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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.


Rood


A rood is a historic unit of area used primarily in England and some other countries for measuring land.



  • 1 rood = 1/4 of an acre



  • 1 rood = 10,890 square feet โ‰ˆ 1,012 square meters



  • 4 roods = 1 acre



The rood was traditionally used for measuring small plots of land, especially in farming and real estate.



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