How is each township further divided in land surveying?

Each township in land surveying is divided into sections, which are further broken down into smaller units. This division is fundamental to the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), where a township typically measures six miles square and is comprised of 36 sections, each one square mile in size. Each section is then further subdivided into quarter sections, or even smaller parcels as needed, to facilitate land transactions and management.

This systematic division allows for easier referencing and navigation of land parcels for ownership, development, and taxation purposes. By using sections, surveys can maintain an organized approach to managing and distributing land, whereas the other terms like parcels, blocks, and ranges serve different roles or contexts in land management and urban planning but do not accurately describe the subdivision of a township in this specific surveying method.