About The Word Township
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Township
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What's The Definition Of Township?
[n] an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Township: town Related Terms | Find terms related to Township: See Also | administrative district | administrative division | territorial division Township In Webster's Dictionary \Town"ship\, n.
1. The district or territory of a town.
Note: In the United States, many of the States are divided
into townships of five, six, seven, or perhaps ten
miles square, and the inhabitants of such townships are
invested with certain powers for regulating their own
affairs, such as repairing roads and providing for the
poor. The township is subordinate to the county.
2. In surveys of the public land of the United States, a
division of territory six miles square, containing 36
sections.
3. In Canada, one of the subdivisions of a county.
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