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Townships

Scope note

In the United States, surveyed tracts of public land measuring 6 miles square and divided into 36 sections of 1 square mile each.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000792

Broader Terms used

<civil districts>

Equivalent Terms used

township

Created

13yrs ago

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