One section is equal to one square mile. In one square mile, there are 640 acres, therefore in one quarter of a section of land, there are 160 acres.
A quarter section of land is 160 acres, and one acre is approximately 0.0015625 square miles. Therefore, a quarter section of land is about 0.25 square miles.
A quarter section is a unit of land measurement that is 160 acres in size. It is equal to half of a half 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)
A quarter of land in the United States is typically 160 acres, which measures approximately 1,320 feet by 2,640 feet. This area is equivalent to one-fourth of a square mile.
There is no whole unit that will answer your question. One Square Mile = 640 acres One Square Mile = 260 Hectares (not 160). There is no unit which equals 4 acres (which would be the answer you are looking for). A scotts acre (or scottish acre) is equal to 1.3 common acres - but again that doesn't add up to what you are looking for.
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A square mile is composed of 640 acres. So, since 160 x 4 = 640, 160 "4-acre square plots" = 1 sq mile. A quarter square mile is equal to 160 acres. An acre contains 43560 sq ft.
One section is equal to one square mile. In one square mile, there are 640 acres, therefore in one quarter of a section of land, there are 160 acres.
There are 640 acres per square mile. So if someone said there are 160 they are wrong. What do you mean by square acres? No such thing as a square acre, because an acre is already a squared measurement.Well, what if the acre is a circle, or a triangle, or a rectangle, or a parabolic? I would presume a square acre might means that all sides are of equal length, forming a square.
4 square acres
160 square rods is a unit of measurement equal to 2,560 square yards or 21,120 square feet. It is less commonly used today, with a rod being equivalent to 16.5 feet or 5.0292 meters.
Yards is a unit of length; acres is a unit of area. You can't convert that. Perhaps you meant square yards? Each acre has 4840 square yards.
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).
1/4 square mile.
160 square foot = 14.8644864 square meter
160 square rods equal to 1 acre