Square Mile to Section Converter

Area Converter

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1 mi² = 1 section

Formula:

section = mi² × 1

With your value: 1 mi² = 1 section

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in square mile so you can sanity-check the result.

Parking space (1/2.1e+5 your value)0.00000483 mi²

Tennis court (1/9.9e+3 your value)0.000101 mi²

Football pitch (1/3.6e+2 your value)0.00276 mi²

Hectare (1/2.6e+2 your value)0.00386 mi²

Your value1.00 mi²

Central Park (1.3× your value)1.32 mi²

Other Square Mile to Section conversions

2 mi² to section 3 mi² to section 4 mi² to section 5 mi² to section 6 mi² to section 7 mi² to section 8 mi² to section

Square Mile to Section Conversion Table

Square Mile (mi²)	Section (section)
0.5	0.5
1	1
2	2
5	5
10	10
15	15
20	20
25	25
50	50
100	100
250	250
500	500
1000	1,000

Section to Square Mile Conversion Table

Section (section)	Square Mile (mi²)
0.5	0.5
1	1
2	2
5	5
10	10
15	15
20	20
25	25
50	50
100	100
250	250
500	500
1000	1,000

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Square Mile (mi²)

Area

Exact conversion

Derived from the square metre via the length definitions above.

Source: NIST Special Publication 811, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units

National Institute of Standards and Technology (US) · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Section (section)

Area

Exact conversion

Derived from the square metre via the length definitions above.

Source: NIST Special Publication 811, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units

National Institute of Standards and Technology (US) · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Square Mile to Section

To convert from Square Mile (mi²) to Section (section), multiply the value by 1.

Formula: section = mi² × 1

Reverse: mi² = section × 1

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Square Mile. For example: 5 mi²
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 1
The result is: 5 section

About Square Mile

The square mile equals 640 acres or about 2.59 square kilometres, and is the standard unit for US county, city and land-survey areas.

Common uses: census areas, land surveys, geography.

About Section

The section (section) is a unit of area. One section equals 2.589988 × 10^+6 square metres. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other area unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: area calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Section are in 1 Square Mile?

There are exactly 1 Section in 1 Square Mile. This means the conversion factor from Square Mile to Section is 1.

What is the formula to convert Square Mile to Section?

The formula to convert Square Mile to Section is: section = mi² × 1. For example, to convert 10 Square Mile to Section, you would multiply 10 by 1.

What is a Square Mile?