci-role/cancer-centers |url-status=live }}</ref> The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of Monmouth County is the first center outside of the main center in [[Manhattan]] to offer outpatient surgery.<ref>[https://www.mskcc.org/locations/directory/msk-monmouth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611021418/https://www.mskcc.org/locations/directory/msk-monmouth |date=June 11, 2022 }}, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Monmouth. Accessed October 6, 2021</ref>

The closest major university hospitals to the township are located at [[Jersey Shore University Medical Center]] in [[Neptune Township, New Jersey|Neptune]] and [[Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital]] in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]].

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Holmdel Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Holmdel Township include:
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* [[Henry E. Ackerson Jr.]] (1880–1970), Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] from 1948 to 1952<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/11/archives/henry-ackerson-of-jersey-court-retired-justice-dies-at-90-named-to.html?_r=0 "Henry Ackerson of Jersey Court"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021111509/http://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/11/archives/henry-ackerson-of-jersey-court-retired-justice-dies-at-90-named-to.html?_r=0 |date=October 21, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 11, 1970. Accessed June 28, 2016. "Justice Ackerson, who lived here at 116 Maple Place and had a summer place at Tupper Lake in the Adirondacks, was born in Holmdel."</ref>
* [[David F. Bauman]], [[New Jersey Superior Court]] judge<ref>Symons, Michael. [https://nj1015.com/christie-renominates-thwarted-nj-supreme-court-nominee/ "Christie renominates thwarted NJ Supreme Court nominee"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801212410/https://nj1015.com/christie-renominates-thwarted-nj-supreme-court-nominee/ |date=August 1, 2020 }}, [[WKXW]], February 29, 2016. Accessed June 1, 2020. "Superior Court Judge David Bauman of Holmdel was nominated to the Supreme Court by Christie in 2012, but the Senate didn’t hold a hearing in the 13 months that followed."</ref>
* [[John Burke (American football)|John Burke]] (born 1971), former professional football player, [[New England Patriots]], [[New York Jets]] and [[San Diego Chargers]]<ref>Greenidge, Jim. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/62045883.html?dids=62045883:62045883&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+30%2C+1994&author=Jim+Greenidge%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Burke+is+finally+catching+on+Rookie+tight+end+proving+a+key+addition+to+offense&pqatl=google "Burke is finally catching on Rookie tight end proving a key addition to offense"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106014746/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/62045883.html?dids=62045883:62045883&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+30,+1994&author=Jim+Greenidge,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Burke+is+finally+catching+on+Rookie+tight+end+proving+a+key+addition+to+offense&pqatl=google |date=November 6, 2012 }}, ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', December 30, 1994. Accessed March 15, 2011. "But no longer is the 6-foot-2-inch, 258-pound Holmdel, NJ resident only a blocker. He also can catch the ball."</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070209024438/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BURKEJOH01 Jon Burke player profile]}}, Database Football.</ref>
* [[John Cannon (American football)|John Cannon]] (born 1960), former [[defensive end]] who played nine seasons for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070209024712/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CANNOJOH01 John Cannon player profile]}}, Database Football. Accessed May 25, 2007.</ref>
* [[Dominick Casola]] (born 1987), race car driver who made starts in [[NASCAR]] and the [[ARCA Menards Series]] from 2006 to 2013<ref>[https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/1977420 Dominick Casola & Win-Tron Racing Return Together For Berlin Rumble] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729035143/https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/1977420 |date=July 29, 2019 }} ARCARacing.com. Accessed July 28, 2019.</ref> 
* [[Herbert Cohen (fencer)|Herbert Cohen]] (born 1940), Olympic fencer{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
* [[Sean Davis (soccer, born 1993)|Sean Davis]] (born 1993), professional soccer player for the [[New York Red Bulls]] of [[Major League Soccer]]<ref>[http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205159880& Sean Davis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043538/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205159880& |date=March 4, 2016 }}, [[Duke Blue Devils men's soccer]]. Accessed July 2, 2016.</ref>
* [[Christopher Dell]] (born 1956), diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to [[Kosovo]], [[Zimbabwe]] and [[Angola]]<ref>Safran, Chad A. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120315163646/http://www.livinginmedia.com/article/people_on_the_move_chris_dell.html "People On The Move - Chris Dell"]}}, Living Media, October 20, 2009, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 15, 2012. Accessed January 19, 2021. "'The challenges are immense. People here look to me for the key signals on almost everything, yet my job is to strike a balance and encourage their independence and ability to make good decisions about their own future,' says the Holmdel native, who spent several summers working for Jim and John Ackerson on their Holmdel Road farm. Chris was also one of Holmdel High School’s first graduates – class of 1974."</ref>
* [[Serena DiMaso]] (born 1963), politician who served as mayor of Holmdel Township and has represented the [[New Jersey's 13th legislative district|13th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] 2018-2021<ref>[http://communitymagazinenj.com/2016/07/29/%E2%80%8B-serena-dimaso-quintessential-part-holmdel-monmouth-county/ "Serena DiMaso – A Quintessential Part of Holmdel & Monmouth County"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122071944/http://communitymagazinenj.com/2016/07/29/%E2%80%8B-serena-dimaso-quintessential-part-holmdel-monmouth-county/ |date=January 22, 2018 }}, ''Community Magazine'', July 29, 2016. Accessed January 21, 2018. "Continuing to serve the community, Serena held the position of Holmdel Township Committeewoman from 2006 to 2010. She was Mayor of Holmdel Township from 2006 to 2010 and Deputy Mayor from 2011 to 2012."</ref>
* [[John J. Ely]] (1778–1852), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>Ross, Peter.; and Hedley, Fenwick Y. [https://books.google.com/books?id=WUsVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA376 "The New Jersey coast in three centuries: history of the New Jersey coast with genealogical and historic-biographical appendix, Volume 2"], p. 376. The Lewis Publishing Co., 1902. Accessed February 2, 2011. The first named, John J. Ely, was born April 7, 1778, and died January 11, 1852. For several years he engaged in farming in Freehold township, but subsequently removed to Holmdel township, where he remained until his death."</ref>
* [[Abram P. Fardon]] (1837–1913), city council member of Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-monmouth-inquirer-abram-p-fardon-1/160268652/ |title=Abram P. Fardon |date=1913-06-19 |newspaper=The Monmouth Inquirer |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-12-04}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[S. Thomas Gagliano]] (1931–2019), politician who served in the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1978 to 1989<ref>Wall, Jeanne. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/holmdel-and-colts-neck/sections/leaders-and-legends/articles/holmdel-s-former-senator-and-public-service-legend-s-thomas-gagliano-passes-away "Holmdel's Former Senator and Public Service Legend S. Thomas Gagliano Passes Away"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801193336/https://www.tapinto.net/towns/holmdel-and-colts-neck/sections/leaders-and-legends/articles/holmdel-s-former-senator-and-public-service-legend-s-thomas-gagliano-passes-away |date=August 1, 2020 }}, TAP into Holmdel & Colts Neck, April 15, 2019. Accessed June 1, 2020. "Local legislative legend, S. Thomas Gagliano, has died. Gagliano lived for many years with his family in Holmdel and served as the township attorney for many years."</ref>
* [[Renzo Gracie]] (born 1967), professional [[mixed martial arts]] fighter from Brazil<ref>Newman, Dan. [http://independent.gmnews.com/news/2007/0801/Front_page/032.html "Gracie under pressure: Holmdel man earns living in violent world of mixed martial arts, and loves it"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705163412/http://independent.gmnews.com/news/2007/0801/Front_page/032.html |date=July 5, 2008 }}, ''Independent'', August 1, 2007. Accessed July 3, 2008. "Gracie, a Holmdel resident, is one of the top fighters in the International Fight League (IFL), the world's first team-based mixed martial arts league, which combines disciplines such as wrestling, boxing, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu, karate, judo and muay thai."</ref>
* [[Brian Hanlon]], sculptor<ref>Kronberg, Susan. [https://www.jerseysbest.com/community/made-in-jersey-acclaimed-sculptor-creates-timeless-memorials-to-heroes-of-all-kinds/ "Made in Jersey: Acclaimed sculptor creates timeless memorials to heroes of all kinds"], Jersey's Best, March 9, 2021. Accessed December 27, 2024. "Hanlon, born in Jersey City and raised in Holmdel, distinctly remembers the elementary school field trip to the museum at which the artist within him began to take shape."</ref>
* [[William Barclay Harding]] (1906–1967), financier who served as chairman of the board of [[Smith Barney|Smith, Barney Co.]] until his death<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1967/07/01/archives/william-barclay-harding-dead-chairman-of-smith-barney-60-he-helped.html "William Barclay Harding Dead; Chairman of Smith, Barney, 60; He Helped Realign Structure of Many Corporations Interested in Aviation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712041258/https://www.nytimes.com/1967/07/01/archives/william-barclay-harding-dead-chairman-of-smith-barney-60-he-helped.html |date=July 12, 2020 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 1, 1967. Accessed July 13, 2020. "William Barclay Harding, board chairman of Smith, Barney Co., New York brokers, died yesterday at the Manmouth Medical Center. Long Branch N.J. He was 60 years old and lived on Redhill Road, Holmdel, N.J."</ref>
* [[Pete Hegseth]] (born 1980), [[Fox News]] contributor, [[Bronze Star Medal]] recipient<ref>[https://www.thejournalnj.com/articles/holmdel-resident-tv-host-talks-veterans-advocacy/ Pete Hegseth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226222307/https://www.thejournalnj.com/articles/holmdel-resident-tv-host-talks-veterans-advocacy/ |date=December 26, 2019 }}. November 4, 2019.</ref>
* [[John Henry Heyer]] (1831–1905), politician<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1891/10/06/archives/nominations-in-newjersey-a-bolt-in-the-third-assembly-district.html "Nominations In New-Jersey.; A Bolt In The Third Assembly District Democratic Convention."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227083122/https://www.nytimes.com/1891/10/06/archives/nominations-in-newjersey-a-bolt-in-the-third-assembly-district.html |date=December 27, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 6, 1891. Accessed December 27, 2019. "The Third Assembly District Democratic Convention was held in the Globe Hotel this afternoon. There was a red-hot time, and John Henry Heyer of Holmdel secured the regular nomination."</ref>
* [[JWoww|Jennifer Farley]] (born 1986), [[MTV]] television personality and entrepreneur<ref>[https://www.thejournalnj.com/articles/the-jersey-shores-jwoww-becomes-holmdels-newest-resident/ "Jenni (Jwoww) Farlet becomes Holmdel's Newest Resident"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226224226/https://www.thejournalnj.com/articles/the-jersey-shores-jwoww-becomes-holmdels-newest-resident/ |date=December 26, 2019 }}, ''The Journal'', November 18, 2019. Accessed December 27, 2019. "Holmdel has officially become a part of the ''Jersey Shore'' with its newest resident. Jenni 'JWOWW' Farley of MTV’s Jersey Shore, has planted roots in Holmdel with the purchase of a $1.95 million, six-bedroom, six-bath home over the summer."</ref>
* [[Jodi Kantor]] (born 1975), reporter for ''[[The New York Times]]'' and author of ''The Obamas''<ref>Rubin, Debra. [http://njjewishnews.com/article/1208/obama-marriage-to-be-spotlight-of-fund-raiser "Obama marriage to be spotlight of fund-raiser"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016200320/http://njjewishnews.com/article/1208/obama-marriage-to-be-spotlight-of-fund-raiser |date=2014-10-16 }}, ''[[New Jersey Jewish News]]'', April 26, 2010. Accessed January 10, 2012. "Kantor grew up in Queens, Staten Island, and Holmdel and graduated from Holmdel High School."</ref>
* [[Alisa Kresge]] (born 1985), former basketball player who is the head coach of the [[Vermont Catamounts women's basketball]] team<ref>[https://maacsports.com/news/2009/5/8/3735219.aspx?path=wbball"Kresge Joins Marist Women's Basketball Staff"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801170618/https://maacsports.com/news/2009/5/8/3735219.aspx?path=wbball |date=August 1, 2020 }}, [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]], May 8, 2009. Accessed June 1, 2020. "Kresge is a native of Holmdel, N.J."</ref>
* [[Lynja]] (1956–2024), celebrity chef who was best known for her viral TikTok and YouTube Shorts videos<ref>[https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2024/01/njs-lynn-yamada-davis-star-of-cooking-with-lynja-tiktok-videos-dies-at-67-report-says.html "N.J.’s Lynn Yamada Davis, star of Cooking With Lynja TikTok videos, dies at 67, report says"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], January 12, 2024. Accessed January 13, 2024. "Davis, 67, of Holmdel, died on Jan. 1 at Riverview Medical Center of esophageal cancer, the New York Times reported Thursday."</ref>
* [[Dan Metzger]] (born 1993), professional soccer player who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Memphis 901 FC]] in the [[USL Championship]]<ref>[https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2017/01/23/new-york-red-bulls-sign-academy-product-dan-metzger-mls-contract "New York Red Bulls Sign academy product Dan Metzger to an MLS Contract"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802001603/https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2017/01/23/new-york-red-bulls-sign-academy-product-dan-metzger-mls-contract |date=August 2, 2020 }}, [[New York Red Bulls]], January 23, 2017. Accessed June 1, 2020. "The Holmdel, N.J., native has been associated with the Red Bulls organization since 2010."</ref>
* SallyAnn Mosey, meteorologist<ref>Scheps, Leigh Dana. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090106003333/http://www.livinginmedia.com/article/sally_ann_mosey_little_miss_sunshine.html "Sally Ann Mosey: Little Miss Sunshine"]}}. ''LivingInMedia'', October 25, 2008. Accessed February 2, 2011. "SallyAnn has been WNBC's weekend meteorologist since 2006, and resides in Holmdel with her husband, Jim, and four children, Mitchell, 13, Steven, 10, Mark, 6, and Katrina, 4."</ref>
* [[Quenton Nelson]] (born 1996), [[Guard (gridiron football)|offensive guard]] for the [[Indianapolis Colts]]<ref>Lanni, Patrick.[http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/football/index.ssf/2013/05/quenton_nelson_of_red_bank_catholic_commits_to_notre_dame.html "Notre Dame lands commitment from Quenton Nelson of Red Bank Catholic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044525/http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/football/index.ssf/2013/05/quenton_nelson_of_red_bank_catholic_commits_to_notre_dame.html |date=December 1, 2017 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', May 2, 2013. Accessed November 18, 2017. "Red Bank Catholic junior offensive lineman Quenton Nelson announced Wednesday night that he has made a verbal commitment to continue his career at Notre Dame.... Notre Dame was always a top option for the Holmdel resident, who said he was impressed with the team, people, work-out philosophy and coaching staff."</ref>
* [[Matt O'Ree]] (born 1972), blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter<ref>Spiewak, Chris. [https://tworivertimes.com/power-couple/ "Power Couple: Matt O’Ree and Eryn Shewell"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801204213/https://tworivertimes.com/power-couple/ |date=August 1, 2020 }}, ''The Two River Times'', December 22, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2020. "For guitarist Matt O’Ree, formerly Holmdel’s best kept secret, his many years of hard work has paid dividends this year with his inclusion into the legendary rock group Bon Jovi."</ref>
* [[Michael V. Pomarico]] (born 1955; class of 1974), six-time Emmy Award winner for his work on the ABC-TV daytime drama ''[[All My Children]]''<ref>Caiazza, Tom. [http://ind.gmnews.com/news/2006-05-17/Front_page/028.html " Home sweet Holmdel; Saturday event to celebrate the history of Holmdel High School"] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20141211030803/http://ind.gmnews.com/news/2006-05-17/Front_page/028.html |date=2014-12-11 }}, ''Independent'', May 17, 2006. Accessed December 10, 2014. "Michael Pomarico, a Holmdel resident and member of that fateful class that included Bob Roggy, the world-class javelin thrower and namesake for the school's football field, has put together an evening of reunion and history, legacy and future building that is meant to provide a link of past to the present."</ref>
* [[Tab Ramos]] (born 1966), retired [[football (soccer)|football]] [[midfielder]] who played on the U.S. Olympic team and was the first player to sign with [[Major League Soccer]], where he played seven years with the [[MetroStars]]<ref>Bush, John. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/438128290 "Gunners win U14 national championship"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', August 7, 2008. Accessed September 11, 2013. "Ramos, who lives in Holmdel, also runs the Tab Ramos Sports Center in Aberdeen."</ref>
* [[Bob Roggy]] (1956–1986), athlete who set the American javelin throw record in the early 1980s<ref>[http://www.runningnetwork.com/news/26499.html USATF Notes; Marion, Monique and Tom Petronoff] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928005339/http://www.runningnetwork.com/news/26499.html |date=2007-09-28 }}, [[USATF]], June 8, 2007. "The meet is hosted by Shore Athletic Club in cooperation with Holmdel High School, alma mater of the late Bob Roggy, a former world No. 1 in the javelin."</ref>
* [[Lorene Scafaria]] (born 1978), screenwriter, playwright, actress, singer, and director who wrote, co-produced, and directed the 2009 film ''[[Hustlers (film)|Hustlers]]''<ref>Plyler, Will. [http://www.donedealpro.com/members/details.aspx?object_id=127&content_type=1&section_id=11 "Lorene Scafaria"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011133324/http://www.donedealpro.com/members/details.aspx?object_id=127&content_type=1&section_id=11 |date=October 11, 2018 }}, Done Deal Professional. Accessed December 1, 2012. "Q. Where are you from and where did you grow up? A. I'm from a small suburban town in New Jersey called Holmdel. It is home to the Garden State Arts Center, or as it is presently known, The PNC Bank Arts Center, and that's about it."</ref>
* [[John Conover Smock]] (1842–1926), geologist<ref>Sackett, William Edgar; and Scannell, John James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EZVQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA466 ''Scannell's New Jersey First Citizens: Biographies and Portraits of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with Informing Glimpses Into the State's History and Affairs, Volume 1''], p. 466. [[J. J. Scannell]], 1917. Accessed December 10, 2014. "John Conover Smock — Trenton. — Geologist. Born in Holmdel (Monmouth Co.) September 21, 1842; son of Isaac and Ellen (Conover) Smock"</ref>
* [[Julie Sokolow]] (born 1987), [[Lo-fi music|lo-fi]] singer-songwriter, writer, and independent filmmaker<ref>Lavanga, John. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20141211033439/http://www.pittnews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_fc76f0e8-50be-11e3-8595-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=jqm "Pitt graduate fights for health care reform, one film at a time"]}}, ''[[The Pitt News]]'', November 18, 2013. Accessed December 10, 2014. "Sokolow grew up in the suburbs of Holmdel, N.J., an area that, according to Sokolow, isn't known for a robust arts scene."</ref>
* [[Michael Sorrentino]] (born 1982), [[MTV]] television personality and entrepreneur<ref>Jordan, Chris. [https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/television/2019/12/24/jersey-shore-mike-the-situation-sorrentino-lauren-move-into-new-holmdel-home/2742747001/ "Jersey Shore Mike the Situation Sorrentino Lauren Move into New Holmdel Home"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017063100/https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/television/2019/12/24/jersey-shore-mike-the-situation-sorrentino-lauren-move-into-new-holmdel-home/2742747001/ |date=October 17, 2023 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', December 24, 2019. Accessed December 27, 2019. "Holmdel, we have a Situation. Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino of MTV's ''Jersey Shore'' and his wife, Lauren Sorrentino, have purchased a seven-bedroom, 10-bathroom, 9,800-square-foot home in the Monmouth County township for $1,825,000, according to public records."</ref>
* [[Anthony Spalliero]] (1942–2010), real estate developer with organized crime ties<ref>Obituary. [http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?n=antonio-spalliero&pid=147350101 "Antonio Spalliero"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423215448/http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?n=antonio-spalliero&pid=147350101 |date=April 23, 2012 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 22, 2010. Accessed February 23, 2012. "Antonio Spalliero, 68, of Holmdel passed away suddenly on Dec. 19 at JFK Medical Center in Edison."</ref>
* [[Bruce Springsteen]] (born 1949), singer-songwriter<ref name=Darkness/>
* [[Felicia Stoler]], host of ''[[Honey, We're Killing the Kids]]'' on [[TLC (TV channel)|The Learning Channel]]<ref>Tesoriero, Tobi Drucker. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081122003919/http://www.livinginmedia.com/article/felicia_stoler_spreading_health_with_a_little_tlc.html 'Felicia Stoler: Spreading Health With A Little TLC"]}}, ''living Marlboro'', July 1, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2008. "Stoler calls both Holmdel and Marlboro home. She grew up in Marlboro, where she attended the Delfino (Central School), Marlboro Middle School, and Marlboro High School (her family still owns a home in town). Now she, along with her 9-year-old daughter Isabella and 6-year- old son Zachary, live in Holmdel."</ref>
* [[John H. Tilelli Jr.]] (born 1941), retired United States Army four-star general<ref>Kozaryn, Linda D. [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=45086 "Marine Corps Fetes USO's Tilelli"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817133230/http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=45086 |date=August 17, 2007 }}, ''[[American Forces Press Service]]'', April 6, 2000. Accessed March 15, 2011. "Tilelli, who was raised in Holmdel, N.J., is a 1963 graduate of Pennsylvania Military College, now named Widener University."</ref>
* [[John Valentin]] (born 1967), infielder who played for the [[Boston Red Sox]] and [[New York Mets]]<ref>Feuer, Alan. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/28/nyregion/he-s-a-team-player-just-ask-his-neighbors.html "He's a Team Player. Just Ask His Neighbors."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915153317/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/28/nyregion/he-s-a-team-player-just-ask-his-neighbors.html |date=September 15, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 28, 1999. Accessed February 23, 2012. "By all accounts, Mr. Valentin, who has an unpublished number in Holmdel and is now working out with the Red Sox in preparation for the baseball season, was a pleasure to deal with, Mrs. Flinn and others said."</ref>
* [[Robert Woodrow Wilson]] (born 1936), awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] in 1978<ref>Nobel Lectures, Physics 1971-1980, Editor Stig Lundqvist, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1992. [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1978/wilson-autobio.html Autobiography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121141922/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1978/wilson-autobio.html |date=January 21, 2013 }}. Accessed March 15, 2011. "We still live in the house in Holmdel which we bought when I first came to Bell Laboratories."</ref>
* [[Joe Yeninas]] (1934–2020), cartoonist and illustrator for the ''[[Newark Evening News]]'', the [[Associated Press]] and ''[[The Journal of Commerce]]''<ref>Baldwin, Carly. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/holmdel-hazlet/longtime-holmdel-resident-joe-yeninas-passes-away "Longtime Holmdel Resident Joe Yeninas Passes Away A U.S. Marine, former minor league ball player and AP newspaperman, this Holmdel resident died at the age of 86 on Friday."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604215054/https://patch.com/new-jersey/holmdel-hazlet/longtime-holmdel-resident-joe-yeninas-passes-away |date=June 4, 2020 }}, Holmdel-Hazlet, NJ Patch, June 2, 2020. Accessed June 4, 2020. "A native of Plymouth, PA, and a long-time resident of North Caldwell, NJ, Yeninas moved to Holmdel 15 years ago."</ref>
* [[Harold A. Zahl]] (1905–1973), director of research at Camp Evans (later Fort Monmouth), responsible for critical U.S. developments in radar technology during World War II<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/12/archives/dr-harold-zahl-68-army-researcher.html "Dr. Harold Zahl, 68, Army Researcher"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604221656/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/12/archives/dr-harold-zahl-68-army-researcher.html |date=June 4, 2020 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 12, 1973. Accessed June 4, 2020. "Holmdel, N. J., March 11 (AP) - Dr. Harold A. Zahl, former director of research of the Army's electronics laboratory and a noted physicist, died today at Riverview Hospital in Red Bank. He was 68 years old. Dr. Zahl, owner of the Hazienda Evergreen Plantation here, lived in this Monmouth County Community."</ref>
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== Points of interest ==
* [[Bell Labs Holmdel Complex]] – Now occupied by Spirent Communications and Suttons International,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.app.com/story/money/business/2015/11/17/former-bell-labs-site-signs-first-tenants/75935350/ |title=Former Bell Labs site signs first tenants |website=app.com |access-date=August 23, 2016 |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017063100/https://www.app.com/story/money/business/2015/11/17/former-bell-labs-site-signs-first-tenants/75935350/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the buildings were constructed by architects [[Eero Saarinen]] and Sasaki, Walker and Associates from 1957 to 1962. The complex contained {{convert|2000000|sqft}} of space for its 6,000 employees, where five Nobel laureates and other Bell Labs staff developed many advances in communications technology in the facility that stands on a site that covers {{convert|472|acre}}.<ref>[http://www.preservationnation.org/information-center/saving-a-place/modernism-recent-past/Case-Studies/bell-labs.html Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819030747/http://www.preservationnation.org/information-center/saving-a-place/modernism-recent-past/Case-Studies/bell-labs.html |date=August 19, 2013 }}, [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]]. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref>
* [[Holmes-Hendrickson House]] – listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], the home was constructed by William Holmes in the mid 1750s in the Dutch vernacular style.<ref>[http://tourism.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?id=873 Holmes - Hendrickson House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812151314/http://tourism.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=873 |date=August 12, 2013 }}, Monmouth County Department of Tourism. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref>
* [[Upper Meeting House of the Baptist Church of Middletown]] is the state's first Baptist congregation, established in 1688, with its current building constructed in 1809. It is now part of the Holmdel Community Church, after a merger with the [[Holmdel Dutch Reformed Church]], established in 1699 and constructed in 1838.<ref>[http://www.holmdelucc.org/history History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017193254/http://www.holmdelucc.org/history |date=October 17, 2013 }}, Holmdel Community United Church of Christ. Accessed October 17, 2013. "Our historical ties go back to the Middletown Baptist Church (1668) and the Dutch Reformed congregation (1699), which became known as the Holmdel Baptist Church and the Holmdel Reformed Church with the separation of Holmdel from Middletown in 1836.... The present building, which was built in 1809 with beams from the earlier church, underwent considerable remodeling in the late 1800s.</ref>
* [[Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center]] – The Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center opened in 1998 and is located adjacent to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The museum facility covers {{convert|5000|sqft}} and was constructed at a cost of $3.5 million, opening as the first facility of its kind, intended to provide an even-handed depiction of the [[Vietnam War]] based on the experience of those who fought in Vietnam and those who remained in the United States.<ref>[http://www.njvvmf.org/history-of-the-new-jersey-vietnam-veterans-foundation.html History of the NJVVMF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919070447/http://www.njvvmf.org/history-of-the-new-jersey-vietnam-veterans-foundation.html |date=September 19, 2013 }}, [[Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center]]. Accessed September 11, 2013. "The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial and the Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center are located within sight of each other near the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ."</ref><ref>DeMasters, Karen. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/27/nyregion/community-after-fighting-its-own-battles-a-vietnam-museum-opens.html&pagewanted=all "Community; After Fighting Its Own Battles, a Vietnam Museum Opens"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 27, 1988. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref><ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MIBDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aK4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1904,2392781&dq=vietnam+era+museum+holmdel&hl=en "Nation's First Vietnam-Era Museum Opens in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119113000/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MIBDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aK4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1904,2392781&dq=vietnam+era+museum+holmdel&hl=en |date=November 19, 2015 }}, [[Associated Press]] in ''[[The Durant Daily Democrat]]'', September 28, 1998. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref>
* [[Kovenhoven]] (1700) and [[Old Kentuck]] (1770) are historic homes dating to the 18th century, which have been added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/MONMOUTH.pdf New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Monmouth County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515125034/https://nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/MONMOUTH.pdf |date=May 15, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Historic Preservation Office, updated March 30, 2023. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref>
* Holmdel Cemetery & Mausoleum – This cemetery has been serving Monmouth County residents since 1871. The property spans more than {{convert|10|acres}} and includes six mausoleums.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.memorialproperties.com/cemeteries-nj/holmdel/ |title=Holmdel Cemetery & Mausoleum |date=June 27, 2018 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006020307/https://www.memorialproperties.com/cemeteries-nj/holmdel/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

<gallery mode="packed" heights="220px" ="nolines"="">
File:Bell Labs Holmdel.jpg | Aerial view of [[Bell Labs Holmdel Complex|Bell Labs]]
File:Holmes-Hendrickson House front.jpg|[[Holmes–Hendrickson House|The Holmes–Hendrickson House]], 2014
File:Holmdel Dutch Reformed Church.jpg|[[Holmdel Dutch Reformed Church]], built 1838
File:Upper Meeting House of the Baptist Church of Middletown.jpg|[[Upper Meeting House of the Baptist Church of Middletown|Upper Meeting House of the Baptist Church]] now known as Holmdel Community Church of the [[United Church of Christ|UCC]], built 1809
File:Longstreet Farm.jpg|The historic [[Longstreet Farm]] at [[Holmdel Park]], 2013
File:Kovenhoven.jpg|[[Kovenhoven|The Kovenhoven House]], 2014
File:AT&T Homdel and water tower.jpg|AT&T Holmdel and water tower
</gallery>

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* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110717114154/http://alpha.fdu.edu/~bender/NY54.html Former Holmdel Nike Missile Site]}}

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