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Township (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles (15.6 km² to 140.4 km²), with 36 square miles (93 km²) being the norm.<sup class="noprin...
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Political divisions of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Full coverage of the United States Public Land Survey. Good alternate if there is a gap in the BLM data, but with less accuracy. Townships only, does not have sections or quarter-quarter sections. Calcuates area, centroid, and corner points.
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The Minnesota Association of Townships represents Minnesota Townships and Grassroots Government. ... The Minnesota Association of Townships is a voluntary membership organization representing 1,785 of Minnesota's 1,786 organized townships and nearly 9,000 elected township officers. Over 901,000 people reside in...
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While these surveys have townships that are 6 miles square, the numbering system used and the types of starting points for the surveys are different from those used elsewhere in the United States. These surveys are also named, although the names are not based on Principal Meridians.
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Townships are marked on the U.S. Geological Survey maps of the United States. These townships are square, and are always 6 miles on each side (or 36 mi² in extent). They are divided into 36 numbered sections. They exist in some form in all states west of the original 13 colonies, except Louisiana and Texas.
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