Cream Ridge, New Jersey
# Cream Ridge, New Jersey

Cream Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The rural area is made up of farmland, on which are located many horse farms. Numerous small business line with County Route 539.

## Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 630.

## History

The soil in Cream Ridge is Freehold sandy loam, some of the richest in the state of New Jersey. Many of the early residents became relatively wealthy gentleman farmers, with the actual farm work done by tenant farmers. Most of the early families were Presbyterians, Quakers, or Northern Baptists. Some of the surnames associated with the area are Holmes, Meirs, Rue, Cox, Wright, Lawrence, and Ridgway. The gentleman farmer lifestyle was dramatically curtailed during the Great Depression and after World War II, although remnants of this bygone lifestyle existed into the 1980s.

## Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cream Ridge include:

* Linda K. Meirs (1884–1972), American Red Cross and Army nurse during World War I who was one of the first six American recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal.
* Ross Scheuerman (born 1993), running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
