Acres to square feet

The calculator allows you to convert acres to square feet (ac to ft2).

Perform the reverse calculation: ft2 to acres

1 acre = 43560 square feet
1 square foot = 1 / 43560 acre = 0.00002295684 acre (approximately equal to)

To convert acres to square feet, multiply by 43560.

Examples

To convert acres to square feet, you multiply the number of acres by 43 560. Indeed, there are 43 560 square feet in one acre. You can find below five examples of converting acres to square feet:

Example 1: convert 0.5 acre to square feet:

0.5 acre = 0.5 x 43 560 = 21 780 square feet

Example 2: convert 1.25 acres to square feet:

1.25 acres = 1.25 x 43 560 = 54 450 square feet

Example 3: convert 2.75 acres to square feet:

2.75 acres = 2.75 x 43 560 = 119 790 square feet

Example 4: convert 5.5 acres to square feet:

5.5 acres = 5.5 x 43 560 = 239 580 square feet

Example 5: convert 8 acres to square feet:

8 acres = 8 x 43 560 = 348 480 square feet

Conversion table acres to square feet (ac to ft2)

Acres (ac) to square feet (ft²)
0.001 ac = 43.56 ft²
0.002 ac = 87.12 ft²
0.003 ac = 130.68 ft²
0.004 ac = 174.24 ft²
0.005 ac = 217.80 ft²
0.006 ac = 261.36 ft²
0.007 ac = 304.92 ft²
0.008 ac = 348.48 ft²
0.009 ac = 392.04 ft²
0.01 ac = 435.60 ft²
0.02 ac = 871.20 ft²
0.03 ac = 1306.80 ft²
0.04 ac = 1742.40 ft²
0.05 ac = 2178.00 ft²
0.06 ac = 2613.60 ft²
0.07 ac = 3049.20 ft²
0.08 ac = 3484.80 ft²
0.09 ac = 3920.40 ft²
0.1 ac = 4 356 ft²
0.2 ac = 8 712 ft²
0.3 ac = 13 068 ft²
0.4 ac = 17 424 ft²
0.5 ac = 21 780 ft²
0.6 ac = 26 136 ft²
0.7 ac = 30 492 ft²
0.8 ac = 34 848 ft²
0.9 ac = 39 204 ft²
1 ac = 43 560 ft²
2 ac = 87 120 ft²
3 ac = 130 680 ft²
4 ac = 174 240 ft²
5 ac = 217 800 ft²
6 ac = 261 360 ft²
7 ac = 304 920 ft²
8 ac = 348 480 ft²
9 ac = 392 040 ft²
10 ac = 435 600 ft²

Acres

An acre is a unit of area used in the imperial and US customary systems. It is defined as the area of one chain by one furlong (66 feet by 660 feet), which is exactly 10 square chains or 43 560 square feet. An acre is about 40% of a hectare (the SI unit of area). The symbol for acre is "ac". The word "acre" comes from Old English æcer, which means "field". The term was first used in the context of land measurement in the 14th century. In the United States, the acre is legally defined as an area of 43 560 square feet or 4 840 square yards. This definition was established by the international yard and pound agreement of 1959.

Square feet

A square foot is a unit of area in both the US customary and imperial measurement systems. It is defined as the area of a square with sides of one foot (0.3048 meters) in length. One square foot is equal to 0.092903 square meters, or approximately 9.29 square decimeters. The symbol for square feet is "ft²". To convert feet to yards, you can use the conversion factor of 1 yard equals 3 feet.

The foot (symbol: ft) is a unit of length. Historically, the foot was based on the length of the human foot. It is part of the imperial and US customary measurement systems. The foot is equal to 12 inches.