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Square Mile

A square mile (mi²) is a unit of area commonly used in the imperial system and the U.S. customary system. It is defined as the area of a square with sides that are each 1 mile long. One square mile is equal to 640 acres or 2.589 square kilometers, which is approximately 2,589,988 square meters.

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The square mile has its origins in the mile, which was derived from the Roman mille passus (meaning "a thousand paces"). The mile was standardized over time and was originally used for measuring long distances, especially for travel and trade. The concept of the square mile, as a unit of area, developed as a way to quantify larger land areas, especially in countries using the imperial system. The square mile has been widely used in the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries that still follow the imperial system for measuring large areas such as land, real estate, and geographical regions. Despite the global trend toward metric units, the square mile remains an important unit for land measurement in these regions.

Square Centimeter

The square centimeter (cm²) is a unit of area in the metric system, equal to the area of a square with sides that are each 1 centimeter long. One square centimeter is equivalent to 1/10,000th of a square meter or 0.0001 square meters. It is commonly used to measure small areas, such as the surface area of objects, photographs, or pieces of fabric.

Origin:

The square kilometer is derived from the kilometer, which is a unit of length in the metric system. The kilometer itself was introduced in the 18th century as part of the metric system, based on the meter, which was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the equator. The square kilometer, like other area units in the metric system, is based on the square of the unit of length. As the metric system became more widely adopted worldwide, the square kilometer became a standard unit for measuring large areas, particularly in geography, urban planning, and land management.

Convert Square Mile to other area-converter units

1 Square Mile = 2589988.1103 Square Meter

1 Square Mile = 2.5899881103 Square Kilometer

1 Square Mile = 25899881103 Square Centimeter

1 Square Mile = 2589988110336 Square Millimeter

1 Square Mile = 2.58998811e+24 Square Nanometer

1 Square Mile = 2589988110335972400 Square Micrometer

1 Square Mile = Hectare

1 Square Mile = Acre

1 Square Mile = 1 Square Mile

1 Square Mile = 3097600 Square Yard

1 Square Mile = 27878400 Square Feet

1 Square Mile = 4014489600 Square Inch