in a government survey, is a square tract six miles on each side containing thirty-six square miles of land; a name given to the civil and political subdivisions of a county
A unit of survey of the U S Public Land Survey It is an area bounded on the east and west by meridians located about 6 miles apart A township is normally a square that is subdivided into 36 sections, each of which are approximately 1 mile square Township, range, and section locations are shown on most topographic maps, for example
The public land survey system established during the founding of the nation called for surveying all lands in six-mile square blocks Each six-mile square block is called a township Each township is divided into 36 one-mile square blocks called sections The sections in a township are numbered 1 through 36 beginning in the northeast corner of the township Numbering of sections in a Township runs east to west across the first row of sections, then west to east across the second and alternately thereafter so that section 36 is in the southeast corner of the section
Unit of survey of the public lands of the United States, normally a quadrangle approximately 6 miles on a side with boundaries conforming to meridians and parallels within established limits, containing 36 sections Also, in minor governmental subdivision
Generally, a square tract of six miles on a side containing thirty-six square miles of land A name given to a civil and political subdivision of a county in the U S
Rows that cross meridians and ranges, starting at the U S Border with #1 and ending at the Northwest Territories Border with #126 (Usually approximately 6 miles apart)
In the United States and Canada, a township is an area of land, especially a part of a county which is organized as a unit of local government. a town in Canada or the US that has some local government
A piece of property, used in the government survey system of land description, which is 6 miles square, and contains36 sections, each 1 mile square; and consists of 23,040 acres
A division of territory, used in the government rectangular survey system of land description, which is six miles square, and contains 36 sections, each of which is one mile square and consists of 23,040 acres
- In some of the original 13 states, a political subdivision of a county In the U S public land surveying system, an area six miles square, containing 36 sections The townships are organized in rows and are identified with respect to a reference latitudinal baseline, for example, Township 13 North See range