Range lines and township lines are ___ miles wide.

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Range lines and township lines are ___ miles wide.

In the Public Land Survey System, townships are laid out as squares that are six miles on each side. The lines that create this grid—range lines running north–south and township lines running east–west—are spaced six miles apart. So the distance between adjacent range lines or adjacent township lines is six miles, which is why that measure is used. The six-mile spacing is what defines the standard township size and grid. Other spacings wouldn’t match the standard PLSS grid and would alter the township dimensions.

In the Public Land Survey System, townships are laid out as squares that are six miles on each side. The lines that create this grid—range lines running north–south and township lines running east–west—are spaced six miles apart. So the distance between adjacent range lines or adjacent township lines is six miles, which is why that measure is used. The six-mile spacing is what defines the standard township size and grid. Other spacings wouldn’t match the standard PLSS grid and would alter the township dimensions.

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