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.
1 section = 640 acres. A quarter section = 160 acres.
How big is a section?
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You are revering to the section, township, range system of surveying land then it is 640 acres in a section (one square mile) which will equal 5,120 acres.
640 acres
One quarter of land is equivalent to 40 acres, which is equal to 16.187 hectares.
18.75 square miles. A "section" of land contains 640 acres and is equal to 1 square mile.
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 mile squared or (5280' x 5280') / 43560 sq.ft. = 640 acres. One Section is the 640 acres as figured above.
320 acres. A full section contains 640 acres.
A section in a township typically consists of 640 acres.