Township (United States) A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles (15.6 kmÂ² to 140.4 kmÂ²), with 36 square miles (93 kmÂ²) being the norm. The term is used in three ways. A survey township is simply a geographic reference used to define property location for deeds and grants as surveyed and platted by the General Land Office (GLO).
I read an article on the whyfiles.org about how does poverty affect people. It's a must read, and here it's (it's a long article):-. The U.S. unemployment rate is hovering around 10 percent, and more than 17 percent of American children are poor. For too many kids, poverty brings hunger, even homelessness.overty, violence, stress and abuse: recipe for trouble. The U.S. unemployment rate is hovering around 10 percent, and more than 17 percent of American children are poor. For too many kids, poverty brings hunger, even homelessness. Fathers who are absent and crime that is present.
1 Poverty is both a cause and effect of insufficient access to quality education. 2  A 2003 study sponsored by the National Center for Children in Poverty found that in families whose income falls below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Line children score far below average on reading, math and general knowledge tests. A lack of education perpetuates poverty and breaking this cycle is key to overcoming persistent poverty in Georgia. 2  Data suggest that poverty affects increases the likelihood a student will not graduate high school and will miss more days of school than his or her more affluent counterpart.