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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.
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 0.4047 hectares or 0.004047 square kilometers.
Acres are often used to describe the size of farms, plots, and real estate.