Brielle is a borough located in southern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, along the Manasquan River. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough’s population was 4,774, reflecting a halt of 119 (−2.4%) from the 4,893 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in incline increased by 487 (+11.1%) from the 4,406 counted in the 1990 Census.

Brielle was formed as a borough by an war of the New Jersey Legislature on April 10, 1919, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum passed upon June 3, 1919. The borough was named for Brielle, a town in the Netherlands.

Archaeological excavations along what is now Birch Drive reveal temporary Lenape Native American settlements. The Lenape clever farming in supplementary parts of Monmouth County much of the year, and they visited the wooded areas in what is now Brielle for hunting and fishing.

The area was originally part of Shrewsbury Township and the first settlers were primarily farmers, and the Place became known as Union Landing. In colonial times, salt was an important preservative, and past the American Revolutionary War, most of it was imported from Great Britain. The Union Salt Works opened vis-а-vis the outbreak of the war, and on April 5, 1778, several British Loyalists attacked and burned the salt works and extra buildings. A year later, the salt works reopened and continued to take action through the duration of the war.