Short ton - wikipedia Short ton This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2017 ) The short ton is a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds ( 907.18474 kg ). The term is most commonly used in the United States where it is known simply as the ton. Contents 1 United States 2 United Kingdom 3 International usage 4 See also 5 References United States In the United States, a short ton is usually known simply as a `` ton '', without distinguishing it from the tonne ( 1,000 kilograms or 2,204.62262 pounds ), known there as the `` metric ton '', `` Imperial ton, '' or the long ton ( 2,240 pounds or 1,016.0469088 kilograms ). There are, however, some U.S. applications where unspecified tons normally means long tons ( for example, naval ships ) or metric tons ( world grain production figures ). Both the long and short ton are defined as 20 hundredweights, but a hundredweight is 100 pounds ( 45.359237 kg ) in the U.S. system ( short or net hundredweight ) and 112 pounds ( 50.80234544 kg ) in the imperial system ( long or gross hundredweight ). A short ton -- force is 2,000 pounds - force ( 8,896.443230521 N ). United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, short tons are rarely used. The word `` ton '' is taken to refer to a long ton, and metric tons are distinguished by the `` tonne '' spelling. Most Commonwealth countries followed British practice with the exception of Canada, which used short tons as well as long tons. Canada now predominantly uses metric tons ( tonnes ). International usage In order to avoid confusion, especially in international environments, use of the full name ( `` short ton, '' `` long ton, '' or `` metric ton '' or `` tonne '' ) is recommended. See also Long ton, 2,240 lb ( 1,016.0469088 kg ) Ton Tonne, also known as a metric ton ( t ), equal to 1,000 kg ( 2,204.6226218 lb ) or 1 megagram. Tonnage, volume measurement used in maritime shipping, originally based on 100 cubic feet ( 2.8316846592 m ). References ^ Jump up to : `` NIST Handbook 44 Specifications : Handbook 44 -- 2013 Appendix C -- General Tables of Units of Measurement '' ( PDF ). April 26, 2006. p. C - 6. Retrieved October 13, 2008. 20 hundredweights = 1 ton Jump up ^ `` Naval Architecture for All ''. United States Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2008. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Short_ton&oldid=807481176 '' Categories : Units of mass Customary units of measurement in the United States Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2017 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Deutsch Español Français Magyar Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Русиньскый Русский Simple English Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 28 October 2017, at 06 : 37. About Wikipedia

Question: how much is a short ton in pounds
Answer: 2,000 pounds