It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[2] According to tradition, Snow Shoe was so named when a pair of snowshoes were found at an Indian village within the township's present borders.

[5] The township surrounds the borough of Snow Shoe (population 765).

As of the 2000 census,[6] 1,760 people, 681 households, and 523 families resided in the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 99.38% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.17% Pacific Islander, and 0.23% from two or more races.