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Shaler Township is a township in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It consists of much of the community of Glenshaw and several neighboring communities. The population was 28,757 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Traders began settling in the Shaler area in the mid-18th century. Shaler was named on March 20, 1847 after Charles Shaler, a prominent mid-19th century Pittsburgh area judge, who served as President Judge of the 5th District Court in Beaver County. The township is not named for the numerous deposits of shale rock found within its borders; this is instead a common misconception. At the time of establishment, Shaler Township encompassed all of its current holdings plus the boroughs of

Etna (15223),

Millvale (15209)

, and a large tract of Ross Township (15229). At the time of its incorporation, Shaler Township had a population of 2,000; by 1860 it had grown to 16,399. Shaler Township is located at 40°31′15″N 79°57′49″W (40.520926, -79.963784). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 11.2 square miles (29.0 km2), of which 11.0 square miles (28.5 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2) (1.70%) is water. Shaler is largely hilly, with three stream valleys which run from the north into the Allegheny River: the valleys of Pine Creek and Little Pine Creek converge in the borough of Etna, while the valley of Girtys Run goes from Shaler into the borough of Millvale. Shaler Township has eight land borders, including Hampton Township to the north, Indiana Township to the northeast, O'Hara Township to the east,

Sharpsburg (15215)

,

Etna (15223)

(mostly surrounded by Shaler Township) to the southeast,

Millvale (15209)

to the south-southwest,

Reserve Township (15214 and 15212)

to the southwest, and Ross Township to the west. Shaler also runs catty-corner (without a direct border) with McCandless Township to the northwest. Across the Allegheny River to the south, Shaler runs adjacent with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Central and Upper Lawrenceville. Several portions of the township have Pittsburgh mailing addresses. Information obtained from the Shaler Wiki and the Shaler Township pages.