square mile
Large land unit
A square mile is a unit of area equal to a square measuring one mile on each side, or 640 acres.
It's the standard unit for measuring large land areas in the United States and United Kingdom: The fire burned twelve square miles of forest.
Population density is typically expressed as people per square mile.
Land area measurement
- hectare10,000 square meters
- sectionDistinct divided part
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- plotStoryline or land parcel
parcel · tract · boundary · perimeter · footage · acreage · lot · expanse
Large populated area
- districtBounded administrative area
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- downtownCentral business district
- boroughAdministrative town or district
blocks · streets · density · population · zoning · development · metropolis · skyline
acre
Land area measurement
plot · parcel · tract · boundary · perimeter · footage · acreage · lot · expanse · territory
city
Large populated area
- districtBounded administrative area
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- downtownCentral business district
borough · blocks · streets · density · population · zoning · development · metropolis · skyline · highrises
territory
Land under jurisdiction
forest · desert · tundra · coastline · island · valley · wilderness · reservation · parkland · sanctuary
square milesquare kilometer
Unit of land area
square metre · hectare · are · square kilometre · square centimeter
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