Square mile
Unit of area
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The square mile (abbreviated as sq mi and sometimes as mi2)[1] is an imperial and US unit of measure for area. One square mile is equal to the area of a square with each side measuring a length of one mile.[2]
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An aerial photograph of farmland in Indiana, with each small square being one square mile. (see Section (United States land surveying)) | |
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| Unit system | Imperial, United States customary units |
| Unit of | area |
| Symbol | mi2, sq mi |
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Equivalents
One square mile is equal to:
- 4,014,489,600 square inches[3]
- 27,878,400 square feet
- 3,097,600 square yards
- 2,560 roods
- 640 acres
One square mile is also equivalent to:
- 2,589,988.1103360 square metres
- 258.99881103360 hectares
- 2.5899881103360 square kilometres
Similarly named units
Miles square
Square miles should not be confused with miles square, a square region with each side having a length of the value given. For example, a region which is 20 miles square (20 miles × 20 miles) has an area of 400 mi2; a rectangle of measuring 10 miles × 40 miles also has an area of 400 mi2, but is not 20 miles square.
Section
In the United States Public Land Survey System, "square mile" is an informal synonym for section.