Convert Acre to Square Foot
Acre
Definition: An acre (symbol: ac) is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of area equal to 43,560 square feet, or approximately 4,046.86 square meters.
History/Origin: Originated in medieval England as the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in one day. Standardized in the British Imperial system in 1878.
Current Use: Used primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, and some Commonwealth countries to measure land, farms, and properties.
Square Foot
Definition: A square foot (symbol: ft²) is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of area equal to a square with sides one foot long, equivalent to 0.09290304 square meters.
History/Origin: Derived from the ancient foot measurement, standardized in 1959 along with the international definition of the foot.
Current Use: Widely used in the U.S. and U.K. to measure real estate, room sizes, and building floor areas.