homestead

homestead
   a historic unit of area in the United States, equal to 160 acres (64.75 hectares). Under the Homestead Act passed by Congress in 1862, settlers in the western states were allowed to take title to a homestead of 160 acres of land by registering a claim, settling on the land, and cultivating it. A homestead equals 1/4 square mile, or 1/4 section in U.S. government terminology.

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  • Homestead — may refer to: NOTOC Property related*Homestead (buildings), a smallholding farm with a farmer s residence *Homestead (area), an area measure of 160 acres (650,000 m²) also called a quarter section *Homestead (small African settlement), a cluster… …   Wikipedia

  • Homestead — ist die Bezeichnung eines Plattenlabels, siehe: Homestead Records des US Gesetzes Homestead Act, das von Abraham Lincoln unterzeichnet wurde. Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Homestead (Arizona) Homestead (Florida) Homestead (Georgia) Homestead… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • homestead — home·stead / hōm ˌsted, stid/ n 1 a: the home and adjoining land with any buildings that is occupied usu. by a family as its principal residence b: an estate created by law in a homestead esp. for the purpose of taking advantage of a homestead… …   Law dictionary

  • Homestead — Homestead, MO U.S. village in Missouri Population (2000): 181 Housing Units (2000): 76 Land area (2000): 0.189633 sq. miles (0.491146 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.189633 sq. miles (0.491146… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • homestead — home‧stead [ˈhəʊmsted, std ǁ ˈhoʊm ] noun [countable] 1. LAW property that is someone s home and that they cannot be forced to sell to pay their debts: • Texas homestead law protects your home from being seized if you go bankrupt. 2. FARMING a… …   Financial and business terms

  • Homestead — Home stead, n. [AS. h[=a]mstede.] 1. The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The home or seat of a family; place of origin. [1913 Webster] We can trace them back to a homestead… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • homestead — [hōm′sted΄] n. [OE hamstede: see HOME & STEAD ] ☆ 1. a place where a family makes its home, including the land, house, and outbuildings 2. Law such a place occupied by the owner and his family and exempted from seizure or forced sale to meet… …   English World dictionary

  • homestead — [ omstɛd] n. m. ÉTYM. 1873; mot angl., « domicile, domaine familial »; de home « maison », et stead « place ». ❖ ♦ Anglic., dr. Institution du bien de famille insaisissable (loi du 12 juillet 1909 modifiée par la loi du 7 juillet 1948) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Homestead, FL — U.S. city in Florida Population (2000): 31909 Housing Units (2000): 11162 Land area (2000): 14.283740 sq. miles (36.994714 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.093439 sq. miles (0.242005 sq. km) Total area (2000): 14.377179 sq. miles (37.236719 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Homestead, MO — U.S. village in Missouri Population (2000): 181 Housing Units (2000): 76 Land area (2000): 0.189633 sq. miles (0.491146 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.189633 sq. miles (0.491146 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Homestead, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 3569 Housing Units (2000): 2071 Land area (2000): 0.568171 sq. miles (1.471555 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.066692 sq. miles (0.172731 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.634863 sq. miles (1.644286 sq. km) …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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