The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusFarmingdale is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,504, an increase of 175 (+13.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,329, which in turn reflected a decline of 258 (−16.3%) from the 1,587 counted in the 2000 census. Farmingdale was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1903, from portions of Howell Township. The borough is named for its location at the center of an agricultural area.
Farmingdale was established in 1903. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,329 to 1,504 (+13%). Half of its homes were built before 1971.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Farmingdale yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Farmingdale’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Farmingdale’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHowell Business Notices.; Jerseyv…, 1873: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Farmingdale
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Farmingdale, decade by decade
CommonsJB's Diner on 332026
CommonsJB's Diner on 33 retro Chevrolet2026
CommonsWainwright House, Farmingdale, NJ, Dec. 20242024
CommonsPierce Memorial Presbyterian Church, Farmingdale, NJ, Dec. …2024
CommonsFarmingdale, NJ veterans memorial, Dec. 20242024
CommonsFarmingdale, NJ post office, Dec. 20242024
CommonsFarmingdale, NJ municipal building, Dec. 20242024
CommonsFarmingdale, NJ fire department, Dec. 20242024
CommonsFarmingdale Public School, NJ, Dec. 20242024
MapCensus Bureau map of2008Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Howell Business Notices.; Jerseyville (Village); Lower Squakum (Village); Farmingdale (Village) (1873) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (11). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.