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Homestead


A homestead traditionally refers to a parcel of land granted or owned, often for farming or settlement purposes. In the U.S. context, under laws like the Homestead Act, a typical homestead was:



  • 160 acres (about 65 hectares) of public land granted to settlers.



  • Used to encourage settlement and cultivation.



Today, the term can also mean a familyโ€™s residence and surrounding land, especially a farm or ranch.


Square Mile (US Survey)


The square mile (US survey) is a unit of area used in the United States for land measurement based on the US survey foot. It represents a square with sides 1 mile long, where a mile is defined using the survey foot rather than the international foot.


1 US survey mile = 5,280 US survey feet

1 square mile (US survey) โ‰ˆ 2.589998 kmยฒ (slightly different from the international square mile of 2.59 kmยฒ)


This unit is mostly used in land surveying and mapping within the US.



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