Survey township

Dear little friend,

Have you ever played a game of Connect the Dots? You know, the one where you have to connect all the numbered dots to make a picture? Well, Survey Townships are kind of like a big Connect the Dots game on a really big piece of land.

When a big piece of land, like a state or a county, is being developed, it needs to be divided into smaller parts. Surveyors come in and measure the land, and then they draw a big grid on the map. This grid of lines is like the game board for Connect the Dots.

Each little square that's formed by the grid is a township. There are usually 36 of these townships in one big square. Now, just like in Connect the Dots, each of these townships has a number assigned to it, so people can find their way around.

But wait, there's more! Each township is also divided into smaller pieces called sections. There are 36 sections in each township. These sections are like playing fields for even more dots to connect!

So, you see, Survey Townships are like a big map player's game, in which an entire piece of land is divided into smaller parts for better organization. It helps people know where they are and where things are on a really big piece of land. Cool, right?

I hope this helped, little one. Keep being curious!