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History
The importance of "sections" was greatly enhanced by the passage of "An Ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western Territory" of 1785 by the U.S. Congress (see Land Ordinance of 1785). This law provided that lands outside the then-existing states could not be sold, otherwise distributed, or opened for settlement prior to being surveyed. The standard way of doing this was to divide the land into sections. An area six sections by six sections would define a township. Within this area, one section was designated as school land. As the entire parcel would not be necessary for the school and its grounds, the balance of it was to be sold, with the monies to go into the construction and upkeep of the school. Roads and urban plansIn many jurisdictions, roads were run along every section line, giving access to previously remote areas and serving in many instances as firebreaks. In some locales, these lines were designated as the basis for a street numbering system; in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for example it can be correctly assumed that 190th Street is exactly seventeen miles beyond 20th Street, each "block" representing one-tenth of a mile. Numbering within a townshipEvery township is divided into 36 sections, each usually one-mile square. Sections are numbered boustrophedonically within townships as follows (north at top): 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 17 16 15 14 13 19 20 21 22 23 24 30 29 28 27 26 25 31 32 33 34 35 36 An exception
See alsoFor a detailed description of the method of establishing and subdividing townships see the Canadian Dominion Land Survey article.
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