Convert Townships to Acres
Convert Townships (twp) to Acres (ac) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac = twp × 23040
About Townships
A township (twp) is a large survey unit used in the US Public Land Survey System, defined as a square with sides of 6 statute miles, giving exactly 36 square miles or approximately 93,240,000 m². Each township is subdivided into 36 one-square-mile sections of 640 acres each. The Township and Range system is how most US land west of Ohio was divided and sold; township numbers and names still appear in legal land descriptions, county records, and geographic placenames across the American Midwest and West.
About Acres
An acre is a traditional unit of land area used primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, and countries with British heritage. One acre equals 43,560 ft² or about 4,047 m². Historically based on the area a yoke of oxen could plow in one day, it remains the standard for measuring agricultural land, residential plots, and rural properties. A football field (without end zones) is roughly 1.32 acres, and most suburban house lots range from 0.25 to 1 acre.
Quick Reference Table
| Townships (twp) | Acres (ac) |
|---|---|
| 1 twp | 23040 ac |
| 2 twp | 46080 ac |
| 5 twp | 115200 ac |
| 10 twp | 230400 ac |
| 25 twp | 576000 ac |
| 50 twp | 1152000 ac |
| 100 twp | 2304000 ac |