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One of the center sections of a township was often reserved for community property such as a school or fire station. | One of the center sections of a township was often reserved for community property such as a school or fire station. | ||
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Each section is usually divided into subdivisions of varying size, usually with rectangular (square) shapes. The sections can be further subdivided into quarter sections of 160 acres. The quarters can be divided into half-quarters of 80 acres or into quarter-quarter sections of 40 acres.<ref>[http://www.geocommunicator.gov/GeoComm/lsis_home/home/lsis-plss-description.html The Public Land Survey System (PLSS)] in ''Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management (BLM)'' at GeoCommunicator.gov (accessed 28 November 2014).</ref> | Each section is usually divided into subdivisions of varying size, usually with rectangular (square) shapes. The sections can be further subdivided into quarter sections of 160 acres. The quarters can be divided into half-quarters of 80 acres or into quarter-quarter sections of 40 acres.<ref>[http://www.geocommunicator.gov/GeoComm/lsis_home/home/lsis-plss-description.html The Public Land Survey System (PLSS)] in ''Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management (BLM)'' at GeoCommunicator.gov (accessed 28 November 2014).</ref> | ||
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