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Permalink Reply by insomniacnla on July 25, 2008 at 9:46

I believe that each range will be 36 miles. It is 6 miles by 6 miles.

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Permalink Reply by Snake Stewart on August 4, 2008 at 14:31

Also stated as 6 sections wide by 6 sections long.

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Permalink Reply by BirdDawg, plain ole' idiot on July 25, 2008 at 9:46

A township or a range contains approximately 36 square miles.

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on July 25, 2008 at 9:58

a Township is usully made up of 36 sections...Keep in mind sections are not always a square mile, and more than 36 sections may be present. This is especially true around rivers where there were French and Spanish land grants (arpents). The Township and range is simply a coordinate system like longitude and latitude.

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Permalink Reply by Theunknownquantity on July 25, 2008 at 14:11

It works as follows each Township/Range constitutes a 36 square mile area. This equates to 36 sections, each of which is one square mile/640 acres. I do note The_Baron's comments on this matter, but most of NW Louisiana conforms to the Township/Range/Section as far as I know.

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Permalink Reply by Har C2 on August 4, 2008 at 13:34

Someone commented that they were in Section 37. I did not understand why, but now I do. Thanks Baron and Elaine P.

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Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on August 4, 2008 at 14:25

Range is direction East or West.

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