1 square mile=640 acres, NOT 43,560 sq. ft. 43,560 sq. ft.= 1 acre. 1 sq. mi. =640x43,560 sq. ft.
400 miles long and 210 miles wide.
50 miles
The answer depends on the section of land.
1 section = 640 acres. A quarter section = 160 acres.
This question cannot be answered sensibly. A square mile is a measure of area, with dimensions [L2]. A mile is a measure of distance, with dimensions [L]. Basic dimensional analysis teaches that you cannot convert between measures with different dimensions such as these without additional information.
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)
Idaho has a land area of 82,747 square miles. The length is 570 miles and width is 300 miles.
A 'Township' is larger then a section of land and is generally 6 miles square or equal to 36 sections.
One Section of a Towship
In the US survey system, a section is defined as one square mile. Therefore, a square one mile (5,280 feet) on each side is a section. Equivalent to 640 acres.
Under the U.S. Public Land Survey (or government survey) System a section is one square mile. If you own two sections of land you own two square miles of land. Not all legal descriptions of land use the government survey method.
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.
18.75 square miles. A "section" of land contains 640 acres and is equal to 1 square mile.
1 quarter of a mile square. Each section is 1 mile square so a quarter section is 1/4 mile square.
1 mile squared or (5280' x 5280') / 43560 sq.ft. = 640 acres. One Section is the 640 acres as figured above.
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