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Convert section to acre (US survey)
Please provide values below to Convert section to acre (US survey), or vice versa.
What is a Section?
A Section is a unit of area used in the United States for land surveying under the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). A section is typically one mile by one mile, containing 640 acres, and is one of the 36 divisions of a township.
What is a US Acre?
The US Acre is a unit of area equal to 43,560 US survey square feet. It is very slightly different from the international acre due to the difference between the US survey foot and the international foot.
section to acre (US survey) Conversion Table
| section | acre (US survey) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 section | 6.39997440003 acre (US survey) |
| 0.1 section | 63.9997440003 acre (US survey) |
| 1 section | 639.997440003 acre (US survey) |
| 2 section | 1279.99488001 acre (US survey) |
| 3 section | 1919.99232001 acre (US survey) |
| 5 section | 3199.98720001 acre (US survey) |
| 10 section | 6399.97440003 acre (US survey) |
| 20 section | 12799.9488001 acre (US survey) |
| 50 section | 31999.8720001 acre (US survey) |
| 100 section | 63999.7440003 acre (US survey) |
| 1000 section | 639997.440003 acre (US survey) |
How to Convert section to acre (US survey)
1 section = 639.99744000255 acre (US survey)
1 acre (US survey) = 0.0015625062500188 section
Example: convert 15 section to acre (US survey):
15 × 639.99744000255 = 9599.9616000383 acre (US survey)