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area · UK / US · Modern / historical

acre

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Record
M063
Definition quality
Standardized
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Definition

1 acre = 43,560 ft² = exactly 4046.8564224 m² using the international foot.

Reference value

One acre is equal to 4,047 square metres.

History & use

The acre is a customary land-area unit derived from square-yard/foot relationships.

Modern use

Current-use record in the project inventory; exact scope should follow the definition and regional/system context shown here.

Did you know?

One square mile contains exactly 640 acres.

Sources & evidence

Related measurements

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area · International · Modern

Coherent SI derived unit for area, equal to metre squared.

area · UK / US · Modern / historical

1 ft² = exactly 0.09290304 m².

area · UK / US · Modern / historical

1 yd² = exactly 0.83612736 m².

area · UK / US · Modern / historical

1 mi² = exactly 2,589,988.110336 m².

area · US / UK · Modern

1 in² = exactly 0.00064516 m².

area · South Asia · Historical–modern

Government gazetteers document bighas of different areas even within districts; Rohtak government bigha was 5/8 acre.

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