Text Display of Section Numbers in the Township and Range System


Within each township are 36 sections, each one mile square. Each section contains 640 acres. The sections are numbered from 1 to 36 in the following order:

 6  5  4  3  2  1
 7  8  9 10 11 12
18 17 16 12 14 13
19 20 21 22 23 24
30 29 28 27 26 25
31 32 33 34 32 36

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