Convert square foot (US survey) to square pole
Please provide values below to convert square foot (US survey) [ft^2 (US)] to square pole [sq pole], or Convert square pole to square foot (US survey).
How to Convert Square Foot (Us Survey) to Square Pole
1 ft^2 (US) = 0.00367310922906386 sq pole
Example: convert 15 ft^2 (US) to sq pole:
15 ft^2 (US) = 15 × 0.00367310922906386 sq pole = 0.0550966384359578 sq pole
Square Foot (Us Survey) to Square Pole Conversion Table
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Square Foot (Us Survey)
A square foot (US survey) is a unit of area equal to the area of a square with sides measuring one foot, primarily used in land measurement and real estate in the United States.
History/Origin
The square foot originated from the foot as a unit of length, which has been used since ancient times. Its application as an area measurement became standardized in the United States for land and property measurements in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Current Use
Today, the square foot (US survey) is widely used in real estate, construction, and land surveying within the United States to measure property sizes, building areas, and land plots.
Square Pole
A square pole is a unit of area measurement representing the area of a square with one pole (perch) as its side, where one pole equals 16.5 feet, making the area 272.25 square feet.
History/Origin
The square pole originated from traditional land measurement systems used in England and colonial America, primarily for measuring plots of land in rural and agricultural contexts before the widespread adoption of metric units.
Current Use
Today, the square pole is rarely used in modern measurement systems but may still be encountered in historical land records, rural property descriptions, or in regions that retain traditional measurement units.