What Is This Tool?
This converter helps you transform area values from the U.S. survey acre, a unit used mainly in U.S. land surveying, into square perch, a traditional unit of area formerly common in British and American land measurement.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the area value in acre (US survey)
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Select acre (US survey) as the input unit
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Choose square perch as the target unit
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Click the convert button to get the result
Key Features
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Converts acre (US survey) to square perch with precise conversion rates
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Supports interpretation of historical and legal land records
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Browser-based and easy to use
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Useful for land surveying, cadastral mapping, and property boundary analysis
Examples
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2 acre (US survey) equals about 320.0013 square perch
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0.5 acre (US survey) converts to approximately 80.0003 square perch
Common Use Cases
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Translating land area measurements for legal cadastral records
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Analyzing historical land deeds and estate maps
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Researching agricultural land sizes and property boundaries
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Archival and genealogical research involving legacy area units
Tips & Best Practices
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Verify conversions when using in legal or official documents
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Understand the slight difference between US survey acres and international acres
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Use this tool for interpreting historical or legacy land measurement data
Limitations
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The U.S. survey acre differs slightly from the international acre, affecting very precise uses
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Square perch is a historical unit and may lack recognition in modern surveying software
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Check for rounding differences when applied in legal or cadastral contexts
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is an acre (US survey)?
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It is an area unit equal to 43,560 square U.S. survey feet, primarily used in U.S. land surveying and legal property descriptions.
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What does one square perch represent?
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A square perch is a historical area unit equal to a square rod (16.5 feet per side), totaling 272.25 square feet and exactly 1/160 of an acre.
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Why convert acre (US survey) to square perch?
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Conversions help interpret and translate land area measurements in historical or legal documents that use older or legacy units.
Key Terminology
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Acre (US survey)
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An area unit defined as 43,560 square U.S. survey feet, used mainly in U.S. land surveying and property deeds.
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Square Perch
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A historical area unit equal to 272.25 square feet, or exactly 1/160 of an acre, traditionally used in British and American land measurement.
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U.S. survey foot
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A measurement unit exactly defined as 1200/3937 of a metre, used to define the U.S. survey acre.