Section (640 Acres)
A one-square-mile unit of the government survey system containing 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township.
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What does Section (640 Acres) mean on the Texas real estate exam?
Answer: A one-square-mile unit of the government survey system containing 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township.
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Section (640 Acres) definition
A section is a unit of the rectangular (government) survey system. It is one mile square and contains 640 acres. A township is six miles square and holds 36 sections. One acre contains 43,560 square feet.
Legal description math relies on these numbers. To find the acreage of a fractional description, multiply the fractions and apply them to 640.
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Worked example
The SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of a section is 1/4 times 1/4 times 640, which equals 40 acres.
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