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Yes. A section is 640 acres, or a 1 mile by 1 mile square.

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How many square miles in a quarter section of land?

1 quarter of a mile square. Each section is 1 mile square so a quarter section is 1/4 mile square.


What is the area of the section of land in square feet if 1 mile is 5280?

The answer depends on the section of land.


What is the demensions of 160 acres?

A typical 160 acre tract of land is a quarter section. A section is 1 square mile. Therefore, a quarter section (160 acres) is 1/2 mile x 1/2 mile (1/2 mile square).


Dimensions of a section of land?

A section of land typically refers to a unit of measurement used in the United States, which is equal to one square mile or 640 acres. The dimensions of a section of land would be approximately 1 mile by 1 mile, or 5,280 feet by 5,280 feet.


How long is one side of a section in miles?

One side of a section in the United States land survey system is typically 1 mile long. A section is a square parcel of land that measures 1 mile by 1 mile, resulting in a total area of 640 acres.


What is the length and width of a section of land?

A "section" of land is 1 square mile, which is the same as 640 acres. The shape really doesn't matter, although they're usually laid out as 1-mile squares.


What are the dimensions in miles of a quarter section of land?

1/2 mile on each side. A section is one mile square (640 acres) a quarter section refers to 1/4 of a section, so it would be 1/2 mile on each side. (160 acres)


Is one mile square a section of land?

Yes. It has an area of 1 square mile; that's the same as 640 acres. A square that measures 6 miles on a side and has 36 of these 1-mile squares in it is a "township".


How many miles long and wide was a section of a township?

A section was 1 mile by 1 mile. Townships were approximately 6 miles by 6 miles (36 square miles). To read more about the Public Land Survey System visit the Related Link.


How many miles in 12000 acres?

18.75 square miles. A "section" of land contains 640 acres and is equal to 1 square mile.


How many acres are in a section of land?

In the United States and Canada, a section in land measure is 1 square mile, equal to 640 acres, or about 259 hectares or 2.59 square kilometers in Metric measures.See related link.


How big is a section of land in miles?

1 mile squared or (5280' x 5280') / 43560 sq.ft. = 640 acres. One Section is the 640 acres as figured above.