Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
| Ligonier Township | |
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 Compass Inn (1799)
National Register of Historic Places |
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| Official name: Township of Ligonier | |
| Named for: John Ligonier | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Coordinates | 40°14′40″N 79°14′13″W / 40.24444°N 79.23694°WCoordinates: 40°14′40″N 79°14′13″W / 40.24444°N 79.23694°W |
| Area | 92.1 sq mi (238.5 km2) |
| - land | 91.8 sq mi (237.8 km2) |
| - water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2), 0.33% |
| Population | 6,973 (2000) |
| Density | 75.9/sq mi (29.3/km2) |
| Incorporated | 1882 |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 15658 |
| Area code | 724 |
| School District | Ligonier Valley School District |
 Location of Ligonier Township in Westmoreland County
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 Location of Westmoreland County in Pennsylvania
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| Website: http://www.ligoniertownship.com | |
Ligonier Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Ligonier Township entirely surrounds, but does not include, Ligonier Borough, which is a separate municipality. The township's population was 6,603 at the 2010 census.
The Compass Inn was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.1 square miles (238.6 km²), of which, 91.8 square miles (237.9 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (0.31%) is water.
The township contains the following communities: Buttermilk Falls, Darlington, Hillsview, Laughlintown, Longbridge, McCance, Oak Grove, Shirley, Speedwell, Rector, Waterford, and Wilpen. The Borough of Ligonier is not part of Ligonier Township.
The township is classed as a township of the second class of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A five-person board of supervisors, elected for a six-year term, governs the township.
The township directly employs a police force that, as of January 2017, includes five full-time officers and five part-time officers. The department employs a K-9 unit and a certified D.A.R.E. Officer. Patrol officers are responsible for patrolling the 92-square-mile (240 km2) township, which includes the villages of Waterford, Darlington, Wilpen and Laughlintown.
The police department suffered tragedy in May 2015 when k-9 handler LT. Eric Eslary was killed in the line of duty in a motor vehicle accident. His K-9 Blek was also injured but has made a full recovery. K-9 Blek is currently retired.
The Ligonier Township Municipal Authority (whose board members are appointed by the supervisors) provides water and sewage service to township residents. Fire protection services are provided by a 100% totally volunteer force, from three of the township’s villages. The Ligonier Township Volunteer Fire Department #1 (in the village of Waterford). The Wilpen Volunteer Fire Department of Ligonier Township (in the village of Wilpen) and The Darlington Volunteer Fire Department https://web.archive.org/web/20101121171730/http://darlingtonvolunteerfire.com/index.html (in the village Darlington).
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