Sections are 1-by-1-mile square subdivisions of township. Sections are numbered from 1 to 36 for identification. The range and township information is also included in the data.

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The Township and Range System was developed by the Federal government to more accurately define U.S locations. Surveyors established a selected latitude baseline and a selected longitude principal meridian for each state. The baseline and principal meridian form the axis for gridding the state into units called townships.

Townships are 36 square miles, sub-divided into 36 1-by-1-mile square parcels called sections. Sections are numbered from 1 to 36 for identification. Each township has a township and range designation to define its 36-square-mile area. Township is numbered north and south from the base line, and range is numbered west or east from the principal meridian. For details see www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/boundaries/a_plss.html.

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