Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania

Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Home rule municipality
St. Alban's Anglican Church in Pine Grove Mills
Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania highlighting Ferguson Township
Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Centre
Settled	1791
Incorporated	1801
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
• Chair (At Large)	Lisa Strickland
• Vice-Chair (Ward II)	Jeremie Thompson
• Supervisor (At Large)	Omari Patterson
• Supervisor (Ward I)	Matthew Heller
• Supervisor (Ward III)	Patricia Stephens
Area [1]
• Total	47.70 sq mi (123.55 km2)
• Land	47.70 sq mi (123.54 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	19,009
• Density	405.69/sq mi (156.64/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Codes	16801, 16803, 16868 (Pine Grove Mills)
Area code(s)	814 and 582
FIPS code	42-027-25624
Website	www.twp.ferguson.pa.us

Ferguson Township is a township with home rule status in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 19,009 at the 2020 census. Most of the agricultural research for Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), based in adjacent State College, Pennsylvania, is taking place at the Russell E. Larson Research Center located in the western part of Ferguson Township. The headquarters of AccuWeather are also located within the township.

Ferguson Township is served by the Ferguson Township Police Department and the Alpha Fire Company for police and fire protection.