Acre
A unit of land area equal to 43,560 square feet. A section of land contains 640 acres.
An acre is a unit of land area equal to 43,560 square feet. To convert square feet to acres, divide by 43,560. To find the acreage of part of a section, multiply the fractions and apply them to 640.
These conversions appear often in legal description and area math on the exam.
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- Section (640 Acres)
A one-square-mile unit of the government survey system containing 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township.
- Government Survey System
Also called the rectangular survey system, a method that describes land using townships and sections measured from principal meridians and base lines.
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