How much square feet of land is one feet?

Answer 1

"Square feet" is a unit of area measurement; "feet" is a unit of linear measurement. A square piece of land measuring 1 foot by 1 foot has an area of 1 square foot. (1 foot times 1 foot = 1 x 1 foot2 = 1 foot squared, or 1 square foot.) For larger square or rectangular pieces of land, multiplying the length in feet times the width in feet will tell you how many 1' x 1' squares of land there are, which is the number of square feet of land. Example: A residential house lot, rectangular in shape, measuring 40' across the front and 60' front to back, has an area of 40' x 60' = (40 x 60) ft2 = 2400 square feet. An acre of land contains 43,560 square feet. If that acre were square in shape, it would measure 208.71 feet on a side.