Is it Two miles square or 2 square miles ?
two square miles is the space (area) that can be covered with two squares that have sides equal to 1 mile in length.
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two miles squared is the square that is formed when the sides are each 2 miles long.
...so 2 square miles = two squares each having sides 1 mile long —> written 2 m²
...2 miles squared is 2 miles * 2 miles = 4 square miles —> written 4 m²
Two square miles is the total area.
A square mile has equal sides of one mile in length.
If a side has two miles as the length, then the square is 4 square miles; 2 x 2 = 4.
The area of Harrington is 2 square miles total.
Well, actually a little larger if you include water.
In DE, this represents the highest level of math allowed. ;)
Wikipedia says 2 sq miles or 16 square blocks (1/8 mile each block).