 It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.9 km²), of which, 36.2 square miles (93.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.08%) is water.Most of the Gallitzin State Forest (Babcock Division) and a very small portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 26 occupies just over half of the township.