A survey township is 36 square miles.
Townships to Acres Converter — twp to ac
Convert Township (twp) to Acre (ac) using the exact conversion factor (1 township = 23,040 acre). See the formula, worked examples, conversion table, history, and common uses.
Townships to Acres converter
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Some unit families need one extra value for a physically accurate result.
An international acre is 4,046.8564224 square meters.
Result = input x 9.3239572e+7 / 4046.856422.
Area uses the square meter as the base unit.
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About Converting Townships to Acres
Comparing Township and Acre is common in agriculture and real estate, where US land is typically measured in acres and most of the rest of the world uses hectares. Specifically: A survey township is 36 square miles, and an international acre is 4,046.8564224 square meters.
Formula
acres = townships × 23040
This factor comes from each unit's defined relationship to the category's base unit: 1 township equals 93239571.9721 base units, and 1 acre equals 4046.8564224 base units, so dividing one by the other gives the direct township-to-acre factor of 23040.
Simple example
1 twp × 23040 = 23,040 ac
1 township = 23,040 acres.
Real-world example
10 twp × 23040 = 230,400 ac
10 townships = 230,400 acres.
Conversion table
| Township (twp) | Acre (ac) |
|---|---|
| 1 twp | 23,040 ac |
| 5 twp | 115,200 ac |
| 10 twp | 230,400 ac |
| 25 twp | 576,000 ac |
| 50 twp | 1,152,000 ac |
| 100 twp | 2,304,000 ac |
Reverse conversion: Acre to Township
1 ac × 0.00004340277778 = 0.0000434028 twp
1 acre = 0.0000434028 townships.
townships = acres × 0.0000434027777778
For a page dedicated to this direction, see Acre to Township.
Understanding the Township (twp)
A survey township is 36 square miles.
Understanding the Acre
Acre (ac) measures area. The international acre is defined as exactly 4,046.8564224 square meters. It is classified as a US/imperial customary unit.
Where it's used: United States United Kingdom (informal/historical, land registry legacy) Countries with historical British land-survey systems
International acre vs. US survey acre. The US survey acre, based on the US survey foot, differs from the international acre by about two parts per million. The US retired the survey foot/acre for federal use at the end of 2022.
Uses of the Acre today
- Measuring farmland, ranch, and rural property size in the US
- Real estate listings and zoning for land parcels
- Forestry and land-management reporting
History of the Acre
The acre originated in medieval England as a practical field measurement: the area a yoke of oxen could plow in one day, roughly a furlong (660 ft) long by a chain (66 ft) wide, giving the 43,560 square feet still used today.
Edward I's 1305 statute formalized this figure. In 1959, the same International Yard and Pound Agreement that fixed the pound also fixed the international acre at exactly 4,046.8564224 m², though the US separately retained a slightly different 'US survey acre' for some legacy land records until it was phased out in 2023.
Historical origin. Acre was not the invention of a single named person; it developed through the process described above.
Acre — sources
- NIST — US Survey Foot: Revised Unit Conversion Factors — Documents the 1959 international acre definition and the 2022/2023 survey-foot retirement.
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Frequently asked questions
How many acres are in 1 township?
1 township equals 23,040 acres, using the exact defined conversion factor rather than an estimate.
How do I convert township to acre?
Multiply the township value by 23040. The converter above does this instantly to whatever precision you set.
How do I convert acre back to township?
Use the reverse factor: 1 acre equals 0.0000434028 townships. You can also use the swap control in the converter above to flip the direction instantly.
What is a township?
Township (twp) is a unit of area.
What is a acre?
Acre (ac) measures area. The international acre is defined as exactly 4,046.8564224 square meters. It is classified as a US/imperial customary unit.
Is the township to acre conversion exact?
Yes. The international acre is defined as exactly 4,046.8564224 square meters. That fixed definition is what the converter above uses, so any rounding you see is a display choice, not a limitation of the math.
What is the difference between international acre vs. us survey acre?
The US survey acre, based on the US survey foot, differs from the international acre by about two parts per million. The US retired the survey foot/acre for federal use at the end of 2022.