THE ALLEGHENY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Allegheny township has 51.1 square miles of land in Somerset County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Allegheny and Somerset County
Allegheny is associated with Somerset County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Allegheny by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Allegheny, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 0.6% recorded for Somerset County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Allegheny township has 147.2 times the land area of nearby New Baltimore borough (0.35 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

