What is a section in land measurement?

A section is a U.S. unit of area used in the Public Land Survey System, equal to one square mile or about 2.58999 square kilometers.

How many square miles equal one section?

One section is exactly equal to one square mile.

Why convert sections to square miles?

Converting sections to square miles helps standardize land area measurements for geographic, demographic, and environmental use.

How to Convert from Section to Square mile [mi^2]

Online Area Units Converter

Learn how to easily convert area measurements from sections, a unit used in U.S. land surveys, to square miles, a common imperial area unit.

Section

Square mile [mi^2]

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Section to Square mile [mi^2] Conversion Table

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Start Value

Enter the starting number (positive decimal or integer ≥ 0). Example: 0.1, 1, 5.

End Value

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Section to Square mile [mi^2] Conversion Table
Section	Square mile [mi^2]

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What Is This Tool?

This converter allows you to transform area values from sections—a U.S. Public Land Survey unit—into square miles, an imperial unit often used for large land areas. It's designed to help with legal, geographic, and environmental area conversions.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the numerical area value in sections
Select 'section' as the starting unit and 'square mile' as the target unit
Click convert to get the equivalent area in square miles

Key Features

Converts sections directly to square miles with a simple ratio
Helps standardize land area for surveying and legal documentation
Supports understanding land measurements for urban and rural planning

Examples

Converting 5 sections results in 5 square miles
An area of 0.2 sections equals 0.2 square miles

Common Use Cases

Defining rural property boundaries and land deeds within the U.S.
Performing cadastral surveys and managing township mappings
Planning agricultural resources and parcel-level land management
Reporting and analyzing geographical, demographic, and environmental data using standardized area units

Tips & Best Practices

Use this converter to align land parcel data with common area units for easier interpretation
Ensure that sections are used within appropriate U.S. land surveying contexts
Verify unit selection before converting to maintain accuracy in legal and planning documents

Limitations

The term 'section' applies mainly within the U.S. Public Land Survey System and may not be valid internationally
Square miles provide a broader measurement but may lack details needed for legal land subdivisions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a section in land measurement?: A section is a U.S. unit of area used in the Public Land Survey System, equal to one square mile or about 2.58999 square kilometers.
How many square miles equal one section?: One section is exactly equal to one square mile.
Why convert sections to square miles?: Converting sections to square miles helps standardize land area measurements for geographic, demographic, and environmental use.

Key Terminology

Section: A U.S. land measurement equal to one square mile, commonly used for legal land descriptions and cadastral surveying.
Square mile [mi^2]: An imperial unit of area equivalent to a square with one-mile sides, used to describe large land areas.

Quick Knowledge Check

What unit is equal to one section?

One square kilometer

One square mile

One acre

In which system is the section primarily used?

U.S. Public Land Survey System

Metric System

International Land Registry

Which unit is often used to describe large urban or rural land areas?

Square mile

Section

Acre

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