 According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 67.2 square miles (174.0 km²), of which 67.1 square miles (173.8 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) (0.10%) is water.Shade Township is located in the northeastern portion of Somerset County.It is bounded to the north by Ogle and Paint Townships, to the west by Quemahoning Township, to the southwest by Stonycreek Township, to the southeast by Allegheny Township, and to the east by Bedford County.