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Square Mile [miยฒ]


A square mile (miยฒ) is a unit of area used primarily in the United States and the UK to measure large land areas. It represents a square that is one mile long on each side.

1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers = 640 acres.

Square miles are commonly used to describe the size of cities, counties, and large geographic regions.




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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