Parishes were subdivided into sections of various sizes for sale as farming allotments, or designated as a town and then divided into sections and these subdivided into crown allotments. There are 37 counties and 2004 parishes and 909 townships. Cadastral divisions of county, parish and township form the basis for formal identification of the location of any piece of land in the state. Cadastral divisions in Victoria are called counties, which are further subdivided into parishes and townships, for cadastral or land administration purposes.