section | 1 section | 2 section | 3 section | 4 section | 5 section | 6 section | 7 section | 8 section | 9 section | 10 section | 11 section | 12 section | 13 section | 14 section | 15 section | 16 section | 17 section | 18 section | 19 section | 20 section | 21 section | 22 section | 23 section | 24 section | 25 section | 26 section | 27 section | 28 section | 29 section | 30 section | 31 section | 32 section | 33 section | 34 section | 35 section | 36 section | 37 section | 38 section | 39 section | 40 section | 41 section | 42 section | 43 section | 44 section | 45 section | 46 section | 47 section | 48 section | 49 section | 50 section | 51 section | 52 section | 53 section | 54 section | 55 section | 56 section | 57 section | 58 section | 59 section | 60 section | 61 section | 62 section | 63 section | 64 section | 65 section | 66 section | 67 section | 68 section | 69 section | 70 section | 71 section | 72 section | 73 section | 74 section | 75 section | 76 section | 77 section | 78 section | 79 section | 80 section | 81 section | 82 section | 83 section | 84 section | 85 section | 86 section | 87 section | 88 section | 89 section | 90 section | 91 section | 92 section | 93 section | 94 section | 95 section | 96 section | 97 section | 98 section | 99 section | 100 section |
survey townships | 0.0277777 survey townships | 0.0555553 survey townships | 0.0833330 survey townships | 0.1111107 survey townships | 0.1388883 survey townships | 0.1666660 survey townships | 0.1944437 survey townships | 0.2222213 survey townships | 0.2499990 survey townships | 0.2777767 survey townships | 0.3055543 survey townships | 0.3333320 survey townships | 0.3611097 survey townships | 0.3888874 survey townships | 0.4166650 survey townships | 0.4444427 survey townships | 0.4722204 survey townships | 0.4999980 survey townships | 0.5277757 survey townships | 0.5555534 survey townships | 0.5833310 survey townships | 0.6111087 survey townships | 0.6388864 survey townships | 0.6666640 survey townships | 0.6944417 survey townships | 0.7222194 survey townships | 0.7499970 survey townships | 0.7777747 survey townships | 0.8055524 survey townships | 0.8333300 survey townships | 0.8611077 survey townships | 0.8888854 survey townships | 0.9166630 survey townships | 0.9444407 survey townships | 0.9722184 survey townships | 0.9999961 survey townships | 1.0277737 survey townships | 1.0555514 survey townships | 1.0833291 survey townships | 1.1111067 survey townships | 1.1388844 survey townships | 1.1666621 survey townships | 1.1944397 survey townships | 1.2222174 survey townships | 1.2499951 survey townships | 1.2777727 survey townships | 1.3055504 survey townships | 1.3333281 survey townships | 1.3611057 survey townships | 1.3888834 survey townships | 1.4166611 survey townships | 1.4444387 survey townships | 1.4722164 survey townships | 1.4999941 survey townships | 1.5277717 survey townships | 1.5555494 survey townships | 1.5833271 survey townships | 1.6111048 survey townships | 1.6388824 survey townships | 1.6666601 survey townships | 1.6944378 survey townships | 1.7222154 survey townships | 1.7499931 survey townships | 1.7777708 survey townships | 1.8055484 survey townships | 1.8333261 survey townships | 1.8611038 survey townships | 1.8888814 survey townships | 1.9166591 survey townships | 1.9444368 survey townships | 1.9722144 survey townships | 1.9999921 survey townships | 2.0277698 survey townships | 2.0555474 survey townships | 2.0833251 survey townships | 2.1111028 survey townships | 2.1388804 survey townships | 2.1666581 survey townships | 2.1944358 survey townships | 2.2222135 survey townships | 2.2499911 survey townships | 2.2777688 survey townships | 2.3055465 survey townships | 2.3333241 survey townships | 2.3611018 survey townships | 2.3888795 survey townships | 2.4166571 survey townships | 2.4444348 survey townships | 2.4722125 survey townships | 2.4999901 survey townships | 2.5277678 survey townships | 2.5555455 survey townships | 2.5833231 survey townships | 2.6111008 survey townships | 2.6388785 survey townships | 2.6666561 survey townships | 2.6944338 survey townships | 2.7222115 survey townships | 2.7499891 survey townships | 2.7777668 survey townships |
a section is an area nominally one square mile (2.6 square kilometers), containing 640 acres (260 hectares), with 36 sections making up one survey township on a rectangular grid.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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section | ≡ 1 mi × 1 mi | = 2.589988110336×106 m2 | Imperial/US |
sections | survey townships | sections | survey townships |
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1 | = 0.027777668135951 | 6 | = 0.16666600881571 |
2 | = 0.055555336271902 | 7 | = 0.19444367695166 |
3 | = 0.083333004407854 | 8 | = 0.22222134508761 |
4 | = 0.1111106725438 | 9 | = 0.24999901322356 |
5 | = 0.13888834067976 | 10 | = 0.27777668135951 |
Survey township, sometimes called Congressional township, as used by the United States Public Land Survey System, refers to a square unit of land, that is nominally six (U.S. Survey) miles (~9.7 km) on a side. Each 36-square-mile (~93 km2) township is divided into 36 one-square-mile (~2.6 km2) sections, that can be further subdivided for sale, and each section covers a nominal 640 acres (2.6 km2).
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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survey townships | ≡ 36 sq mi (US) | ≈ 9.323994×107 m2 | Other |
survey townships | sections | survey townships | sections |
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1 | = 36.000142096368 | 6 | = 216.00085257821 |
2 | = 72.000284192736 | 7 | = 252.00099467458 |
3 | = 108.0004262891 | 8 | = 288.00113677095 |
4 | = 144.00056838547 | 9 | = 324.00127886731 |
5 | = 180.00071048184 | 10 | = 360.00142096368 |
sections | survey townships |
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1 | = 0.0277777 |
36.0001421 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |