Homestead (unit)

A homestead is a unit used in US Surveyors' Measure.^[1]^[2]

Definition

1 homestead is equivalent to 160 acres (ac).^[1]^[2]

Conversion

1 homestead^[1]	=	160	acres (ac)
	=	0.25	square miles (mi²)
	=	647497.027584	square meters (m²)

References

1 2 3 Cardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4471-1122-1.
1 2 http://www.unitconversion.org/unit_converter/area.html

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