Rector is a small

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County,

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, United States. As of 2000, the population of Rector was 600. Rector is composed of 26.4 miles². Outdoor recreation areas in Rector include Linn Run State Park and

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. Rector is part of the Ligonier Valley School District. The Valley School of Ligonier, a private school founded in 1946, serves kindergarten through eighth grade.

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