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Acre [ac]


An acre (ac) is a unit of area commonly used in the United States and other countries for measuring land. One acre equals 43,560 square feet or about 4,047 square meters.

1 acre โ‰ˆ 0.4047 hectares or 0.004047 square kilometers.

Acres are often used to describe the size of farms, plots, and real estate.


Section


A section is a land measurement unit used in the United States Public Land Survey System (PLSS). It refers to a square area that is 1 mile on each side, covering:



  • 1 square mile



  • 640 acres



  • Approximately 2.59 square kilometers



Sections are the basic units within a township (which contains 36 sections) and are commonly used for legal land descriptions and property boundaries.



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