A township is a subdivision of land area for the purpose of local government. In the US, the area of a township can be anything from 6 to 54 square miles, with 36 square miles being a commonly-occurring size, as a square block of land measuring 6 miles x 6 miles. Regarding that particular variety of township, 10 percent of it would amount to 3.6 square miles, or 2,304 acres.
36 one square mile sections normally: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survey_township
Jordan is 34,445 square miles
Answer: 9,600,000 square km = 5,965,163.445 square miles
1,600 acres in 2.5 square miles.
A township = 36 sections = a square (6 miles by 6 miles). Perimeter = 24 miles.
Egg Harbor Township's area is 74.94 square miles.
Cleon Township, Michigan, USA - 36.1 square miles.
A township is typically 36 square miles in size. It is usually six miles by six miles in area and consists of 36 sections, each being one square mile.
Townships established by the Land Ordinance of 1785 were typically six miles square, totaling 36 square miles. Each township was further divided into 36 sections, each one mile square.
There are 23,040 acres in a theoretical township. A theoretical township is 6 miles square, containing 36 sections, 1 mile square, of 640 acres each.
6 to 54 square miles ==More specifically...== A township in surveying terms is 36 sections, or 36 square miles.
A township in the United States typically measures six miles long and six miles wide, totaling 36 square miles.
Technically, this problem cannot be done because townships vary in size from 6 to 54 square miles, and the size is not given in the problem. If the size of the township is 6 square miles, divide 24 by 6. The answer is 4 townships in 24 square miles. If the township is 54 square miles, divide 24 by 54. The answer is 12/27 townships in 24 square miles. So, the number of townships in 24 square miles is 12/27 to 4.
A township is a subdivision of land area for the purpose of local government. In the US, the area of a township can be anything from 6 to 54 square miles, with 36 square miles being a commonly-occurring size, as a square block of land measuring 6 miles x 6 miles. Regarding that particular variety of township, 10 percent of it would amount to 3.6 square miles, or 2,304 acres.
Lincoln Township covers an area of 35.97 square miles.
A township is when a county also has some corporate powers. Small in size, they range from 6 to 54 square miles.