Bowne Township is divided into 36 sections. Each section measures 1 mile x 1 mile.
Sections are numbered like this:
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Each individual section is divided into quarter-sections, and the quarter-sections into quarter-quarter sections.
Each section contains 640 acres; each quarter-section contains 160 acres.
A parcel is described by its location within the quarter, which also can indicate its size.
For example, a parcel described as the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 1 is 40 acres.
| NW 1/4 |
NE 1/4 |
NE Quarter |
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| SW 1/4 |
SE 1/4 |
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| SW Quarter |
SE Quarter (160 acres) |
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