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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.


Square Pole


A square pole is another name for a square rod or square perch, a traditional unit of area used in land measurement.



  • 1 pole (rod) = 16.5 feet



  • 1 square pole = 16.5 ft ร— 16.5 ft = 272.25 square feet โ‰ˆ 25.29 square meters



  • 160 square poles = 1 acre



Square poles have historically been used in surveying and describing land parcels.




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