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Township


A township is a land measurement unit used mainly in the United States within the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). It refers to a square area that is 6 miles on each side, covering a total of 36 square miles.



  • 1 township = 36 square miles = 23,040 acres โ‰ˆ 93.24 square kilometers.



Townships are divided into 36 sections, each 1 square mile, used for organizing and describing land parcels.



Square Rod (US Survey)


A square rod (US survey) is a unit of area based on the US survey foot and rod, used primarily in land surveying in the United States.



  • 1 US survey rod = 16.5 US survey feet (exactly 16.5 feet)



  • 1 square rod (US survey) = 16.5 ft ร— 16.5 ft = 272.25 square feet โ‰ˆ 25.2929 mยฒ



The US survey square rod is slightly different in exact length than the international measurement due to the foot definition but is essentially used the same way for land measurement.




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