How many acres are represented in the legal description E 1/2 W 1/2 NE 1/4?

The legal description E 1/2 W 1/2 NE 1/4 breaks down into specific components that indicate a portion of a larger land area. To understand how many acres this represents, it is essential to know how to interpret sections and quarters of sections in land surveying.

In general, a quarter section of land is equal to 160 acres, as a section is typically composed of 640 acres. The NE 1/4 indicates the northeastern corner of a section, which is 160 acres. When you further divide the NE 1/4 into two halves (the E 1/2 and W 1/2), each half would thus consist of 80 acres since 160 acres divided by 2 equals 80 acres.

The designation E 1/2 W 1/2 NE 1/4 indicates a specific part of the land, where both the 'E 1/2' and 'W 1/2' describe half portions within the NE quarter. However, in this context, the description effectively narrows it down again because it's specifying both halves together, indicating only one of those halves.

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